SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S12458 [5DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8400 [30JY], S8487, S8492 [31JY], S8809 [2AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11065, S11125 [25OC]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10444, S10474 [10OC]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3320, S3354 [3AP], S3416, S3455, S3456 [4AP], S3475, S3565, S3575, S3576, S3578, S3582, S3597, S3599, S3608 [5AP], S3646, S3656, S3669, S3707, S3708 [6AP], S3789, S3790, S3791 [23AP], S3829 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1416), S9560 [20SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9699, S9742, S9747 [24SE], S9812 [25SE], S9956, S9991 [1OC], S10155, S10156 [3OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12661, S12683, S12691, S12692, S12726 [7DE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7522 [11JY], S7591 [12JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9495, S9547 [19SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8069 [23JY], S8243, S8246 [25JY], S8296 [26JY], S8354 [27JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9276 [10SE], S9398 [13SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11230 [30OC], S11286 [31OC], S11363 [1NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4541, S4627, S4695, S4731 [9MY], S5021 [16MY], S5820 [5JN], S5863 [6JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7969 [19JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7053, S7117 [28JN]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11729 [13NO], S11963 [15NO]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5086, S5178 [17MY], S5354 [21MY], S5490 [23MY]
Analyses
Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1996 [7MR]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]
Conferee: S. 1447, Aviation Security Act, S11510 [7NO]
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S3180 [29MR]
Articles and editorials
Homeland Security and the ``Three C's''—Coordination, Communication, and Cooperation, by, Bangor (ME) Daily News, S11053 [25OC]
Limits on So-Called ``Issue Advocacy'' Will Pass Constitutional Test, Norman J. Ornstein, Congress Inside Out (publication), S3037 [28MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: ensure participation of women from all ethnic groups in the economic and political reconstruction (see S. Con. Res. 86), S12100 [28NO]
———provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (see S. 1573), S11105 [25OC]
Agriculture: provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see S. 1018), S6127 [12JN]
AID: congressional disapproval of rule restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S.J. Res. 9), S2583 [20MR]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S2388 [15MR]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S1088 [6FE]
———carry out study on the extent of coverage of members of the Selected Reserves under health benefits plans (see S. 1119), S7083 [28JN]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S8204 [25JY]
———provide health care coverage to National Guard and reserve components members following an extended deployment (see S. 1250), S8280 [26JY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S1122 [7FE]
Aviation: ensure that air carriers meet their obligations under the Airline Customer Service Agreement and provide improved passenger service in order to meet public convenience and necessity (see S. 319), S2071 [8MR]
———improve security (see S. 1447), S9742 [24SE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S2389 [15MR]
CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1700 [28FE]
Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 89), S5440 [22MY]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see S. 1217), S8014 [20JY]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 22), S1465 [15FE]
Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 950), S13944 [20DE]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional enterprise communities (see S. 634), S7084 [28JN]
Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 630), S4247 [3MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1434), S9504 [19SE]
Corps of Engineers: repair and expand a wave attenuation system for Lubec, ME (see S. 1159), S7426 [10JY]
Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see S. 360), S1463 [15FE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]
Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see S. 1793), S13146 [13DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S2072 [8MR]
———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see S. 984), S5830 [5JN]
Diseases: encourage and support international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. Res. 119), S7193 [29JN]
———expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see S. 805), S4099 [1MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see S. 421), S1746 [1MR]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S8704 [2AU]
Employment: provide for regional skills training alliances (see S. 431), S1747 [1MR]
FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9505 [19SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare (see S. 916), S5269 [21MY]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9622 [21SE] (see S. Res. 160), S10154 [3OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1463 [15FE]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S10389 [9OC]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S6213 [13JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see S. 1875), S13943 [20DE]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 1752), S12247 [30NO]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see S. 819), S4245 [3MY]
Health care facilities: establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see S. 824), S4246 [3MY]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706), S3530 [5AP]
Helms, Edgar J.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 96), S5695 [25MY]
Horatio King Post Office Building, Paris Hill, ME: designate (see S. 970), S5694 [25MY]
Immigration: improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see S. 1518), S10388 [9OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 466), S1897 [6MR]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S9254 [10SE]
———establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient (see S. 575), S2582 [20MR]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure member compliance with conservation measures (see S. Res. 180), S11719 [13NO]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see S.J. Res. 12), S12370 [4DE]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see S. 994), S5967 [7JN]
IRS: congressional review of regulations increasing Federal revenue (see S. 276), S1122 [7FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY]
———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1627), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S13945 [20DE]
———reimburse State and local law enforcement organizations for expenses incurred in providing assistance to the Secret Service in the protection of the President (see S. 772), S4509 [8MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S10288 [4OC]
Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 327), S2163 [12MR]
Maine: conveyance of a segment of the Loring Petroleum Pipeline and related easements (see S. 296), S1818 [5MR]
Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7193 [29JN]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S8705 [2AU]
———clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see S. 535), S8281 [26JY] (see S. 1741), S12100 [28NO]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 1185), S7805 [17JY]
———coverage of remote monitoring services (see S. 1607), S11286 [31OC]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see S. 326), S1394 [14FE]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 775), S8014 [20JY]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S2388 [15MR]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S11940 [15NO]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S8123 [24JY]
Motor vehicles: improve safety of car restraints and booster seats for children (see S. 980), S9124 [5SE]
———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 804), S4099 [1MY]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S7193 [29JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see S. 349), S3153 [29MR]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]
National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5118 [17MY]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 59), S2219 [13MR]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S4246 [3MY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S9621 [21SE]
National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1136), S7084 [28JN]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]
National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
National Writing Project: improve (see S. 403), S4176 [2MY]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 19), S1271 [13FE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S3153 [29MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 27), S98 [22JA]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S7807 [17JY]
Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 75), S10287 [4OC]
———award to public safety officers killed in the line of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 66), S9557 [20SE]
Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1699 [28FE]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see S. 1333), S8704 [2AU]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see S. 549), S4246 [3MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S5890 [6JN]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 1030), S7194 [29JN]
SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1499), S10287 [4OC]
———improve Microloan Program (see S. 174), S527 [24JA]
———reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 856), S5617 [24MY]
———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]
Searsport, ME: conveyance of petroleum tank farm (see S. 1264), S8353 [27JY]
Small business: provide emergency relief to small businesses affected by significant increases in the prices of heating oil, natural gas, propane, and kerosene (see S. 295), S1218 [8FE]
Small businesses: promote business incubator activities (see S. 432), S1747 [1MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S2894 [26MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see S. 1244), S8203 [25JY]
———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (see S. 1503), S10287 [4OC]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see S. 882), S4940 [15MY]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see S. 501), S2071 [8MR]
———strengthen working families by improving responsible fatherhood and child support programs and expanding certain tax credits, block grants, and child care programs (see S. 685), S3340 [3AP]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]
———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals not eligible for public programs and without access to employer-subsidized health coverage (see S. 590), S2662 [21MR]
———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see S. 1502), S10287 [4OC]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see S. 828), S4246 [3MY]
———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S8464 [31JY]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S3274 [2AP]
———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 760), S4823 [10MY]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see S. 749), S3706 [6AP]
———expand work opportunity credit for small business jobs creation (see S. 427), S1747 [1MR]
———extend research and development tax credit (see S. 515), S2162 [12MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see S. 756), S13944 [20DE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 530), S13944 [20DE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S99 [22JA]
———make higher education more affordable (see S. 458), S1897 [6MR]
———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 1566), S13945 [20DE]
———modify credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources (see S. 188), S13944 [20DE]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 41), S98 [22JA]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see S. 795), S4823 [10MY]
———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see S. 1192), S7878 [18JY]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO]
———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 207), S706 [30JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 275), S4246 [3MY]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 661), S3707 [6AP] (see S. 661), S3789 [23AP]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S6319 [14JN]
———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S3153 [29MR]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see S. 762), S3852 [24AP]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see S. 132), S101 [22JA]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S7590 [12JY]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S11719 [13NO]
Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S.J. Res. 22), S9337 [12SE]
———establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 1556), S11437 [5NO]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1715), S11940 [15NO] (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]
Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5831 [5JN]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S12369 [4DE]
U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S4890 [14MY]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 38), S1088 [6FE]
———develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
———increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (see S. 912), S8281 [26JY]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1114), S8705 [2AU]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S8353 [27JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S527 [24JA]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1587 [26FE]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see S. 28), S8465 [31JY]
———maximize access of uniformed services voters and recently separated uniformed services voters to the polls and ensure that each vote cast by such a voter is duly counted (see S. 381), S8353 [27JY]
———prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see S. 122), S8203 [25JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
AJ (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 511), S2117 [9MR]
Amtrak: require Dept. of Transportation study on implementing a program for screening passengers, baggage, and cargo on trains (see S. 1726), S12001 [16NO]
Aviation: regulate training of aliens to operate jet-propelled aircraft (see S. 1455), S9621 [21SE]
Budget: use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes (see S. Con. Res. 21), S1972 [7MR]
Coast Guard: acquisition of information on incoming vessels prior to entrance into U.S. waters (see S. 1559), S10794 [17OC]
———authorizing appropriations (see S. 951), S5616 [24MY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 328), S1394 [14FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]
Cutler, ME: modify land conveyance authority relative to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (see S. 1023), S6127 [12JN]
Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (see S. 183), S568 [25JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S5615 [24MY]
Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see S. 1887), S13943 [20DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance the assurance of efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction in the furnishing of health care to veterans (see S. 456), S1817 [5MR]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see S. 918), S5269 [21MY]
Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (see S. 1462), S9807 [25SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 263), S1063 [6FE]
Fish and fishing: establish individual fishery quota systems (see S. 637), S3052 [28MR]
Fort Fairfield, ME: modify flood control project pump station intake structure and discharge line (see S. 1183), S7688 [16JY]
Health: permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see S. 257), S1062 [6FE]
Immigration: establish a fingerprint processing system to be used whenever a visa is issued to an alien (see S. 1491), S10154 [3OC]
———provide for sharing of information between Federal departments and agencies relative to aliens seeking admission to the U.S. (see S. 1489), S10154 [3OC]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 255), S1062 [6FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 382), S1463 [15FE]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1122 [7FE]
Maine: establish a commercial truck safety pilot program (see S. 1345), S8705 [2AU]
Medicaid: clarify Dept. of HHS authority to treat certain State prescription drug discount demonstration projects as medical assistance for purposes of rebate agreements (see S. 1177), S7589 [12JY]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 264), S1063 [6FE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S5118 [17MY]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S1062 [6FE]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 841), S4508 [8MY]
Motor vehicles: prohibit issuance of license to transport hazardous materials by individuals not subjected to a background check (see S. 1557), S10769 [16OC]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 261), S1063 [6FE]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1728), S12001 [16NO]
Navy: report changes in budget and staffing that take place as a result of regionalization program (see S. 1289), S8574 [1AU]
Northern Border States-Canada Trade Council: establish (see S. 226), S914 [31JA]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see S. 187), S568 [25JA]
———keep the Committee on Resources (House) and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) informed with respect to negotiations on fish and shellfish (see S. 1813), S13051 [12DE]
———pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (see S. 714), S3530 [5AP]
Political campaigns: disclosure of certain electioneering communications disbursements (see S. 93), S100 [22JA]
Railroads: require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (see S. 1725), S12001 [16NO]
SBA: enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (see S. 182), S568 [25JA]
Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (see S. 119), S100 [22JA]
Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see S. 222), S914 [31JA]
Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 484), S1971 [7MR]
Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 666), S3215 [30MR]
———deductions for home health care, day care, and respite care for households with an Alzheimer's disease patient (see S. 383), S1463 [15FE]
———expand child tax credit (see S. 833), S4246 [3MY]
———make dependent care credit refundable (see S. 384), S1463 [15FE]
———provide a credit for energy-efficient home improvements (see S. 1873), S13943 [20DE]
———provide a credit for higher education loan interest payments (see S. 516), S2162 [12MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 1002), S5967 [7JN]
Tenants Harbor, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (see S. 1657), S11611 [8NO]
Terrorism: establish terrorist lookout committees in U.S. embassies (see S. 1490), S10154 [3OC]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S2894 [26MR]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see S. Con. Res. 56), S6920 [26JN]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see S. 457), S1817 [5MR]
Wilson, Nancy B.: relief (see S. 1251), S8280 [26JY]
Winter Harbor, ME: authorize transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity (see S. 1108), S6991 [27JN]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 256), S1062 [6FE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Factsheets
Child Protection/Alcohol and Drug Partnership Act (S. 484), S1995 [7MR]
Letters
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: several law professors, S3044-S3046 [28MR]
Building, Renovating, Improving, and Constructing Kids' Schools Act: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, S394 [22JA]
———James E. Rier, Jr., Maine State Board of Education, S394 [22JA]
———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S393 [22JA]
———Vicki Rafel, National PTA, S394 [22JA]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: Kenneth D. Ayars, Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management, S8856 [3AU]
———Robert W. Spear, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, S8855 [3AU]
———Shirley Ferris, Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture, S8856 [3AU]
———Stephen H. Taylor, New Hampshire Dept. of Agriculture, Markets & Food, S8856 [3AU]
Oaths of office
Senate, S5 [3JA]
Petitions and memorials
Maine: Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S8856 [3AU]
Remarks
Afghanistan: provide educational and health care assistance to women and children (S. 1573), S11109 [25OC]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13268 [14DE], S13438 [18DE]
———provide payments to dairy producers relative to Class I milk prices, S13268 [14DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), S8854 [3AU]
AJ (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 511), S2131 [9MR]
Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23), S9419 [14SE]
Aroostook County, ME: highway infrastructure projects funding, S8530 [1AU]
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S998 [1FE]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10531 [11OC]
———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, S11983 [16NO]
———regulate training of aliens to operate jet-propelled aircraft (S. 1455), S9631 [21SE]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3325 [3AP], S3477 [5AP], S3672, S3677, S3692 [6AP]
———use of a legislative trigger or safety mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes, S5087, S5091 [17MY]
———use of advance appropriations on capital projects, S3672, S3677 [6AP]
Coast Guard: acquisition of information on incoming vessels prior to entrance into U.S. waters (S. 1559), S10795 [17OC]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 951), S5623 [24MY]
———funding, S8273 [26JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 104), S376 [22JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9716 [24SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), conference report, S13133 [13DE]
———postpone additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S9716 [24SE]
Dept. of Education: enhance efforts to facilitate the involvement of small business owners in State and local initiatives to improve education (S. 183), S571 [25JA]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (S. 946), S5618 [24MY]
Dept. of HUD: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (S. 1887), S13978-S13980 [20DE]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit preleasing activity relative to oil and gas development in certain areas, S7575 [12JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7567, S7575 [12JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9495 [19SE]
Dept. of Transportation: Essential Air Service Program funding, S8533 [1AU]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8273 [26JY], S8530, S8533 [1AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance the assurance of efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction in the furnishing of health care to veterans (S. 456), S1826 [5MR]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13377 [18DE]
———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4992 [16MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4992 [16MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7896 [19JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (S. 918), S5273 [21MY]
FDA: repeal ban on importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family, S13438 [18DE]
Federal Emergency Transportation Administration: establish (S. 1462), S9810 [25SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (S. 263), S1085 [6FE]
———coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug coverage, S9495 [19SE]
Fish and fishing: efforts relative to conservation and restoration of Atlantic salmon, S7567 [12JY]
———establish individual fishery quota systems (S. 637), S3054 [28MR]
Health: clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S7027, S7031, S7032, S7035, S7040, S7053 [28JN]
———improve access to health care for the uninsured, S3477 [5AP]
———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (S. 257), S1078 [6FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7027, S7031, S7032, S7035, S7040, S7053 [28JN]
Immigration: establish a fingerprint processing system to be used whenever a visa is issued to an alien (S. 1491), S10158 [3OC]
———improve policies relative to national security, S10595-S10597, S10599 [11OC]
———provide for sharing of information between Federal departments and agencies relative to aliens seeking admission to the U.S. (S. 1489), S10158 [3OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S13377 [18DE]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (S. 255), S1077 [6FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 382), S1524 [15FE]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: ensure member compliance with conservation measures (S. Res. 180), S11728 [13NO]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1627), S11389 [1NO]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (S. Con. Res. 8), S1157 [7FE]
Maine: establish a commercial truck safety pilot program (S. 1345), S8767 [2AU]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Res. 121), S7260 [29JN]
Medicaid: clarify Dept. of HHS authority to treat certain State prescription drug discount demonstration projects as medical assistance for purposes of rebate agreements (S. 1177), S7594 [12JY]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (S. 264), S1085 [6FE]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (S. 913), S5125 [17MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3325 [3AP]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 1185), S7818 [17JY]
———coverage of remote monitoring services (S. 1607), S11290 [31OC]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (S. 258), S1078 [6FE]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (S. 841), S4510 [8MY]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (S. 548), S2400 [15MR]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (S. 261), S1082 [6FE]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1728), S12006 [16NO]
Navy: report changes in budget and staffing that take place as a result of regionalization program (S. 1289), S8580 [1AU]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, S8854 [3AU]
———reauthorize (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
Northern Border States-Canada Trade Council: establish (S. 226), S919 [31JA]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (S. 187), S574 [25JA]
———pursue establishment of a small business advocate within the World Trade Organization (S. 714), S3540 [5AP]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
Political campaigns: disclosure of certain electioneering communications disbursements (S. 93), S356 [22JA]
———disclosure requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates and prohibition on use of labor or corporate funds for such advertisements, S2455 [19MR], S2712, S2713 [22MR], S3034, S3036, S3038, S3042, S3046 [28MR], S3073, S3076 [29MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2455 [19MR], S2712, S2713 [22MR], S3034, S3036, S3038, S3042, S3046 [28MR], S3073, S3076 [29MR]
———expand express advocacy regulations to cover certain advertisements previously defined as issue advocacy advertisements if such advertisements clearly infer support or opposition to a specific candidate, S2712, S2713 [22MR]
———inclusion of certain tax-exempt special interest groups under the disclosure and funding requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates, S3034, S3036, S3038, S3042, S3046 [28MR], S3073, S3076 [29MR]
Railroads: require GAO study on effective foreign rail transportation security measures (S. 1725), S12006 [16NO]
SBA: enhance and expand Microloan Program through increased communication between intermediaries (S. 182), S571 [25JA]
Schools: provide loans to enable State or local governments to make interest payments on qualified school construction bonds (S. 119), S392 [22JA]
Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (S. 222), S915 [31JA]
Social Security: create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (S. 484), S1994 [7MR]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (S. 1157), S7253 [29JN]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (S. 828), S4262 [3MY]
———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (S. 666), S3217 [30MR]
———deductions for home health care, day care, and respite care for households with an Alzheimer's disease patient (S. 383), S1525 [15FE]
———expand child tax credit, S5490, S5520 [23MY]
———expand child tax credit (S. 833), S4269 [3MY]
———make dependent care credit refundable (S. 384), S1525 [15FE]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (S. 1643), S11551 [7NO]
———rates, S3692 [6AP]
———rates (H.R. 1836), S5087, S5091 [17MY], S5490, S5520 [23MY]
———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, S5785 [26MY]
———treatment of forestry activities (S. 1002), S5981 [7JN]
Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9306 [12SE]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11052 [25OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10595, S10599 [11OC]
———establish terrorist lookout committees in U.S. embassies (S. 1490), S10158 [3OC]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (S. Con. Res. 28), S2906 [26MR]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (S. Con. Res. 56), S6930 [26JN]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (S. 457), S1826 [5MR]
Wilson, Nancy B.: relief (S. 1251), S8283 [26JY]
Winter Harbor, ME: authorize transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity (S. 1108), S6994 [27JN]
Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 256), S1078 [6FE]
Statements
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: several former ACLU leaders, S3046 [28MR]
Studies
Facts About Television Advertising and the McCain-Feingold Bill: Jonathan Krasno and Kenneth Goldstein, S3074-S3076 [29MR]
Texts of
S. 226, Northern Border States Council Act, S920 [31JA]
S. 511, AJ (vessel) certificate of documentation, S2131 [9MR]
S. 951, Coast Guard appropriations, S5624-S5629 [24MY]
S. 1108, transfer and conveyance of real property at the Naval Security Group Activity in Winter Harbor, ME, S6995 [27JN]