SPECTER, ARLEN (a Senator from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8487 [31JY]

Armed Forces: facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), S12734 [7DE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10641 [11OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2100 [8MR], S2208, S2243, S2265 [13MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3400, S3456 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9956, S9991, S9997 [1OC], S10033 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12570 [6DE], S12658, S12664, S12724, S12729 [7DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8139 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), S11871, S11959 [15NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9398 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11217, S11230 [30OC], S11325, S11395 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4489, S4518 [8MY], S4626, S4697 [9MY], S6153, S6180 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10927, S10984 [24OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6865 [25JN], S7046, S7117, S7122 [28JN]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), S12571 [6DE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 1172), S7936, S7982 [19JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2479, S2480 [19MR], S2704, S2782 [22MR], S3118, S3119 [29MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11862 [14NO], S11891, S11893 [15NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5170, S5173 [17MY], S5234 [21MY]

Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), S5760 [25MY]

Analyses

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act (S. 216), S779 [30JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S11149 [25OC]

———H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC]

———H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11475 [6NO]

———H.R. 3338, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12676 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Mideast Peace Process Must Resume, by, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S4095 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1571), S11612 [8NO]

AID: congressional disapproval of rule restoring international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S.J. Res. 9), S2583 [20MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S7083 [28JN]

Armed Forces: facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (see S. 1088), S6664 [22JN]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. Con. Res. 34), S7428 [10JY]

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]

CERCLA: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the watershed (see S. 1044), S8123 [24JY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see S. Res. 22), S1394 [14FE]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 60), S5542 [23MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 104), S100 [22JA]

Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (see S. 1888), S13943 [20DE]

Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see S. 986), S5831 [5JN]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 1712), S11940 [15NO]

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: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. Con. Res. 74), S10058 [2OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see S. 1017), S10155 [3OC]

Dept. of Commerce: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see S. 975), S5695 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: field current weapons that provide alternatives to landmines, join the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines, and expand support for mine victims (see S. 497), S2070 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see S. 570), S2582 [20MR]

Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR]

Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see S. 1534), S10640 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see S. 1220), S8064 [23JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1188), S7880 [18JY]

Diseases: encourage and support international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see S. Res. 119), S7193 [29JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]

Education: provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs (see S. 669), S3215 [30MR]

Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 4), S1122 [7FE]

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act: revise eligibility and other requirements for loan guarantees (see S. 1884), S13943 [20DE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see S. 606), S4247 [3MY]

FAA: implement a sky marshal program on U.S.-based airlines (see S. 1421), S9395 [13SE]

Family Day—A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children: designate (see S. Res. 139), S9396 [13SE]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9622 [21SE] (see S. Res. 160), S10154 [3OC]

FBI: establish an Inspector General (see S. 1065), S6517 [20JN]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see S. 583), S2662 [21MR]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see S. 1777), S12447 [5DE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1463 [15FE]

Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 665), S3215 [30MR]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see S. 979), S5798 [26MY]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see S. Con. Res. 12), S1395 [14FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 283), S1122 [7FE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by inproving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see S. 706, 721), S6921 [26JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE]

Korea, Republic of: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports (see S. Con. Res. 43), S6378 [18JN]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 924), S5438 [22MY]

Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]

Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S8705 [2AU]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S4891 [14MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S8575 [1AU]

Medicare: 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 coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 554), S5439 [22MY]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S2584 [20MR]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 839), S4892 [14MY]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S12369 [4DE]

———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), S13945 [20DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S8204 [25JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S2388 [15MR]

Middle East: encourage Lebanon, Syria, and Iran to call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis presently held in Lebanon (see S. Con. Res. 35), S4175 [2MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S4824 [10MY]

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 75), S3922 [25AP]

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 Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see S.J. Res. 18), S9742 [24SE]

National Foundation for the Study of Holocaust Assets: establish (see S. 1876), S13943 [20DE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S9337 [12SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]

National Murder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 41), S3153 [29MR]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 25), S1973 [7MR]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1441), S9557 [20SE]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (see S. Res. 175), S11362 [1NO]

Patriot Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 29), S11789 [14NO]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see S. 177), S3854 [24AP]

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]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S3707 [6AP] (see S. 697), S3789 [23AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1348), S8910 [3AU]

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), S2895 [26MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S5270 [21MY]

Social Security: permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S2662 [21MR]

South America: expand trade benefits to certain Andean countries (see S. 525), S3995 [26AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S5119 [17MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see S. 250), S1062 [6FE]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S10641 [11OC]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 29), S98 [22JA]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11941 [15NO]

———provide incentives to expand health care coverage (see S. 284), S1122 [7FE]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see S. 1747), S12161 [29NO]

———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]

———expedite payment of certain benefits for public safety officers killed or injured due to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1422), S9395 [13SE]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]

Tourist trade: provide loan guarantees to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry that have been affected by the terrorist attacks (see S. 1578), S11105 [25OC]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see S. Con. Res. 28), S3995 [26AP]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: restore U.S. membership (see S. Res. 88), S5120 [17MY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1090), S6664 [22JN]

———modify and extend authorities on the presumption of service-connection for herbicide-related disabilities of Vietnam-era veterans (see S. 1091), S6664 [22JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S9504 [19SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S12161 [29NO]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S13146 [13DE]

Zhan, Gao: relief (see S. 702), S3530 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1517), S10388 [9OC]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (see S. 216), S707 [30JA]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 52), S2071 [8MR]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see S. 618), S2894 [26MR]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (see S. 757), S3788 [23AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see S. 1241), S8203 [25JY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 20), S1394 [14FE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S3530 [5AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 24), S98 [22JA]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see S.J. Res. 30), S13944 [20DE]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA: designate the Edward R. Becker Lobby (see S. 1790), S12682 [7DE]

National Sexual Assault Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 72), S3852 [24AP]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library (see S. 645), S3151 [29MR]

Reagan, Maureen: tribute (see S.J. Res. 24), S10287 [4OC]

Senate: authorize additional funding for mailings to provide notice of town meetings (see S. 1436), S9504 [19SE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S7878 [18JY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (see S. 391), S1586 [26FE]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S98 [22JA]

Veterans: establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides (see S. 1221), S8064 [23JY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1114), S6991 [27JN]

———increase the Medal of Honor Roll special pension and provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1113), S6991 [27JN]

Court documents

Prewitt Enterprises, Inc., on its own behalf and on behalf of all other similarly situated, v. OPEC, S7944 [19JY]

U.S. v. Osama bin Laden, S9294-S9296 [12SE]

Factsheets

Dept. of Transportation Grant Program for the Rehabilitation, Preservation, or Improvement of Railroad Track, S11892 [15NO]

Letters

Anti-terrorism legislation: by, S10568 [11OC]

———Senator Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10569 [11OC]

Application of antitrust laws to OPEC: by, S7943 [19JY]

———several Senators, S7943 [19JY]

Congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations: Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S1859 [6MR]

Federal courts jurisdition over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims: by, S6386 [18JN]

Release of report on the investigation of espionage allegations against Peter H. Lee: John E. Collingwood, FBI, S13829 [20DE]

Release of report on the investigation of espionage allegations against Wen Ho Lee: John E. Collingwood, FBI, S13829 [20DE]

Timely disclosure of FBI documents: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8690 [2AU]

Lists

Books on political corruption and campaign contributions, S2866 [26MR]

Diseases being addressed by NIH, S11159 [30OC]

Health care legislation introduced from 1983-2000, S294 [22JA]

65th Infantry Division members during World War II, S6053 [11JN]

Memorandums

Dept. of Justice Handling of Certain Investigations: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S13792 [20DE]

Investigation of Fundraising Activities During the 1996 Presidential Election Campaign: Louis J. Freeh, S7437 [11JY], S8690 [2AU]

Press releases

HHS, Bayer Agree to Cipro Purchase, S11189 [30OC]

Privilege of the floor

Swanton, Tom, S6378 [18JN]

Proposals

Dept. of Homeland Security establishment, S10424 [10OC]

Intelligence services reform, S10425-S10427 [10OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8432, S8437 [31JY]

Armed Forces: enhance the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1517), S10392 [9OC]

Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S997 [1FE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (S. 1450), S9598 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, S9598 [21SE]

Bayer Corp.: tribute to donation of antibiotic for use by Federal employees, S11189 [30OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3361, S3399, S3400 [4AP], S3672 [6AP]

———use of advance appropriations on capital projects, S3672 [6AP]

Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures: establish (S. 216), S777 [30JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): oversight investigations on campaign finance abuses and certain ongoing Dept. of Justice investigations, S13792 [20DE]

Compassion Capital Fund: funding, S11546 [7NO]

Congress: legislative priorities, S11320 [1NO]

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 (S. 1434), S9507 [19SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, S3672 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12518 [6DE], S12620 [7DE]

Dept. of Education: Hispanic educational programs funding, S11348 [1NO]

———Hispanic-serving institutions education grants program funding, S11346 [1NO]

———TRIO Programs funding, S11347 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, S11345 [1NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish, S10423 [10OC]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1858, S1859, S1860 [6MR]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track, S11891 [15NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8263 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12339 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), S13930 [20DE]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (S. 1188), S13931 [20DE]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (S. 618), S2901 [26MR]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), S13930 [20DE]

———retain Civilian Health and Medical Program eligibility for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries, S5574 [24MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9369, S9370 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11154, S11158, S11168, S11176, S11182, S11183, S11184 [30OC], S11256, S11260 [31OC], S11304, S11313, S11320, S11321, S11342, S11345, S11346, S11347, S11348 [1NO], S11457 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13779, S13791, S13830 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8668 [2AU]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9369 [13SE]

Education: priority for school construction assistance to BIA schools, Dept. of Defense schools, and Impact Aid schools, S11342 [1NO]

———reductions in school class size, S4913 [15MY]

Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA: designate (S. 757), S3792 [23AP]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 4), S2865, S2867 [26MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4489 [8MY], S4877 [14MY], S4913 [15MY], S6154 [13JN]

———extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S4081 [1MY]

———increase Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11304 [1NO]

———Title I grants funding, S11313 [1NO]

ERISA: Federal courts jurisdiction over traditional plaintiff's medical malpractice claims, S6384-S6386 [18JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, S6154 [13JN]

———permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (S. 1241), S8222 [25JY]

FBI: management reform and oversight, S7437-S7440 [11JY]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trips, S510-S515 [24JA], S3975-S3979 [26AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10927, S10928 [24OC]

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Republic of China, People's Republic of China, and Republic of Korea, S9868 [26SE]

Foreign trade: provide export control authority (S. 149), S9246 [10SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 20), S1429 [14FE]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, S11154 [30OC], S12024, S12025 [27NO], S13780 [20DE]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (S. 723), S3552 [5AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 24), S269-S275 [22JA]

———permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits, S7166 [29JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S6384-S6386 [18JN], S7047, S7049, S7050, S7051, S7052, S7054 [28JN], S7166 [29JN]

———require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court, S7047, S7049, S7050, S7051, S7052, S7054 [28JN]

———somatic cell nuclear transfer research funding, S12024, S12025 [27NO]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), S13930 [20DE]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S11347 [1NO]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (S.J. Res. 30), S13980 [20DE]

Insurance: mental health coverage parity, S13791 [20DE]

Intelligence services: enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, S10144 [3OC], S10423, S10427 [10OC]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8432, S8437 [31JY]

———congressional consent (S. 1157), S7247 [29JN]

International Criminal Court: Preparatory Commission funding relative to protection of due process rights of U.S. citizens, S9370 [13SE]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, S12620 [7DE]

Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports, S1053 [6FE]

James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA: designate the Edward R. Becker Lobby (S. 1790), S12685 [7DE]

Jeffords, Senator: change in affiliation of political party, S5768, S5769 [26MY]

Law enforcement: surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, S10573, S10574 [11OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (S. 1172), S7936 [19JY]

Medicare: establish a floor on area wage adjustment factors used under the prospective payment system for hospital services, S11260 [31OC]

———reclassify certain Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical areas for purposes of reimbursement, S11890 [15NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S11168, S11176 [30OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (S. 543), S11183 [30OC]

Missouri: dispute over use of provider taxes to increase Federal contributions to State Medicaid programs, S11182 [30OC]

Mueller, Robert S., III: nomination to be FBI Director, S7437-S7440 [11JY], S8687 [2AU]

NIH: biomedical research funding (S. Res. 19), S1352 [13FE]

———funding, S3400 [4AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize, S8432, S8437 [31JY]

———reauthorize (S. 1157), S7247 [29JN]

Olson, Theodore B.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S5595 [24MY]

OPEC: application of antitrust laws, S7942-S7944 [19JY]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8432, S8437 [31JY]

———congressional consent (S. 1157), S7247 [29JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11313 [1NO], S12024 [27NO]

Paterno, Joe: tribute (S. Res. 175), S11309 [1NO]

Philadelphia, PA: use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, S8668 [2AU]

Political campaigns: 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, S2710, S2711, S2712, S2713 [22MR]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S2421 [19MR], S2704, S2706, S2710, S2711, S2712, S2713 [22MR], S3118, S3120 [29MR], S3336 [3AP]

———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, S2706, S2710, S2711, S2712, S2713 [22MR], S3118, S3120 [29MR]

Presidential appointments: consideration of nominations, S4232 [3MY], S8694 [2AU]

———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10927, S10928 [24OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library (S. 645), S3154 [29MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans, S11321 [1NO]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), unanimous-consent request, S12027 [27NO]

Senate: allow Senators additional funding for mailings to small counties in their home State to announce a town meeting, S7936 [19JY]

———authorize additional funding for mailings to provide notice of town meetings (S. 1436), S9508 [19SE]

———legislative program, S2421 [19MR], S3361 [4AP], S11299 [1NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: expand applicability of the pending increase in automatic maximum amounts to certain servicemen who die before the effective date of the increase, S5574 [24MY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (S. 1194), S7881 [18JY]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent, S8432, S8437 [31JY]

———congressional consent (S. 1157), S7247 [29JN]

Steel Industry National Historic Park: establish (S. 391), S1587 [26FE]

Taxation: provide a business credit for clean coal technology research expenses, S5234 [21MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S11890 [15NO]

———rates (H.R. 1836), S5234, S5235 [21MY]

Terrorism: assertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction to apprehend indicted terrorists, S11185-S11189 [30OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S11185-S11189 [30OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22), S9293 [12SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11045 [25OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 1510), S10427 [10OC], S10567, S10568, S10573, S10574, S10578 [11OC]

———evaluation of Israeli responses to Palestinian attacks, S11187 [30OC]

———Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal, S11888, S11889 [15NO]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S12518 [6DE]

Thompson, Tommy G.: nomination to be Sec. of HHS, S516 [24JA]

Traffic.com (business): traffic management system contract status, S8263 [26JY], S12339 [4DE]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]

Veterans: establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides (S. 1221), S8067 [23JY]

———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), S5574 [24MY]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), S13930 [20DE]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1114), S6999 [27JN], S13930 [20DE]

———increase the Medal of Honor Roll special pension and provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1113), S6998 [27JN]

Veterans Day: observance, S11604 [8NO]

World War II: tribute to the 65th Infantry Division, S6052 [11JN]

Zoellick, Robert B.: nomination to be U.S. Trade Representative, S1053 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate: tribute to committee and personal staff, S13776 [20DE]

Tribute, S13775 [20DE]

Reports

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Peter H. Lee: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13821-S13829 [20DE]

Investigation of Espionage Allegations Against Wen Ho Lee: by, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S13792-S13821 [20DE]

Trying Terrorists as War Criminals: Jennifer Elsea, Congressional Research Service, S11889 [15NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 107-17), S5117 [17MY]

Expenditures: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 52), S2070 [8MR]

Nomination of Jacob Lozada To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Leo S Mackay, Jr., To Be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Maureen P. Cragin To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Robert L. Higgins To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S5615 [24MY]

Nomination of Tim S. McClain To Be Dept. of Veterans Affairs General Counsel: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S3705 [6AP]

Rules

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S2058 [8MR]

Summaries

Dept. of Transportation Grant Program for the Rehabilitation, Preservation, or Improvement of Railroad Track, S11891 [15NO]

Health Care Assurance Act (S. 24), S293 [22JA]

Medicare Reclassification of Certain Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Areas for Purposes of Reimbursement, S11891 [15NO]

Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act (1997), S2428 [19MR]

Texts of

S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]

S. 24, Health Care Assurance Act, S275-S293 [22JA]

S. 216, Commission on the Comprehensive Study of Voting Procedures Act, S778 [30JA]

S. 391, Steel Industry National Historic Park Act, S1588 [26FE]

S. 618, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park, S2902 [26MR]

S. 645, require disclosure of Presidential lobbying activities relative to pardons and reporting of any gifts or pledges towards establishing a Presidential library, S3156 [29MR]

S. 723, Stem Cell Research Act, S3553 [5AP]

S. 757, Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Allentown, PA, S3792 [23AP]

S. 1113, increase the Medal of Honor Roll special pension and provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment, S6999 [27JN]

S. 1114, increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, S7000 [27JN]

S. 1157, Dairy Consumers and Producers Protection Act, S7248-S7252 [29JN]

S. 1221, establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides, S8068 [23JY]

S. 1434, Honoring the Passengers and Crew of United Flight 93 Act, S9508 [19SE]

Senate Campaign Finance Reform Act (1997), S2424-S2428 [19MR]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S5998 [8JN]

Faulkner, Danny, S12155 [29NO]

Freeh, Louis J. (FBI Director), S4094 [1MY]

Heinz, John, S3428 [4AP]

Morford, Thomas G., S10378 [9OC]

Parker, Sheldon, S11361 [1NO]

Shuster, Bud, S1059 [6FE]

Starzl, Thomas E., S3702 [6AP]

Sullivan, Leon H., S6597 [21JN]

Timlin, James C., S9614 [21SE]