THURMOND, STROM (a Senator from South Carolina)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S13176 [13DE], S13307 [14DE]
———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (S. 1246), S8487 [31JY]
Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), S10510, S10659 [11OC]
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), S9753 [24SE], S9812 [25SE], S10101 [2OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9401 [13SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S4627 [9MY], S4864 [14MY], S4941 [15MY]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1696), S5261, S5355 [21MY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S12056 [27NO], S12162 [29NO]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S10786 [17OC]
Senate National Security Working Group, S14 [3JA]
Articles and editorials
U.S. Review on Russia Urges Keeping Most Arms Controls, Judith Miller and Michael R. Gordon, New York (NY) Times, S7904 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: continue certain programs (see S. 1673), S12001 [16NO]
Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 112), S6318 [14JN]
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 1630), S11612 [8NO]
China, People's Republic of: release of Navy reconnaissance plane crew members that made emergency landing (see S. Res. 66), S3531 [5AP]
Citizens' Privacy Commission: establish (see S. 851), S4589 [9MY]
Courts: 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: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see S. 1232), S9077 [4SE]
Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 161), S9557 [20SE]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 155), S2894 [26MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal air marshals program (see S. 1444), S9972 [1OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (see S. 1767), S13146 [13DE]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 1256), S8280 [26JY]
Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S1270 [13FE]
Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see S. 317), S1270 [13FE]
Education: legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S3436 [4AP]
———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 334), S1818 [5MR]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see S. 953), S5616 [24MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Res. 132), S9198 [6SE]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 160), S9337 [12SE]
FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in North Carolina (see S. 1010), S6054 [11JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 7), S2219 [13MR]
Foreign policy: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see S. 665), S3215 [30MR]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see S. 723), S3530 [5AP]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 873), S4890 [14MY]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1627), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1749), S12247 [30NO]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1122 [7FE]
Mansfield, Mike: tribute (see S. Res. 169), S10388 [9OC]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S1270 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 264), S2895 [26MR]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S8281 [26JY]
Monuments and memorials: expedite construction of the World War II memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 580), S5006 [16MY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 78), S10457 [10OC]
National Child's Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S5005 [16MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 92), S5269 [21MY]
National Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5118 [17MY]
National Guard: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 93), S13145 [13DE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 164), S9972 [1OC]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 138), S8064 [23JY]
National Teacher Day: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
National Writing Project: improve (see S. 403), S2980 [27MR]
Navy: tribute to crew of reconnaissance plane that made emergency landing in the People's Republic of China (see S. Res. 80), S4175 [2MY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see S. 325), S1394 [14FE]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 63), S2730 [22MR]
Public safety officers: establish a national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see S. 39), S1347 [13FE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see S. 697), S5617 [24MY]
Ships and vessels: stimulate increased domestic cruise ship opportunities by temporarily reducing barriers for entry into the domestic cruise ship trade (see S. 127), S1021 [1FE]
Sisco, Gary: tribute (see S. Res. 127), S7495 [11JY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S3340 [3AP]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see S. 1157), S7193 [29JN]
Taxation: 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), S4940 [15MY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see S. 88), S4890 [14MY]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see S. 1643), S11549 [7NO]
———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), S2388 [15MR]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S12162 [29NO]
Teacher Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 85), S4590 [9MY]
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]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 1510), S10641 [11OC]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see S. 1765), S12369 [4DE]
Veterans: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S6448 [19JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program (see S. 385), S1464 [15FE]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see S. 902), S5005 [16MY]
Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (see S. 1228), S8123 [24JY]
———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (see S. 33), S98 [22JA]
Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to expand the use of video teleconferencing in criminal court matters (see S. 791), S3994 [26AP]
———clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts relative to taxation (see S. 32), S98 [22JA]
———eliminate requirement for unanimous verdicts in Federal courts (see S. 34), S98 [22JA]
Dept. of Energy: feasibility study on development of commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing Dept. of Energy sites (see S. 919), S5269 [21MY]
Dept. of Justice: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see S. 1351), S8910 [3AU]
Government regulations: clarify the effect and application of legislation (see S. 36), S98 [22JA]
M/V Adios (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1580), S11105 [25OC]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S915 [31JA]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S9337 [12SE]
National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see S. 571), S2582 [20MR]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 1), S101 [22JA]
Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see S. Con. Res. 79), S10769 [16OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S456 [23JA]
Bills and resolutions relative to
President pro tempore: election (see S. Res. 3), S13 [3JA]
———notify the House of Representatives of election (see S. Res. 10), S67 [20JA]
———notify the President of election (see S. Res. 9), S67 [20JA]
———tribute for service and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (see S. Res. 103), S5890 [6JN]
Cloture motions
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 420), S2146 [12MR], S2297 [14MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]
Designated acting Presidents pro tempore
Allen, Senator, S591 [29JA], S835 [31JA], S1439 [15FE], S1593 [27FE], S1723 [1MR], S1915 [7MR], S2269 [14MR], S2603 [21MR], S3005 [28MR], S3361 [4AP], S3867 [25AP], S4125 [2MY], S5663 [25MY]
Brownback, Senator, S3637 [6AP]
Burns, Senator, S1831 [6MR]
Carper, Senator, S1793 [5MR]
Chafee, Senator, S1027 [6FE], S1241 [13FE], S1363 [14FE], S2681 [22MR], S2923 [27MR], S3797 [24AP], S4055 [1MY], S4449 [8MY], S4969 [16MY], S5405 [22MY]
Collins, Senator, S1097 [7FE], S2835 [26MR]
Corzine, Senator, S2139 [12MR]
Crapo, Senator, S933 [1FE], S2323 [15MR], S3461 [5AP], S4187 [3MY], S4775 [10MY], S5025 [17MY], S5571 [24MY]
Dayton, Senator, S4019 [30AP]
DeWine, Senator, S1167 [8FE], S2535 [20MR]
Ensign, Senator, S2017 [8MR]
Enzi, Senator, S5805 [5JN]
Fitzgerald, Senator, S3233 [2AP]
Frist, Senator, S4901 [15MY]
Gregg, Senator, S1657 [28FE], S3183 [30MR], S3773 [23AP], S4375 [4MY], S5185 [21MY]
Hutchinson, Senator, S4525 [9MY]
Jeffords, Senator, S2105 [9MR]
Reid, Senator, S57 [20JA], S2169 [13MR], S4407 [7MY], S5843 [6JN]
Roberts, Senator, S2421 [19MR], S4851 [14MY]
Sessions, Senator, S1239 [12FE], S3069 [29MR], S5183 [18MY], S5489 [23MY]
Smith, Senator Bob, S655 [30JA], S3289 [3AP]
Thomas, Senator, S1025 [5FE], S2795 [23MR], S5767 [26MY]
Letters
Application of antitrust laws to OPEC: by, S7943 [19JY]
Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: by (1980), S908 [31JA]
Lists
National Museum of the U.S. Army site selection criteria, S2587 [20MR]
Notices
Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to applicability to the legislative branch of Federal laws on terms and condition of employment and access to public services and accommodations, S562-S565 [25JA]
Oaths of office
President pro tempore, S57 [20JA]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11082 [25OC]
Armed Forces: repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program (S. 385), S1526 [15FE]
Ashcroft, John: nomination to be Attorney General, S907 [31JA]
Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6263 [14JN]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3414 [4AP]
Callaway, Robbie: Boys and Girls Clubs of America Thomas G. Garth Character and Courage Award recipient, S4397 [4MY]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (S. 902), S5017 [16MY]
Correctional institutions: authorize use of Federal inmate labor by private companies to produce items that would otherwise be produced by foreign labor (S. 1228), S8126 [24JY]
———exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act (S. 33), S309-S311 [22JA]
Courts: amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to expand the use of video teleconferencing in criminal court matters (S. 791), S4007 [26AP]
———clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts relative to taxation (S. 32), S308 [22JA]
———eliminate requirement for unanimous verdicts in Federal courts (S. 34), S311 [22JA], S1566 [26FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Station project funding, S11082 [25OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), S9551 [20SE], S9578 [21SE], S9779 [25SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), conference report, S13133 [13DE]
———funding, S3414 [4AP]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), S12671 [7DE]
———tribute to Civil Affairs personnel, S12671 [7DE]
Dept. of Energy: feasibility study on development of commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing Dept. of Energy sites (S. 919), S5274 [21MY]
———Savannah River Site plutonium disposition activities, S7901, S7903 [19JY]
Dept. of Justice: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (S. 1351), S8915 [3AU]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S6263 [14JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), S7901, S7903 [19JY]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, S9779 [25SE]
Flag Day: observance, S6312 [14JN]
Garza, Juan R.: execution in Federal capital case, S6441 [19JN]
Government regulations: clarify the effect and application of legislation (S. 36), S313 [22JA]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (S. 1627), S11433 [5NO]
National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 16), S929 [31JA]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 159), S9341 [12SE]
National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (S. 571), S2586 [20MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S12585 [7DE]
Olson, Theodore B.: nomination to be Solicitor General, S5600 [24MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), S3245 [2AP]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (S.J. Res. 1), S419 [22JA]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S10765 [16OC]
Principi, Anthony J.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S440 [23JA]
Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (S. Con. Res. 79), S10774 [16OC]
Selective Service System: expand registration requirement to include women and implement special skills draft capability, S12049 [27NO]
Senate: appreciation for tributes, S12394 [5DE]
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges: tribute, S12152 [29NO]
Supreme Court: decision on applicability of the Americans With Disabilities Act to State employees, S1566 [26FE]
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), S9331 [12SE]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), S11051 [25OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S9551 [20SE]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 145), S457 [23JA]
Wooten, Terry L.: nomination to be district judge, S11590 [8NO]
Remarks in Senate relative to
President pro tempore: election (S. Res. 3), S6 [3JA]
———notify the House of Representatives of election (S. Res. 10), S57 [20JA]
———notify the President of election (S. Res. 9), S57 [20JA]
———tribute for service and designation as President pro tempore emeritus (S. Res. 103), S5844 [6JN], S5999 [8JN]
Senate: tribute to Senators who are veterans of World War II, S12584 [7DE]
Tribute, S3968 [26AP], S5844, S5845 [6JN], S5999 [8JN], S12394 [5DE], S12529 [6DE], S12654 [7DE]
Washington (DC) Post: article on Senate seniority, S3968 [26AP]
Texts of
S. 32, Judicial Taxation Prohibition Act, S309 [22JA]
S. 33, exclude prisoners from requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, S311 [22JA]
S. 34, eliminate requirement for unanimous verdicts in Federal courts, S312 [22JA]
S. 36, clarify the effect and application of legislation, S313 [22JA]
S. 385, repeal limitation on the expansion of the Junior ROTC program, S1526 [15FE]
S. 571, National Museum of the U.S. Army Site Act, S2587 [20MR]
S. 791, Video Teleconferencing Improvements Act, S4008 [26AP]
S. 902, Freedom From Union Violence Act, S5017 [16MY]
S. 919, feasibility study on development of commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing Dept. of Energy sites, S5275 [21MY]
S. 1228, Federal Inmate Work Act, S8127-S8131 [24JY]
S. 1351, Fugitive Apprehension Act, S8916 [3AU]
S. Res. 3, election to be President pro tempore, S7, S14 [3JA]
S. Res. 10, notify the House of Representatives of election as the President pro tempore, S67 [20JA]
S. Res. 103, tribute for service as President pro tempore and designation as President pro tempore emeritus, S5844, S5904 [6JN]
S.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer, S419 [22JA]
Tributes
Baucom, Larry C., S8894 [3AU]
Boyer, Robert, S11 [3JA]
Byrd, Senator, S12655 [7DE]
Deerr, Timothy F., S6511 [20JN]
Hanes, Brigitte, S8566 [1AU]
Langston, Robert E., S4034 [30AP]
Shatzer, Wilson A. (Bud), S2656 [21MR]
Short, Coy A., S7800 [17JY]
Spence, Floyd, S9498 [19SE]
Thurmond, Elisabeth T., S12363 [4DE]
Woodring, Samuel L., S12050 [27NO]