BENNETT, ROBERT F. (a Senator from Utah)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3882 [2MY]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6663, S6665 [11JY], S6712 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783 [19JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7687, S7752 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2290 [21MR], S2830 [17AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8778 [18SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8302 [5SE], S8417, S8470 [10SE], S8619 [13SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), S7337, S7339, S7380, S7381 [25JY]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S159, S176, S183 [28JA], S360 [5FE], S426 [6FE], S488 [7FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3763, Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, S6898 [17JY]
———H.R. 4775, supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks, S5194 [6JN]
Articles and editorials
Bush's Foreign Policy First, Jackson Diehl, Washington (DC) Post, S10013 [7OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S3954 [7MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8092 [3SE]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1924), S7745 [31JY]
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. 2924), S8506 [11SE]
Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (see S. 2520), S10677 [17OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see S. 2794), S7902 [1AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (see S. 2594), S5205 [6JN]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S5957 [24JN]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
FCC: facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see S. 2869), S10572 [16OC]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S5697 [18JN]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see S. 2609), S5698 [18JN]
Great Basin National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1939), S732 [13FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: support research to more fully develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see S. Con. Res. 11), S8619 [13SE]
Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S3165 [23AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3955 [7MY]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S349 [5FE]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 321), S10223 [9OC]
Medicare: improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 1020), S8754 [18SE]
———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), S4840 [23MY]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S4330 [14MY]
Memorial Day: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of the Armed Forces and civilian national security agencies (see S. Res. 278), S4840 [23MY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 1644), S2261 [21MR]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S9427 [26SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S11214 [15NO]
NATO: endorse further enlargement (see S. 1572), S3303 [24AP]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (see S. 2690), S6250 [27JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see S. 2194), S2950 [18AP]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1899), S175 [28JA]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 2734), S7309 [24JY]
———recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 264), S6320 [28JN]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S2413 [9AP]
Stewart, Milton D.: tribute (see S. Res. 216), S1536 [5MR]
Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see S. 1903), S176 [28JA]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S7901 [1AU]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1599 [6MR]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S4065 [8MY]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S2951 [18AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Central Utah Project: clarify Dept. of the Interior responsibilities, redirect unexpended budget authority for wastewater treatment and reuse, and prepay repayment contracts for water delivery facilities (see S. 2475), S4064 [8MY]
National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2196), S2950 [18AP]
Utah: exchange certain lands (see S. 2745), S6947 [17JY]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4558 [20MY], S4614 [21MY], S4668 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S7766 [31JY], S8036 [3SE]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S280 [4FE], S392 [6FE]
Letters
Response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: by, S8490 [11SE]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4434 [16MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10011, S10012 [7OC]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6747, S6750 [15JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, S7414 [26JY]
———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options, S6747, S6750 [15JY]
Capitol Police: promote recruitment and retention of officers, S7339 [25JY]
———unify payroll system, S7339 [25JY]
Cassell, Paul G.: nomination to be district judge, S4265 [13MY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1233 [27FE]
Congressional Award Act: funding, S7339 [25JY]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, S7414 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), unanimous-consent request, S6878 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure management flexibility, S8188 [4SE], S9384 [26SE], S9581 [30SE]
———establish (H.R. 5005), S8188 [4SE], S9378, S9384, S9385 [26SE], S9581 [30SE]
———require employee representation in planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system, S9378, S9385 [26SE], S9581 [30SE]
———rights of union employees transferring into department, S9385 [26SE], S9581 [30SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9564-S9566 [30SE], S9658 [1OC], S10403 [15OC]
———role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, S9658 [1OC], S10403 [15OC]
Employment: prohibit the establishment of wage insurance for workers adversely affected by foreign trade, S4434 [16MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6880, S6881, S6882 [17JY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), unanimous-consent request, S6877 [17JY], S7222 [23JY]
Investments: stock market volatility, S7414 [26JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), S7337, S7339, S7341 [25JY]
Library of Congress: Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration funding, S7339 [25JY]
Minimum wage: level (S. 2538), S4687 [22MY]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), unanimous-consent request, S9200 [25SE]
National Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area: establish (S. 2196), S2955 [18AP]
National security: facilitate security of critical infrastructure (S. 1456), S11562 [19NO]
New Jersey: standards for American history textbooks, S194 [29JA]
Pickering, Charles: nomination to be circuit judge, S1962 [15MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 292), S6106 [26JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2156 [20MR]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to Paralympic games, S2070 [19MR]
———tribute to winter Olympic games, S1562 [6MR]
Senate Republican High Tech Task Force: recommendations, S1803 [13MR]
St. George, UT: convey certain property in order to protect and preserve certain rare paleontological resources (H.R. 2385), S11804 [16DE]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, S397 [6FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S397 [6FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8490 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (H.R. 3694), unanimous-consent request, S7222 [23JY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4434 [16MY]
U.N.: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ratification, S7844-S7847 [1AU]
Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), S11651 [19NO]
———exchange certain lands (S. 2745), S6956 [17JY]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1233 [27FE]
Tributes
Helms, Senator, S9789 [2OC]