BINGAMAN, JEFF (a Senator from New Mexico)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S419, S430 [6FE], S661 [12FE], S733 [13FE]
Alaska: resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (S. 2222), S11608 [19NO]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4336 [14MY], S4540 [17MY], S4631, S4639 [21MY], S4727 [22MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4975 [4JN], S5070, S5073, S5093, S5101 [5JN], S5220, S5221 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10191, S10227 [9OC]
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), S6673 [11JY]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), S11770, S11800 [20NO]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1220 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783 [19JN], S5852, S5872 [20JN], S6113, S6116, S6118, S6128, S6138, S6139, S6146, S6147, S6153, S6165, S6168, S6169, S6170 [26JN], S6178 [27JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6933 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7688, S7751, S7754 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S909, S969 [15FE], S1262 [27FE], S1441, S1542 [5MR], S1615 [6MR], S1622, S1632, S1635, S1654, S1682, S1683, S1684, S1686 [7MR], S1835, S1836, S1837, S1838, S1863, S1864, S1865 [13MR], S1897, S1943 [14MR], S2092 [19MR], S2234, S2298, S2300, S2301 [21MR], S2462, S2497 [10AP], S2596 [11AP], S2901, S2980 [18AP], S3034, S3046, S3047, S3054, S3069, S3070, S3071 [22AP], S3147, S3209, S3210, S3211 [23AP], S3233, S3252, S3288, S3292, S3304, S3325, S3327, S3328 [24AP], S3363, S3364, S3450 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8783, S8847 [18SE], S8938, S8939, S8940 [19SE], S8985 [20SE], S9142 [24SE], S9451, S9452, S9544 [26SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC], S11102 [14NO]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (S. 1894), S11591 [19NO]
———convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (S. 2556), S11612 [19NO]
———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (S. 198), S11599 [19NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8222 [4SE], S8692 [17SE], S8941 [19SE]
Education: improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 3801), S10459 [15OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7284, S7316, S7317 [24JY], S7589, S7601 [30JY]
Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (S. 2670), S11604 [19NO]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries and extend advisory commission term (S. 941), S11588 [19NO]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2741 [16AP]
Moccasin Bend National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 980), S11595 [19NO]
National Trails System Act: update the feasibility and suitability studies of certain national historic trails and provide for possible additions (H.R. 37), S11598 [19NO]
Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), S11580 [19NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2069 [19MR]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S184 [28JA]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1220 [26FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S10807 [8NO]
Conferee: H.R. 4, Energy Policy Act, S3789 [1MY]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4509 [16MY]
Articles and editorials
Accounting—Stronger Reforms, Please, Business Week (publication), S5265 [10JN]
Enthusiasm Ebbs for Tough Reform in Wake of Enron, Stephen Labaton and Richard A. Oppel, Jr., New York (NY) Times, S5264 [10JN]
Fighting for the Farm—Malaga Farmers Face Uncertain Future After Crops Damaged, Stella Davis, Carlsbad (NM) Current-Argus, S10445 [15OC]
In Oil, Profit Often Beats Politics, Dallas (TX) Morning News, S2915 [18AP]
Keep the Lights on, Wall Street Journal, S2435 [10AP]
Three Point Plan for SEC Reform, Business Week (publication), S5266 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 2086), S5535 [13JN] (see S. 2800), S7431 [26JY]
American Indian Higher Education Consortium: anniversary (see S. Res. 321), S8201 [4SE]
Animals: encourage research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (see S. 2560), S5852 [20JN]
———ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see S. 2508), S4281 [13MY]
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), S3165 [23AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 2039), S2579 [11AP]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: amend (see S. 2758), S7033 [18JY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8457 [10SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1258), S1935 [14MR]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S587 [11FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S4387 [15MY]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1291), S7579 [30JY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see S. Con. Res. 84), S1783 [12MR]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see S. 2598), S5205 [6JN]
Dept. of Defense: specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments (see S. 2509), S4281 [13MY]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see S. Con. Res. 138), S9984 [4OC]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S4969 [4JN]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 2562), S8919 [19SE]
———improve quality of care for cancer patients (see S. 2965), S8754 [18SE]
———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (see S. 2649), S5957 [24JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent the exclusion of reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see S. 2577), S4967 [4JN]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see S. 3080), S10118 [8OC]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S5957 [24JN]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S2261 [21MR]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see S. 1992), S1599 [6MR]
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]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S8385 [9SE]
———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see S. 2394), S5852 [20JN]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S1676 [7MR]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see S. 1818), S1732 [11MR]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 1935), S660 [12FE]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see S. 1777), S6251 [27JN]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (see S. 367), S1857 [13MR]
Foreign policy: recognize diplomatic importance of U.S. foreign assistance programs in fighting global terrorism and promoting national security (see S. Res. 204), S348 [5FE]
———support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see S. 852), S733 [13FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S7372 [25JY]
Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see S. 2670), S5956 [24JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 1752), S1858 [13MR]
———establish a grant program regarding eating disorders (see S. 2249), S3303 [24AP]
———establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity and obesity prevention (see S. 2821), S7579 [30JY]
———increase professional and public awareness of the link between periodontal disease in pregnant women and pre-term, low-birth-weight babies and the maternal transmission of caries (see S. 2202), S2950 [18AP]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2674), S7034 [18JY]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S1394 [1MR]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see S. 2239), S5206 [6JN]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4704 [22MY]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see S. 2742), S6947 [17JY]
———extend and modify reimbursement of State and local funds expended for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see S. 3013), S9426 [26SE]
Insurance: provide for interest penalties on late payments of health care claims by HMOs or health insurance companies (see S. 1616), S3165 [23AP]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see S. 2973), S8918 [19SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1476), S426 [6FE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 952), S1783 [12MR]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2221), S3626 [1MY]
———provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see S. 2072), S2326 [22MR]
———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State drug discount programs to participate in Medicaid drug rebate agreements and increase rebate payments to State Medicaid programs (see S. 3142), S10676 [17OC]
Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see S. 1679), S5042 [5JN]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see S. 1605), S8385 [9SE]
———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see S. 3086), S10223 [9OC]
———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see S. 1304), S2723 [16AP]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 841), S5041 [5JN]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S9847 [2OC]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 554), S6808 [15JY]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 2057), S2260 [21MR]
———extend authorization for appropriations for certain rural grants (see S. 2135), S2723 [16AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S3843 [2MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 3091), S10359 [10OC]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 1644), S1352 [28FE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S7165 [22JY]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S587 [11FE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Crazy Horse Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1705 [8MR]
National Drought Council: establish (see S. 2528), S4492 [16MY]
National Epilepsy Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 322), S8755 [18SE]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 324), S8384 [9SE]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S8093 [3SE]
National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 206), S1536 [5MR]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1600 [6MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see S. 1210), S3626 [1MY]
New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (see S. 2893), S7900 [1AU]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see S. 2122), S8674 [17SE]
Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (see S. 1946), S852 [14FE]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 221), S1676 [7MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
Public welfare programs: permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2552), S4703 [22MY]
———promote secure and healthy families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2876), S10572 [16OC]
———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (see S. 2484), S4147 [9MY]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S5774 [19JN]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S1252 [27FE]
Rural areas: authorize loan guarantees for health facilities to buy new, and repair existing, infrastructure and technology (see S. 2046), S2951 [18AP]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2483), S4064 [8MY]
———establish position of Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement (see S. 2753), S7033 [18JY]
———establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 2335), S3435 [25AP]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see S. 2108), S3844 [2MY]
———prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 2240), S3303 [24AP]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 2734), S6867 [16JY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 724), S10223 [9OC]
———modify attorney fee assessment system and extend attorney fee direct payment system to improve representation of disabled claimants (see S. 2700), S6868 [16JY]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 2819), S7579 [30JY]
Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see S. 1903), S176 [28JA]
———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), S2951 [18AP]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see S. 2006), S4841 [23MY]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 2512), S4330 [14MY]
Transportation: improve transit service in rural areas, small urban areas, and for the elderly and disabled (see S. 2884), S7900 [1AU]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1209 [26FE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Unemployment: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (see S. 2892), S8755 [18SE]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE]
Veterans: clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (see S. 2003), S1705 [8MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]
Weapons: promote enhanced non-proliferation cooperation between the U.S. and Russia (see S. 2545), S4702 [22MY]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see S. 2328), S8565 [12SE]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S7579 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alaska: extend hydroelectric licenses (S. 1843), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 159), S11574 [19NO]
Albuquerque, NM: clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (see S. 2696), S6250 [27JN]
Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 2018), S1974 [15MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program (see S. 2646), S5772 [19JN]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see S. 3058), S9983 [4OC]
Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (see S. 2880), S7900 [1AU]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see S.J. Res. 34), S2413 [9AP]
Health: provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (see S. 2139), S2828 [17AP]
High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (see S. 2773), S7226 [23JY]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 2990), S9033 [23SE]
Medicaid: allow payment for dialysis, chemotherapy, pregnancy-related services, communicable diseases testing and treatment, and other emergency care to certain aliens (see S. 2449), S3843 [2MY]
Medicare: enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 2067), S2326 [22MR]
———improve disproportionate share payments to hospitals serving vulnerable populations (see S. 2854), S7899 [1AU]
———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (see S. 2529), S4492 [16MY]
———improve the qualified beneficiary and special low-income beneficiary programs (see S. 2855), S7899 [1AU]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see S. 2547), S4702 [22MY]
Mental health: award grants to prevent and treat depression (see S. 2427), S3560 [30AP]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S660 [12FE]
New Mexico: compensate agricultural producers that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM (see S. 3111), S10442 [15OC]
———protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (see S. 2776), S7226 [23JY]
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2576), S4967 [4JN]
Public lands: establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2607), S5366 [11JN]
———provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (see S. 2672), S5956 [24JN]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2070), S2326 [22MR]
———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2548), S4703 [22MY]
———provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2631), S5696 [18JN]
———require a comprehensive strategic plan for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2624), S5584 [14JN]
Roads and highways: establish program to make allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways (see S. 2906), S8300 [5SE]
———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation (see S. 1986), S1536 [5MR]
———provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (see S. 2971), S8918 [19SE]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see S. 3015), S9595 [30SE]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (see S. 2930), S8565 [12SE]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see S. 2522), S4387 [15MY]
Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see S. 2385), S3505 [29AP]
Taxation: adjust for inflation dollar amounts used to calculate credit for the elderly and permanently disabled (see S. 2131), S2675 [15AP]
———allow employers a tax credit for providing independent investment advice to employees (see S. 2087), S2485 [10AP]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see S. 2130), S2675 [15AP]
———provide certain credits to expand retirement savings for moderate and lower income workers (see S. 2733), S6867 [16JY]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see S. 2726), S6707 [12JY]
———treatment of home-based service workers (see S. 2129), S2675 [15AP]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4558 [20MY], S4614 [21MY], S4668 [22MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4953 [4JN], S5118 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), motion to proceed, S9774 [1OC], S9894 [3OC]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7019 [18JY], S7189 [23JY]
Clifton, Richard R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6964 [17JY], S7016 [18JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), motion to proceed, S10398 [10OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6001 [25JN], S6182 [27JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2714 [16AP], S2890, S2936 [18AP], S3121 [23AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8652 [17SE], S8889 [19SE], S9409 [26SE], S9676 [1OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9697 [1OC], S9870 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8589 [13SE], S8662 [17SE], S9019, S9025 [23SE], S9185 [25SE]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, S11525 [19NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5575 [14JN], S5646 [18JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2002 [18MR], S2111 [20MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to proceed, S1840 [13MR]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6592 [10JY], S6793 [15JY]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Eulogies
Wirth, John D.: Timothy E. Wirth, S6560 [10JY]
Factsheets
Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards: EPA, S3369-S3371 [25AP]
Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act (S. 2529), S4502 [16MY]
Letters
Air conditioner efficiency standards: Linda J. Fisher, EPA, S3369 [25AP]
Child Care and Development Block Grant funding: several State legislators, S3501
Community Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act: Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S5962 [24JN]
———Diane Snyder, Wallowa Resources (organization), S5962 [24JN]
———Lynn Jungwirth, Watershed Research and Training Center, S5962 [24JN]
———Mike Hayward, Wallowa County, OR, Board of Commissioners, S5962 [24JN]
Crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM: Frank A. DuBois, New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture, S10446 [15OC]
———Oscar Vasquez, S10445 [15OC]
Distribution of dairy assistance payments: Sharon L. Lombardi, Dairy Producers of New Mexico (organization), S4038 [8MY]
Electric power transmission system reliability organization: Elizabeth A. Moler, Exelon Corp., S1881 [14MR]
———John A. Anderson, Electricity Consumers Resource Council, S1880 [14MR]
———Lynne H. Church, Electric Power Supply Association, S1881 [14MR]
———P.R.H. Landrieu, Mid-Atlantic Area Council, S1880 [14MR]
———Phillip G. Harris, PJM Interconnection, LLC, S1881 [14MR]
Grants to States for fuel-inefficient motor vehicle retirement programs: Robert L. Redding, Jr., Automotive Service Association, S1846 [13MR]
High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act: M. Lee Allison, Kansas Geological Survey, S7230 [23JY]
Medicare Hospital Outpatient Department Fair Payment Act: Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S4719 [22MY]
Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act: Kenneth Brummel-Smith, American Geriatrics Society, S4502 [16MY]
———Richard G. Roberts, American Academy of Family Physicians, S4502 [16MY]
———Sara E. Walker, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, S4502 [16MY]
Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance Act: by, S10058 [8OC]
———Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S9826 [2OC]
National Transportation Network Analysis Capability: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Transportation, S5776 [19JN]
Reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards: several business associations, S3271 [24AP]
Renewable electric energy generation standards: David L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., S1906 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]
———Jeanne Connelly, Calpine Corp., S2057 [19MR]
———Karl Gawell, Geothermal Energy Association, S2057 [19MR]
———Katherine Hamilton and Megan Smith, American Bioenergy Association, S1906 [14MR]
———Linda Church Ciocci, National Hydropower Association, S2056 [19MR]
———Michael M. Wilson, Florida Power & Light Co., S1907 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]
———Randall Swisher, American Wind Energy Association, S1906 [14MR], S2057 [19MR]
Study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources: Carol M. Browner, EPA, S1633 [7MR]
Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act: Ben Chavez, Gallup McKinley County, NM, Public Schools, S8929 [19SE]
Motions
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S3142 [23AP], S3251, S3282, S3287 [24AP], S3391 [25AP]
Papers
New Approach—Coercive Inspections: Jessica T. Matthews, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, S9357 [26SE]
Press releases
Energy Committee Suspends Mark-Ups—Will Propose Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Legislation to Majority Leader, S1507 [5MR], S2716 [16AP]
Privilege of the floor
Auburn, Jill Shore, S1548 [5MR]
Costerlin, Dana, S1548 [5MR]
Doneter, Charles, S1548 [5MR]
Epstein, Jonathan, S1548 [5MR]
Kotek, John, S1548 [5MR]
McFadden, Charles, S1548 [5MR]
Ransom, Elmer, S1548 [5MR]
Seibald, Jonathan, S1548 [5MR]
Shapiro, Julius, S1548 [5MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4037 [8MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S611 [12FE], S678, S685 [13FE]
———promote sustainable groundwater management of the southern Ogallala Aquifer, S685 [13FE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance, S8396 [10SE]
Alaska: facilitate construction of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, S1961, S1962 [15MR]
———prohibit issuance of permits to construct a natural gas pipeline offshore via the Beaufort Sea, S1556, S1558, S1584, S1587, S1590 [6MR]
———protect jurisdiction over in-State distribution of natural gas and provide workforce training associated with natural gas pipeline construction, S1587 [6MR]
Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, S5533
———clear title to certain property associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project relative to development of Biological Park Project (S. 2696), S6258 [27JN]
Anaya, Rudolfo: National Endowment for the Arts National Medal of Arts Award recipient, S3005 [22AP]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S2223 [21MR], S3830 [2MY], S4561 [20MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7831 [1AU]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5970 [25JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2763, S2768 [17AP], S2874, S2877, S2887 [18AP]
———use oil and gas revenues to sustain and consolidate domestic steel producers, provide health insurance to retired steelworkers, and increase steel production to build natural gas pipeline, S2874 [18AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10251 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S9355 [26SE]
California: provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico, S3409 [25AP]
Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), S1940 [14MR], S2008 [18MR]
Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (H.R. 2937), S11654, S11655 [19NO]
Climate: global warming, S843 [14FE]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1227 [27FE]
Conservation Reserve Program: promote water conservation on agricultural land, S611 [12FE]
Consumer Energy Commission: establish, S2456, S2457 [10AP], S2564 [11AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equity in distribution of dairy assistance payments, S678 [13FE], S4037 [8MY]
Dept. of Energy: conduct an assessment of wind energy resources, S2451 [10AP]
———enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1431, S1432, S1433, S1507 [5MR], S1556, S1558, S1578, S1584, S1587, S1590 [6MR], S1623, S1629, S1632, S1633, S1637, S1642, S1643, S1646, S1649, S1654, S1655 [7MR], S1725 [11MR], S1744, S1761 [12MR], S1826, S1829, S1835, S1838, S1839, S1845, S1846, S1847, S1849 [13MR], S1874, S1879, S1894, S1895, S1897, S1898, S1904 [14MR], S1961, S1962 [15MR], S2045, S2051, S2052, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2064 [19MR], S2163, S2165, S2167, S2169, S2173 [20MR], S2194, S2221, S2226, S2227, S2228, S2229, S2232, S2234 [21MR], S2432, S2435, S2436, S2437, S2449, S2451, S2454, S2456, S2457, S2461, S2463 [10AP], S2564, S2568, S2569 [11AP], S2717 [16AP], S2763, S2768 [17AP], S2874, S2877, S2887, S2901, S2914, S2916 [18AP], S3006 [22AP], S3111, S3145, S3147, S3148 [23AP], S3244, S3250, S3252, S3270, S3271, S3272, S3276, S3282, S3285, S3287 [24AP], S3351, S3369, S3389, S3391, S3395, S3396, S3408, S3409, S3420 [25AP], S4787, S4788 [23MY], S5031 [5JN]
———enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), vitiation of approval of amendment, S2234 [21MR]
———establish an Office of Spent Nuclear Fuel Research, S1847 [13MR]
———Fusion Energy Sciences Program funding, S1643 [7MR]
———high temperature superconductor demonstration project funding, S3408 [25AP]
———Nuclear Power 2010 Program funding, S1744 [12MR]
———revise air conditioner efficiency standards, S3369 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S11372 [19NO]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy to represent consumers of electricity and natural gas in proceedings before the FERC, S1894 [14MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8396 [10SE], S8878 [19SE], S9024 [23SE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish the National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program (S. 2646), S5775, S5776 [19JN]
Ecology and environment: stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts, S3154 [23AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9355 [26SE]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (S. 3080), S10123 [8OC]
Electric power: establish Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S1898, S1904 [14MR], S2916 [18AP]
———establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2051, S2052, S2055, S2056 [19MR], S2163, S2165, S2167, S2169, S2173 [20MR], S2194 [21MR], S2717 [16AP]
———exempt retail electric suppliers in States that have or initiate renewable energy programs from renewable electric energy generation standards, S2226, S2227, S2228, S2229 [21MR]
———provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S2432, S2435, S2449 [10AP], S3244, S3250 [24AP]
———reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3270, S3271, S3272, S3276, S3282 [24AP]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (S. 3058), S9986 [4OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7546 [30JY]
FERC: ensure that public utilities meet service obligations during periods of market transition, S3409 [25AP]
———hydroelectric power projects licensing reform, S3252 [24AP]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling, S2454 [10AP]
Foreign policy: make energy policy toward Iraq consistent with U.S. national security policies, S2914 [18AP]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds, S9898 [3OC]
Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (S. 2880), S7949 [1AU]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S2403 [9AP]
Great Lakes: study environmental impact of construction of natural gas pipelines or other energy transmission infrastructures, S2568 [11AP]
Guadalupe Mountains National Park: anniversary, S9592
Hawaii: study economic risk of dependence on oil as principal source of energy, S1655 [7MR]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), S2416 [9AP]
———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6454 [9JY]
Health: provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (S. 2139), S2830 [17AP]
High Plains Aquifer: conduct hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program (S. 2773), S7228 [23JY]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (S. 2990), S9033 [23SE]
Iraq: suspension of oil exports relative to hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, S2914 [18AP]
———U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development, S9355 [26SE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism, S3830 [2MY]
Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative: establish a multiagency program to promote energy efficient and environmentally sound economic development along the Mexican border, S1654 [7MR], S1725 [11MR]
Medicaid: allow payment for dialysis, chemotherapy, pregnancy-related services, communicable diseases testing and treatment, and other emergency care to certain aliens (S. 2449), S3872 [2MY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7546 [30JY]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (S. 2067), S2326 [22MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7546 [30JY]
———improve disproportionate share payments to hospitals serving vulnerable populations (S. 2854), S7917 [1AU]
———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (S. 2529), S4501 [16MY]
———improve the qualified beneficiary and special low-income beneficiary programs (S. 2855), S7918 [1AU]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (S. 2547), S4716 [22MY]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S3830 [2MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1761 [12MR], S1826 [13MR]
———prohibit increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for pickup trucks, S1829 [13MR]
———provide grants to States for fuel-inefficient motor vehicle retirement programs, S1839, S1845, S1846 [13MR]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (S. Res. 207), S666 [12FE]
National forests: clarify definition of biomass associated with milling of timber and timber products from national forests for use as alternative fuel sources, S2221 [21MR]
———implement an emergency hazardous fuels reduction plan, S8878 [19SE], S9024 [23SE]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (S. Res. 225), S1734 [11MR]
National Petroleum Reserve: open for drilling, S2877 [18AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 218), S1734 [11MR]
Natural gas: assess safety of shallow underground storage structures, S3409 [25AP]
New Mexico: compensate agricultural producers that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM (S. 3111), S10444 [15OC]
———protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (S. 2776), S7230 [23JY]
———tribute to Girl Scouts of Chapparal Council, S2403 [9AP]
———tribute to Girl Scouts of Zia Council, S2403 [9AP]
———tribute to students participating in National History Day exhibition, S5451
Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2576), S4971 [4JN]
Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents, S1623, S1632 [7MR]
Pensions: encourage employers to offer retirement plans to employees, S5970 [25JN]
———improve the retirement security of families, S4246 [13MY], S4788 [23MY]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities, S4246 [13MY], S4788 [23MY]
———reform, S5263 [10JN], S5970, S5971 [25JN]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S2877 [18AP]
Pipelines: extend criminal penalties to include destruction of intrastate pipelines that are used in interstate or foreign commerce, S1646 [7MR]
———improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S1646, S1649 [7MR]
Point of order, S1896 [14MR]
Power resources: allow State Governors to waive certain Federal renewable energy requirements if they would adversely impact electric power customers, S2232 [21MR]
———clarify definition of ``repowering and cofiring increment'' to ensure proper credit is given for renewable energy generation, S2234 [21MR]
———encourage development of natural gas resources, S1433 [5MR]
———encourage use of renewable energy, S1432 [5MR]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S3420 [25AP]
———increase transfer capability of electric energy transmission systems through participant-funded investment, S3285 [24AP]
———national energy policy, S843 [14FE], S1431, S1432, S1433, S1507 [5MR], S1556, S1558, S1578, S1584, S1587, S1590 [6MR], S1623, S1632, S1633, S1637, S1642, S1643, S1646, S1649, S1654, S1655 [7MR], S1725 [11MR], S1744, S1761 [12MR], S1826, S1829, S1835, S1838, S1839, S1845, S1846, S1847, S1849 [13MR], S1874, S1879, S1894, S1895, S1897, S1898, S1904 [14MR], S1961, S1962 [15MR], S2045, S2051, S2052, S2055, S2056, S2057, S2064 [19MR], S2163, S2165, S2167, S2169, S2173 [20MR], S2194, S2221, S2226, S2227, S2228, S2229, S2232, S2234 [21MR], S2432, S2435, S2436, S2437, S2449, S2451, S2454, S2456, S2457, S2463 [10AP], S2564, S2568, S2569 [11AP], S2717 [16AP], S2763, S2768 [17AP], S2874, S2877, S2887, S2901, S2914, S2916 [18AP], S3006 [22AP], S3111, S3145, S3147, S3148 [23AP], S3244, S3250, S3252, S3270, S3271, S3272, S3276, S3282, S3285, S3287 [24AP], S3351, S3369, S3389, S3395, S3396, S3408, S3409, S3420 [25AP], S4787, S4788 [23MY]
Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, S3408 [25AP]
———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2607), S5367 [11JN]
———provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (S. 2672), S5959 [24JN]
Public utilities: establish an organization to ensure the reliability of the electric power transmission system, S1874, S1879, S1895, S1897 [14MR]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2070), S2329 [22MR], S3501
———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2548), S4720 [22MY]
———provide grants for transitional jobs programs under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2631), S5699 [18JN]
Roads and highways: establish program to make allocations to States for projects to expand 2-lane highways in rural areas to 4-lane highways (S. 2906), S8303 [5SE]
———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (S. 1986), S1538 [5MR]
———provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (S. 2971), S8927-S8929 [19SE]
Roswell, NM: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, S5899
Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources, S1633, S1637, S1642 [7MR]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (S. 3015), S9596 [30SE]
Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S1734 [11MR]
———legislative program, S1735 [11MR], S2564 [11AP], S2758 [17AP], S4786 [23MY]
———tribute to Members and staff for efforts on S. 517, national energy policy legislation, S3420 [25AP]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 724), S9825, S9828 [2OC]
———allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 724), unanimous-consent request, S10057, S10059 [8OC]
Solid waste: modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3287 [24AP]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (S. 2522), S4397 [15MY]
Tariff: reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (S. 2385), S3507 [29AP]
Taxation: adjust for inflation dollar amounts used to calculate credit for the elderly and permanently disabled (S. 2131), S2678 [15AP]
———allow employers a tax credit for providing independent investment advice to employees (S. 2087), S2488 [10AP]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (S. 2130), S2678 [15AP]
———provide certain credits to expand retirement savings for moderate and lower income workers (S. 2733), S6870 [16JY]
———provide energy tax incentives, S3389 [25AP]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (S. 2726), S6708 [12JY]
———treatment of home-based service workers (S. 2129), S2678 [15AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8501 [11SE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S3830 [2MY], S4561 [20MY], S7831 [1AU]
———amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (S. 1209), S2223 [21MR]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4561 [20MY], S7831 [1AU]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), S2223 [21MR]
U.N. Population Fund: restore funding, S5970, S5971 [25JN], S7446, S7447 [29JY]
U.S.-Russian Highly Enriched Uranium Purchase Agreement: implementation, S5894 [21JN]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S9664 [1OC]
Voting: permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail, S1227 [27FE]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), S1227 [27FE]
Reports
Cotton Saturation Damage in the Malaga, NM, Area: Woods E. Houghton, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, S10444 [15OC]
Dept. of the Interior Participation in Design, Planning, and Construction of a Project To Reclaim and Reuse Wastewater in the Lakehaven Utility District: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2115) (S. Rept. 107-288), S8671 [17SE]
Finger Lakes National Forest Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Prohibition: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1846) (S. Rept. 107-282), S8671 [17SE]
Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 198) (S. Rept. 107-281), S8671 [17SE]
Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance Refund Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2828) (S. Rept. 107-289), S8671 [17SE]
Lease Lot Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 706) (S. Rept. 107-287), S8671 [17SE]
Oil Region National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 695) (S. Rept. 107-286), S8671 [17SE]
T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-285), S8671 [17SE]
Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1883) (S. Rept. 107-284), S8671 [17SE]
Reports filed
Alaska Hydroelectric Licenses Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1843) (S. Rept. 107-194), S6318 [28JN]
Alaska Land Exchange With the Aleut Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 107-180), S6126 [26JN]
Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2696), S10115 [8OC]
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4682), S10114 [8OC]
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2899), S10115 [8OC]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1944) (S. Rept. 107-255), S8383 [9SE]
BLM Lands Held in Trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2893), S10115 [8OC]
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2937), S10115 [8OC]
Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1028) (S. Rept. 107-253), S8383 [9SE]
Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1456) (S. Rept. 107-199), S6318 [28JN]
Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1776) (S. Rept. 107-262), S8383 [9SE]
Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1988), S10114 [8OC]
California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3401), S10114 [8OC]
Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2222) (S. Rept. 107-280), S8618 [13SE]
Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3954), S10114 [8OC]
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2623), S10115 [8OC]
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2756), S10115 [8OC]
Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5125), S10114 [8OC]
Clark County, NV, Public Land Conveyance for Use as a Shooting Range: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1451), S10114 [8OC]
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2612), S10115 [8OC]
Coltsville Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2519) (S. Rept. 107-256), S8383 [9SE]
Community-Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2672), S10115 [8OC]
Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3003), S10115 [8OC]
Craters of the Moon National Monument Access to Hunters, and Continue the Taylor Grazing Act Applicability to the Disposition of Grazing Fees: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 601) (S. Rept. 107-181), S6126 [26JN]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2731), S10115 [8OC]
Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 691) (S. Rept. 107-191), S6318 [28JN]
Dept. of the Interior Capital Construction Projects for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5099), S10114 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior Central Utah Project Responsibilities, Redirection of Certain Unexpended Budget Authority, and Prepayment of Certain Repayment Contracts: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2475), S10114 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior Disclaimer of Any Federal Interest in Lands Adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in Idaho: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2585), S10115 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior Granting to Deschutes and Crook Counties, OR, a Right-of-Way to West Butte Road: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2482) (S. Rept. 107-277), S8564 [12SE]
Dept. of the Interior Implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1768) (S. Rept. 107-171), S5956 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior Special Resource Study on the Inclusion of Virginia Key Beach, FL, in the National Park System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2109) (S. Rept. 107-273), S8506 [11SE]
Dept. of the Interior Study on Commemorating and Interpreting the Cold War: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 107) (S. Rept. 107-261), S8383 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior Study on the Inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1959), S10114 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior Study To Determine National Significance of Miami Circle and Suitability and Feasibility of Inclusion in Biscayne National Park: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1894) (S. Rept. 107-196), S6318 [28JN]
Enhanced Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2598) (S. Rept. 107-258), S8383 [9SE]
Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1712) (S. Rept. 107-271), S8505 [11SE]
FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of a Hydroelectric Project in Wyoming: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1852) (S. Rept. 107-195), S6318 [28JN]
FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of Hydroelectric Projects in North Carolina: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1010) (S. Rept. 107-192), S6318 [28JN]
FERC Extension of Deadline for Commencement of Construction of Hydroelectric Projects in Oregon: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2927), S10115 [8OC]
FERC Reinstatement of License and Extension Deadline for Commencement of Construction for the Carlyle Hydroelectric Project in Illinois: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2872), S10115 [8OC]
Florida National Forest Land Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2652), S10115 [8OC]
Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2880), S10115 [8OC]
Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2556), S10114 [8OC]
———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2556) (S. Rept. 107-314), S10442 [15OC]
French Colonial Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1638) (S. Rept. 107-254), S8383 [9SE]
Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2776), S10115 [8OC]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument Boundaries Revision: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1943) (S. Rept. 107-267), S8505 [11SE]
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3786), S10114 [8OC]
Guam Foreign Investment Equity Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 309) (S. Rept. 107-173), S5956 [24JN]
Guam Local Judicial Structure Clarification: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2823), S10115 [8OC]
Guam War Claims Review Commission Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 308) (S. Rept. 107-172), S5956 [24JN]
Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3909), S10114 [8OC]
Haines, OR, Conveyance of Certain Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1907) (S. Rept. 107-197), S6318 [28JN]
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S10115 [8OC]
High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2773), S10115 [8OC]
History, Jurisdiction, and a Summary of Activities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. Rept. 107-135), S425 [6FE]
Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 38) (S. Rept. 107-260), S8383 [9SE]
James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and Protection Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1576) (S. Rept. 107-200), S6318 [28JN]
Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters Commission for Alaska Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2587), S10115 [8OC]
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3005), S10115 [8OC]
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2952), S10115 [8OC]
Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1384) (S. Rept. 107-184), S6249 [27JN]
Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River Watersheds Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1865) (S. Rept. 107-279), S8618 [13SE]
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2990), S10114 [8OC]
Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1814) (S. Rept. 107-263), S8383 [9SE]
Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1999) (S. Rept. 107-268), S8505 [11SE]
Moccasin Bend National Historic Site Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 980), S10114 [8OC]
Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 451), S10114 [8OC]
Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2628), S10114 [8OC]
National Aviation Heritage Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2744), S10115 [8OC]
National Park of American Samoa Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1712) (S. Rept. 107-270), S8505 [11SE]
National Reconstruction Study Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2388) (S. Rept. 107-269), S8505 [11SE]
National Trails System Willing Seller Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1069) (S. Rept. 107-276), S8564 [12SE]
New River Gorge Boundary Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3858), S10114 [8OC]
Newtok Native Corp., and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2016), S10114 [8OC]
Niagara River National Heritage Area Feasibility Study: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1227) (S. Rept. 107-179), S6126 [26JN]
Nomination of Guy F. Caruso To Be Energy Information Administration Administrator: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5040 [5JN]
Nomination of Kyle E. McSlarrow To Be Deputy Sec. of Energy: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S5040 [5JN]
Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 107-203), S6361 [8JY]
Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2727), S10115 [8OC]
PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 454) (S. Rept. 107-190), S6318 [28JN]
Provide Clear Creek County, CO, Additional Time To Dispose of Certain Lands Transferred to the County: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 223) (S. Rept. 107-198), S6318 [28JN]
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1906) (S. Rept. 107-272), S8506 [11SE]
Rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts as the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2440) (S. Rept. 107-182), S6126 [26JN]
Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2571) (S. Rept. 107-257), S8383 [9SE]
Russian River Land Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3048) (S. Rept. 107-275), S8506 [11SE]
Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2818), S10114 [8OC]
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 640) (S. Rept. 107-204), S6361 [8JY]
Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1240) (S. Rept. 107-178), S6013 [25JN]
Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2234) (S. Rept. 107-185), S6249 [27JN]
University of Alaska Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1816), S10114 [8OC]
Update the Feasibility and Suitability Studies of Certain National Historic Trails and Provide for Possible Additions: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 37) (S. Rept. 107-259), S8383 [9SE]
Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3928), S10114 [8OC]
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1649) (S. Rept. 107-193), S6318 [28JN]
Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1175) (S. Rept. 107-183), S6249 [27JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 281) (S. Rept. 107-177), S6013 [25JN]
Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2385) (S. Rept. 107-274), S8506 [11SE]
Waco Mammoth Site Area Interior Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1925) (S. Rept. 107-264), S8383 [9SE]
Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2565), S10115 [8OC]
Wildfire Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2670), S10115 [8OC]
Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2788), S10115 [8OC]
Yosemite National Park Education Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3421), S10114 [8OC]
Yucca Mountain, NV, Approval as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 34) (S. Rept. 107-159), S5285 [10JN]
Statements
Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards: Doug Marty, Goodman Global Holdings Co., S3371 [25AP]
Renewable Electric Energy Generation Standards: National Hydropower Association, S1906 [14MR]
Summaries
High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act (S. 2773), S7229 [23JY]
Tables
Approximate distribution of fiscal year 2002 Indian reservation road funding, S8928 [19SE]
Crashes, fatalities, and injuries on major two-lane highways in New Mexico, S8304 [5SE]
Rural two- and four-lane roads on the national highway system for selected States, S8304 [5SE]
Testimonies
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: Alex Smith, S9991 [4OC]
———Phil Schofield, S9992 [4OC]
Texts of
S. 1986, identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor, S1538 [5MR]
S. 2067, Medicare Safety Net Access Act, S2327 [22MR]
S. 2087, allow employers a tax credit for providing independent investment advice to employees, S2489 [10AP]
S. 2129, tax treatment of home-based service workers, S2679 [15AP]
S. 2130, allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes, S2679 [15AP]
S. 2131, adjust for inflation dollar amounts used to calculate tax credit for the elderly and permanently disabled, S2679 [15AP]
S. 2139, Community Health Workers Act, S2830 [17AP]
S. 2385, reform the production incentive certificate program for watch and jewelry producers in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, S3509 [29AP]
S. 2449, Federal Responsibility for Immigrant Health Act, S3874 [2MY]
S. 2522, Southwest Regional Border Authority Act, S4398-S4402 [15MY]
S. 2529, Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act, S4502 [16MY]
S. 2547, Medicare Hospital Outpatient Department Fair Payment Act, S4717-S4719 [22MY]
S. 2548, Education Works Act, S4721 [22MY]
S. 2576, Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act, S4971 [4JN]
S. 2607, Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act, S5367-S5369 [11JN]
S. 2631, Support, Training, Employment Programs (STEP) Act, S5699-S5704 [18JN]
S. 2646, National Transportation Modeling and Analysis Program Establishment Act, S5776 [19JN]
S. 2672, Community Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act, S5960-S5962 [24JN]
S. 2696, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, S6259 [27JN]
S. 2726, treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional tax assistance as an involuntary conversion, S6708 [12JY]
S. 2773, High Plains Aquifer Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, Modeling and Monitoring Act, S7228 [23JY]
S. 2776, Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act, S7230 [23JY]
S. 2854, Medicare Safety Net Hospital Improvement Act, S7917 [1AU]
S. 2855, Medicare Beneficiary Assistance Improvement Act, S7919 [1AU]
S. 2906, Rural Four-Lane Highway Safety and Development Act, S8305 [5SE]
S. 2971, Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act, S8929 [19SE]
S. 2990, Hispanic Health Improvement Act, S9034-S9048 [23SE]
S. 3058, Energy Workers Compensation Act, S9987-S9991 [4OC]
S. 3111, compensate New Mexico agricultural producers that suffered crop losses as a result of use of a herbicide by the BLM, S10444 [15OC]
Tributes
Cunningham, Jason D., S1593 [6MR]
Garcia, Dolores, S11554
Gonzales, Neal, S11209
Haire, Richard, S2672
Kane, Gerald M., S9653 [1OC]
Lovato, Steven P., S4699
New, Lloyd Kiva, S586
Skeen, Representative, S11555 [19NO]
Thurmond, Senator, S9071 [24SE]
Towns, Eleanor, S231
Wellstone, Paul D., S10818 [12NO]
Wirth, John D., S6560