BREAUX, JOHN B. (a Senator from Louisiana)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3882 [2MY], S4633 [21MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4974, S4975 [4JN], S5063, S5064, S5076, S5100 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783 [19JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7687, S7751, S7752 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S969 [15FE], S1542 [5MR], S1632, S1635, S1684 [7MR], S2684 [15AP], S2732 [16AP], S3073 [22AP], S3360 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8846 [18SE], S9272, S9303 [25SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8302 [5SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6909, S6963 [17JY], S7060 [18JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H98 [29JA]
Conferee: H.R. 4, Energy Policy Act, S3789 [1MY]
———H.R. 3009, Trade Act, S6728 [12JY]
———S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S5673 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Acadians: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary of arrival in the U.S. (see S. Res. 303), S6707 [12JY]
Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see S. 3135), S10676 [17OC]
Ambrose, Stephen E.: tribute (see S. Res. 342), S10571 [16OC]
American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (see S. 1988), S2723 [16AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 46), S10223 [9OC]
———exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual (see S. 1973), S1351 [28FE]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S4535 [17MY]
Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2899), S8092 [3SE]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
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 (see S. 1952), S853 [14FE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 2935), S8674 [17SE]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 2039), S2579 [11AP]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize (see S. 2117), S2578 [11AP]
Children and youth: commend students who participated in the U.S. Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 208), S732 [13FE]
———prevent teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity (see S. Con. Res. 105), S3955 [7MY]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]
Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5366 [11JN]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (see S. 2613), S8093 [3SE]
Colombia: elections (see S. Res. 283), S5454 [12JN]
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]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 2947), S8673 [17SE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S2675 [15AP]
Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see S. 1708), S2413 [9AP]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
Dyspraxia: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 116), S4703 [22MY]
Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see S. 1918), S487 [7FE]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S8301 [5SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see S. 2454), S3955 [7MY]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see S. 2869), S8619 [13SE]
FDA: protect the health and safety of American consumers from seafood contaminated by certain substances (see S. 2759), S7033 [18JY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1828), S4330 [14MY]
Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 1945), S3014 [22AP]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S7901 [1AU]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S853 [14FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S4145 [9MY]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN]
Housing: provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see S. 2592), S8093 [3SE]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3626 [1MY]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S2077 [19MR]
Louisiana Purchase: issue postage stamp in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. Res. 289), S5956 [24JN]
Louisiana State University: tribute to men's outdoor track and field team (see S. Res. 298), S6319 [28JN]
Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see S. 2072), S2326 [22MR]
Medicare: establish demonstration programs to improve health care quality (see S. 2752), S7033 [18JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2, 2729), S6808 [15JY]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 2057), S7579 [30JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1054), S1421 [4MR] (see S. 3091), S10359 [10OC]
———improve availability of accurate nursing facility staffing information (see S. 2879), S7900 [1AU]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S853 [14FE]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1536 [5MR]
National Donor Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S853 [14FE]
National Drought Council: establish (see S. 2528), S5043 [5JN]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 324), S8384 [9SE]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]
National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5041 [5JN]
National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see S. 1975), S6573 [10JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S8457 [10SE]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S8093 [3SE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S8565 [12SE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1600 [6MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3560 [30AP]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2950), S8673 [17SE]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for supportive services to older individuals who reside in naturally occurring retirement communities (see S. 2842), S10572 [16OC]
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]
Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2201), S2950 [18AP]
Public welfare programs: replace caseload reduction credit with employment credit under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2058), S2261 [21MR]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S9117 [24SE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S1352 [28FE]
Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see S. 1739), S1599 [6MR]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S8202 [4SE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see S. 2108), S7430 [26JY]
Taxation: allow businesses to qualify as renewal community businesses if such businesses employ residents of certain other renewal communities (see S. 3176), S11574 [19NO]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see S. 2726), S6707 [12JY]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 654), S8300 [5SE]
Telecommunications: regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by protecting digital content and promoting broadband and the transition to digital television (see S. 2048), S2260 [21MR]
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), S4389 [15MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1252 [27FE]
Uruguay: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement (see S. 2796), S7372 [25JY]
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), S2579 [11AP]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S5366 [11JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see S. 2198), S2950 [18AP]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see S. 2188), S2829 [17AP]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
FCC: require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (see S. 2430), S3560 [30AP]
Foreign trade: provide clarity and consistency in certain country-of-origin markings (see S. 2235), S3303 [24AP]
Haik, Richard T.: authorize participation in the retirement program provided for judicial officials (see S. 3170), S11214 [15NO]
Louisiana: provide economic disaster assistance to rice producers (see S. 2976), S8918 [19SE]
Morganza, LA: authorize a project for hurricane and storm damage reduction (see S. 2975), S8918 [19SE]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2329), S3435 [25AP]
National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see S. 2939), S8673 [17SE]
Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 2933), S8565 [12SE]
Tariff: modify drawback claims provisions (see S. 2120), S2632 [12AP]
———provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey and Israel (see S. 2663), S5851 [20JN]
———simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions (see S. 2121), S2632 [12AP]
———stainless steel rail car body shells (see S. 1902), S175 [28JA] (see S. 1904), S235 [29JA]
Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see S. 2047), S2260 [21MR]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4558 [20MY], S4668 [22MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7551 [30JY], S7774 [1AU]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3457 [25AP], S3495 [29AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), motion to proceed, S9774 [1OC], S9894 [3OC]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2936 [18AP], S3121 [23AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9207 [25SE], S9408 [26SE], S10856, S10875 [13NO], S11169 [15NO], S11373 [19NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8245 [5SE]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S272 [4FE], S392 [6FE]
Court documents
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, International Council of U.S. Marshals Service Locals, 210 et al v. Ronald Reagan, President of the U.S., S9380-S9382 [26SE]
Eulogies
Stovall, James L.: by Lance Hill, S5450
Letters
Reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards: Robert K. Johnson, Electric Consumers' Alliance, S3270 [24AP]
WorldCom, Inc., accounting practices: by, S6316
Remarks
Acadians: expulsion from Canada by the British government, S8560
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S623, S624 [12FE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance, S8244 [5SE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7817, S7818, S7819 [1AU]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S1519, S1521 [5MR], S2765, S2767, S2768 [17AP]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (S. 2935), S8621 [13SE]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize (S. 2117), S2591 [11AP]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (S. 2188), S2841
Dept. of Agriculture: reallocate unused sugar quotas to make up shortfalls in the amount sugar supplying countries export to the U.S., S623, S624 [12FE]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1519, S1520, S1521 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1727 [11MR], S2765, S2767, S2768 [17AP], S3166 [23AP], S3269 [24AP], S3392 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure management flexibility, S9200 [25SE], S9380 [26SE]
———establish (H.R. 5005), S9200 [25SE], S9377, S9380, S9382, S9383 [26SE], S9676 [1OC], S11363, S11364 [19NO]
———establish university-based research centers, S11363 [19NO]
———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, S11363 [19NO]
———require employee representation in planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system, S9200 [25SE], S9377, S9380, S9382, S9383 [26SE]
———rights of union employees transferring into department, S9200 [25SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8244 [5SE]
Electric power: reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3269 [24AP]
FCC: require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (S. 2430), S3572 [30AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6906, S6907 [17JY], S7196, S7197, S7204 [23JY], S7514, S7543 [30JY], S7632 [31JY]
Fish and fishing: certification requirements for imported tuna to verify that it is dolphin-safe, S7819 [1AU]
Marrero, LA: tribute to John Ehret High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3841
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7196, S7197, S7204 [23JY], S7514, S7543 [30JY], S7632 [31JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7196, S7197, S7204 [23JY], S7514, S7543 [30JY]
National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center: funding, S11710 [20NO]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, S10983 [14NO]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2329), S3441
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports through improved inspection of cargo containers, S10983 [14NO]
Natural gas: improve depreciation period for distribution and transmission lines, S2824
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S2765 [17AP]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6906, S6907 [17JY]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S1648 [7MR], S1727 [11MR]
———improve safey (H.R. 3609), S10967 [13NO]
Power resources: national energy policy, S1519, S1520, S1521 [5MR], S1648 [7MR], S1727 [11MR], S2765, S2767, S2768 [17AP], S3269 [24AP], S3392 [25AP]
Senate: executive session, unanimous-consent request, S3418 [25AP]
Senior citizens: promote elder justice (S. 2933), S8592 [13SE]
Tariff: combat circumvention of tariff-rate quotas on sugar, S7817, S7818 [1AU]
Taxation: income forecast depreciation method, S1702 [8MR]
———provide energy tax incentives, S3392 [25AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S63 [24JA]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S1702 [8MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S63 [24JA]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S7819 [1AU]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S7817, S7818, S7819 [1AU]
Wildlife refuges: effects of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, S1520, S1521 [5MR]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S10548 [16OC]
Reports filed
Developments in Aging: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 107-158), S4967 [4JN]
Texts of
S. 2188, Children's Safe Sleepwear and Burn Prevention Act, S2842
S. 2329, Ship, Seafarer, and Container Security Act, S3442 [25AP]
Tributes
Murray, Thomas M., S3839
Stovall, James L., S5449 [12JN]