CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4407, S4408 [15MY], S4520, S4539 [17MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5087 [5JN]
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]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S726, S788, S789, S790 [13FE], S1218, S1220 [26FE]
Crime: prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (S. 1742), S11120 [14NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783, S5785 [19JN], S5926, S5964 [24JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1685 [7MR], S2015 [18MR], S2234, S2300 [21MR], S2856 [17AP], S2899, S2901, S2980 [18AP], S3047, S3059, S3060, S3063, S3064, S3076, S3077, S3078 [22AP], S3176, S3177, S3178, S3179, S3181, S3182, S3184, S3222 [23AP], S3342, S3354, S3399, S3436 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8689, S8691 [17SE], S8983 [20SE], S9439, S9544 [26SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7284, S7316 [24JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S11060, S11136 [14NO]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S726, S788, S789, S790 [13FE], S1218, S1220 [26FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S4185 [10MY]
Articles and editorials
Don't Hold Your Fire, Tommy Hough, Seattle (WA) Times, S8875 [19SE]
Enron Forced Up California Energy Prices, Documents Show, Richard A. Oppel, Jr., and Jeff Gerth, New York (NY) Times, S3943 [7MY]
Memo Shows Enron Role in Power Crisis, Nancy Rivera Brooks, Thomas S. Mulligan, and Tim Reiterman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S3944 [7MY]
Papers Show That Enron Manipulated Calif. Crisis, Peter Behr, Washington (DC) Post, S3945 [7MY]
To Regain Confidence, Robert E. Rubin, Washington (DC) Post, S7281 [24JY]
Yucca Mountain Must Meet Rigorous Standards, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S6488 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: clarify rates applicable to marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency payments for certain oilseeds, dry peas, lentils, and small chickpeas (see S. 3094), S10572 [16OC]
American Indian Higher Education Consortium: anniversary (see S. Res. 321), S9847 [2OC]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see S. 3118), S10571 [16OC]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S6499 [9JY]
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), S3505 [29AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Bankruptcy: increase priority claim amount for employee wages and recover certain excessive employee compensation paid just prior to bankruptcy (see S. 2820), S8919 [19SE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 454), S4492 [16MY]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1626), S4199 [10MY]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]
China, People's Republic of: anniversary of inauguration of Sino-American relations and the sale of the first commercial jet aircraft (see S. Con. Res. 98), S897 [15FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S897 [15FE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S10040 [7OC]
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), S5851 [20JN]
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]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 1990), S1599 [6MR]
Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see S. 3147), S10677 [17OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see S. 1652), S1858 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see S. 155), S8673 [17SE]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (see S. 259), S2261 [21MR]
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), S8384 [9SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S1421 [4MR]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct study on the inclusion of Eagledale Ferry Dock in the National Park System (see S. 1959), S897 [15FE]
———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 198), S5632 [17JN]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S4839 [23MY]
———combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see S. 2219), S9714 [1OC]
Explosives: require a permit for acquisition and possession (see S. 1956), S853 [14FE]
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), S9595 [30SE]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC]
Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (see S. Con. Res. 107), S7580 [30JY]
Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see S. 2862), S7900 [1AU]
———support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9847 [2OC]
Health: reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 2641), S5696 [18JN]
———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), S4493 [16MY]
Health care professionals: authorize a demonstration program to recruit and train physicians to serve in rural areas (see S. 2597), S5205 [6JN]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see S. 2742), S6947 [17JY]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S4968 [4JN]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S2675 [15AP]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see S. 2513), S4389 [15MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 2770), S8301 [5SE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2480), S7034 [18JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]
Medicaid: allow States to expand family planning coverage to certain women (see S. 1343), S2326 [22MR]
———allow States to use their allotment under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to increase the enrollment of children eligible for medical assistance (see S. 1625), S1858 [13MR]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 987), S8618 [13SE]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 264), S4146 [9MY]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see S. 1761), S3954 [7MY]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see S. 1760), S586 [11FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S1857 [13MR]
———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see S. 1303), S4388 [15MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S853 [14FE]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see S. 326), S4146 [9MY]
———freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2447), S3843 [2MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1967), S4388 [15MY]
———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 2568), S4839 [23MY]
———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), S3560 [30AP]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1394 [1MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5041 [5JN]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 225), S1732 [11MR]
National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 206), S1974 [15MR]
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 Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10678 [17OC]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see S. 1210), S3626 [1MY]
Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 2567), S4839 [23MY]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see S. 1379), S733 [13FE]
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]
Power resources: provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 1951), S853 [14FE]
Public lands: provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (see S. 2672), S10360 [10OC]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 1030), S1208 [26FE]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2483), S4841 [23MY]
———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]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 2565), S4839 [23MY]
Small business: 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), S5773 [19JN]
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]
Stewart, Milton D.: tribute (see S. Res. 216), S1536 [5MR]
Taxation: allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S5901 [21JN]
———exempt certain U.S. international ports from the harbor maintenance tax (see S. 2787), S7308 [24JY]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5257 [7JN]
———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 2816), S8619 [13SE]
———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 1566), S176 [28JA]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see S. 822), S235 [29JA]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S8754 [18SE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S8618 [13SE]
Terrorism: condemn the involvement of women in suicide bombings (see S. Res. 229), S2183 [20MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1352 [28FE]
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: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1042), S5851 [20JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S100 [24JA]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2414 [9AP]
Violence Against Women Act: expand legal assistance to victims of dating violence (see S. 410), S3505 [29AP]
Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 2964), S8754 [18SE]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S5366 [11JN]
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]
Year of the Blues: designate (see S. Res. 316), S8202 [4SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see S. 2055), S2260 [21MR]
Education: establish strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants (see S. 2468), S3953 [7MY]
———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 2467), S3953 [7MY]
Employment: establish training service and delivery innovation grants (see S. 2469), S3953 [7MY]
Firefighters: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths (see S. 2471), S4064 [8MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S7372 [25JY]
Medicare: establish a demonstration project under which incentive payments are made in certain areas to improve access to primary care services (see S. 2542), S4702 [22MY]
Social Security: 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. 3092), S10359 [10OC]
Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2654), S5851 [20JN]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4953 [4JN], S5104 [5JN], S5118 [6JN]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5246 [7JN], S5335 [11JN]
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), S2352 [8AP], S2429 [10AP], S2714 [16AP], S2890, S2936 [18AP], S3121 [23AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9409 [26SE], S9676 [1OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8245 [5SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7462 [29JY], S7633 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6798 [15JY], S6883 [17JY]
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]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S272 [4FE], S392 [6FE]
Letters
Medicare demonstration project under which incentive payments are made in certain areas to improve access to primary care services: Samuel W. Cullison, Washington State Medical Association, S4710 [22MY]
Provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power: several organizations, S3242 [24AP]
———Steve Johnson, Washington Public Utility Districts Association, S3243 [24AP]
———Tony Ponticelli, National Alliance for Fair Competition, S3242 [24AP]
Lists
Supporters of Cantwell amendment to S. 517, national energy policy legislation, on consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S3242 [24AP]
Supporters of S. 2654, National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Act, S5855 [20JN]
Remarks
Air Force: require full and open competition in transport/VIP aircraft leasing, S7804 [1AU]
———transport/VIP aircraft leasing authorization process, S7804 [1AU]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4357 [15MY], S4521 [17MY], S4761 [23MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5013 [5JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, S7281 [24JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2793 [17AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10318 [10OC]
Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, S5337 [11JN]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S726 [13FE], S1225, S1241 [27FE], S2477 [10AP], S2519, S2520, S2521, S2522 [11AP]
Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 3147), S10715 [17OC]
———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (S. 2055), S2281 [21MR]
———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (S. 1742), S11207 [15NO]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5332 [11JN]
Cuba: allow the financing of agricultural sales, S4521 [17MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5933 [24JN]
———clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, S5933 [24JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7726 [31JY], S7804 [1AU]
———materials science and manufacturing technologies education funding, S7726 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1648, S1652 [7MR], S1824 [13MR], S2030, S2058 [19MR], S2448 [10AP], S2793 [17AP], S3150 [23AP], S3241, S3242, S3243, S3248, S3249, S3250, S3254 [24AP], S3368, S3381 [25AP]
———revise air conditioner efficiency standards, S3368 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9059 [24SE], S11439 [19NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8874 [19SE]
Education: establish strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants (S. 2468), S3960 [7MY]
———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (S. 2467), S3960 [7MY]
———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, S3582 [1MY]
Electric power: establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2058 [19MR]
———provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S2448 [10AP], S3241, S3242, S3243, S3248, S3249, S3250 [24AP]
Employment: establish training service and delivery innovation grants (S. 2469), S3960 [7MY]
———workforce training programs funding, S7281 [24JY]
Enron Corp.: involvement in manipulation of California energy crisis, S3943, S3945 [7MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7642 [31JY]
FERC: hydroelectric power projects licensing reform, S3254 [24AP]
Firefighters: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths (S. 2471), S4066 [8MY]
Forest Service: provide for an independent investigation of firefighter deaths caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover (H.R. 3971), S6592 [10JY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S2003 [18MR]
Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S5013 [5JN]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6487, S6488 [9JY]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (S. 2742), S6953 [17JY]
Kent, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5034
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), S2924 [18AP]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7642 [31JY]
———establish a demonstration project under which incentive payments are made in certain areas to improve access to primary care services (S. 2542), S4709 [22MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1824 [13MR]
National forests: implement an emergency hazardous fuels reduction plan, S8874 [19SE]
Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 2567), S4960 [4JN]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S1648 [7MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2117 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S1648, S1652 [7MR], S1824 [13MR], S2030, S2058 [19MR], S2448 [10AP], S2793 [17AP], S3150 [23AP], S3241, S3242, S3243, S3248, S3249, S3250, S3254 [24AP], S3368, S3381 [25AP]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S1652 [7MR], S2030 [19MR]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4097 [9MY]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5337 [11JN]
Smith, D. Brooks: nomination to be circuit judge, S7653 [31JY]
Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (S. 3092), S10367 [10OC]
Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 2654), S5854 [20JN]
———expand credit for fuel cell power system development, S3381 [25AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S1700, S1701 [8MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S11061 [14NO]
———treatment of interest on student loans, S3582 [1MY]
Textile industry and fabrics: authorize grants to community colleges to establish job training programs for workers adversely affected by trade agreements, S4357 [15MY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S4761 [23MY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4357 [15MY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S1700, S1701 [8MR], S11061 [14NO]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S9660 [1OC], S10998 [14NO]
Voting: implementation of new election technologies and electronic voting systems, S2477 [10AP]
———permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail, S1225, S1241 [27FE]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), S726 [13FE], S1225, S1241 [27FE], S2477 [10AP], S2519, S2520, S2521, S2522 [11AP]
———treatment of absentee and mail-in ballots, S726 [13FE], S2521, S2522 [11AP]
Tributes
Powell, Lura, S11209