CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM (a Senator from New York)
Addresses
Importance of Auguste Rodin and Modern Art: Kirk Varnedoe, S6862
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S515, S516 [8FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY], S3901 [6MY], S4080 [8MY], S4625 [21MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5068, S5069, S5079, S5080, S5097, S5100 [5JN], S5175, S5207, S5222 [6JN]
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]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S834, S874 [14FE], S1220 [26FE], S2469, S2502 [10AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5785 [19JN], S5838, S5876 [20JN], S5886, S5914 [21JN], S5964 [24JN], S6118, S6149, S6154, S6170 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7701, S7756, S7759 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2015 [18MR], S2184 [20MR], S2453, S2495 [10AP], S2952 [18AP], S3046, S3075 [22AP], S3222 [23AP], S3320 [24AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8688 [17SE], S8744, S8781, S8814, S8836, S8840 [18SE], S8943, S8946 [19SE], S9033 [23SE], S9427, S9436, S9447, S9448 [26SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8145, S8222 [4SE], S8313, S8315 [5SE], S8472 [10SE], S8686 [17SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7035 [18JY], S7284, S7316, S7317, S7318 [24JY]
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]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5536 [13JN]
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]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S235 [29JA], S270, S292 [4FE], S368 [5FE], S426 [6FE]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S834, S874 [14FE], S1220 [26FE], S2469, S2502 [10AP]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S1621 [7MR], S2871 [18AP], S4085 [9MY], S4991 [5JN], S6515 [10JY], S6877 [17JY], S7505 [30JY], S7617 [31JY], S8871 [19SE], S9779 [2OC], S10137 [9OC]
Articles and editorials
Focus on Farms Masks Estate Tax Confusion, David C. Johnston, New York (NY) Times, S5421 [12JN]
Helping the Jobless, by, New York (NY) Times, S9430 [26SE]
Senate Needs Reality Check Before Refunding Estate Tax, Alan Murray, Wall Street Journal, S5421 [12JN]
Unemployment Hit 5.9% in June—Revisions Show Grim Job Picture, Greg Ip, Wall Street Journal, S6616 [11JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 532), S6867 [16JY]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 2800), S7903 [1AU]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see S. 2495), S4145 [9MY]
American National Maritime Museum: reaffirm and revise designation to establish additional museums around the country (see S. 2804), S7430 [26JY]
Arab countries: urge Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (see S. Res. 366), S11736 [20NO]
Armed Forces: payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (see S. 129), S660 [12FE]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10677 [17OC]
Carrier, Willis H.: tribute to anniversary of invention of modern air-conditioning (see S. Con. Res. 128), S7104 [19JY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 2935), S10678 [17OC]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see S.J. Res. 37), S4330 [14MY]
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2756), S7033 [18JY]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: amend (see S. 2758), S7033 [18JY]
———reauthorize (see S. 2117), S3954 [7MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8092 [3SE]
———establish a Community Corps (see S. 2392), S3505 [29AP]
———establish national policy on youth development (see S. 1005), S2951 [18AP]
———improve child care quality for children with disabilities or other special needs (see S. 2671), S5956 [24JN]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see S. 1774), S33 [23JA]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2572), S5455 [12JN]
Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (see S. 2431), S3625 [1MY]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (see S. 1924), S545 [8FE]
Computers: improve access to broadband services in rural and under-served areas (see S. 2448), S3843 [2MY]
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: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2438), S3625 [1MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 1990), S2951 [18AP]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see S. Res. 307), S9984 [4OC]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see S. 2598), S5205 [6JN]
———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), S3436 [25AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see S. 2013), S1935 [14MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S1351 [28FE]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see S. Con. Res. 138), S9715 [1OC]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
Dept. of State: support international programs to detect and prevent acts of nuclear or radiological terrorism (see S. 3121), S10571 [16OC]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see S. 2697), S6250 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see S. 2583), S5041 [5JN]
———treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (see S. 1767), S4703 [22MY]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see S. 3032), S9846 [2OC]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S5697 [18JN]
———combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———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), S5902 [21JN]
Ecology and environment: provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S2368 [8AP]
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]
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (see S. 145), S9033 [23SE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see S. 2195), S2950 [18AP]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S7430 [26JY]
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]
EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see S. 2544), S9116 [24SE]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see S. 1992), S1599 [6MR]
Ethnic groups: recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor (see S. Res. 334), S9983 [4OC]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 253), S3435 [25AP]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
FCC: facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see S. 2869), S10677 [17OC]
FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 2531), S7309 [24JY]
———grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S5633 [17JN]
———include a notification period before discontinuing a biological product (see S. 2049), S2260 [21MR]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S5366 [11JN]
Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see S. 2936), S9426 [26SE]
———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), S5851 [20JN]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see S. 1935), S660 [12FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 812), S2485 [10AP]
FHA: adjust the indexing of multifamily mortgage limits (see S. 2841), S8385 [9SE]
Financial institutions: provide student loan forgiveness for spouses, surviving joint debtors, and parents of individuals who died or became permanently and totally disabled due to terrorist attacks (see S. 2915), S8384 [9SE]
Finger Lakes National Forest: withdraw certain Federal land from entry, location, appropriation, disposal patent, or leasing under certain Federal laws (see S. 2450), S3843 [2MY]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see S. 2499), S4145 [9MY] (see S. 3001), S9229 [25SE]
Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism (see S. 2425), S3954 [7MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S8674 [17SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Harper, Martha Matilda: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 72), S101 [24JA]
Health: establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity and obesity prevention (see S. 2821), S7579 [30JY]
———establish health plan purchasing alliances (see S. 2035), S2183 [20MR]
———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2860), S8919 [19SE]
———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), S9715 [1OC]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see S. 2749), S6947 [17JY]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S3015 [22AP]
Homeless: direct Federal aid to projects and programs that will prevent, and end, homelessness and ensure accountability through performance evaluations (see S. 2573), S5455 [12JN]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see S. 2239), S3303 [24AP]
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]
Human rights: condemn the use of torture, and other forms of cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment in the U.S. and other countries, and express support for victims (see S. Con. Res. 124), S6127 [26JN]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see S. 2742), S7745 [31JY]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S5454 [12JN]
INS: replace with the Immigration Affairs Agency and establish the Office of Children's Services (see S. 2444), S3842 [2MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S9714 [1OC]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see S. 2600), S5536 [13JN]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see S. 2189), S2829 [17AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3304 [24AP]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see S. 2028), S2076 [19MR]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2907), S8300 [5SE]
Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (see S. 2928), S8565 [12SE]
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), S4330 [14MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see S. 1934), S660 [12FE]
———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 2770), S7164 [22JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Society, Inc.: tribute (see S. 145), S9033 [23SE]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2221), S5286 [10JN] (see S. 2570), S4839 [23MY]
———revise and simplify the transitional medical assistance program (see S. 1269), S3843 [2MY]
Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see S. 2782), S7308 [24JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S1421 [4MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2447), S3843 [2MY]
———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (see S. 2529), S4492 [16MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1967), S4568 [20MY]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see S. 548), S1536 [5MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1350), S4840 [23MY]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see S. 2547), S9847 [2OC]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see S. 699), S6498 [9JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S9714 [1OC]
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]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2611), S5455 [12JN]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S1209 [26FE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S7309 [24JY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S5205 [6JN]
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 Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 225), S1732 [11MR]
National Good Neighbor Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 134), S7901 [1AU]
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 Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S5633 [17JN]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2426), S5367 [11JN]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
New York, NY: compensate public schools for operating and education-related expenses, including mental health and counseling services, resulting from terrorist attack (see S. 2500), S4145 [9MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see S. Res. 360), S11574 [19NO]
Olympic games: revitalize Olympic sports in the U.S. (see S. 1085), S8092 [3SE]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Pensions: reform (see S. 742), S32 [23JA]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see S. 2194), S3015 [22AP]
Public Health Service Act: add requirements regarding trauma care (see S. 3048), S9901 [3OC]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see S. 3114), S11315 [18NO]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2070), S4146 [9MY]
———improve access to adequate and affordable housing under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2116), S5535 [13JN]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2524), S4387 [15MY]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see S. 2182), S3844 [2MY]
Russia: condition any bilateral trade agreements on the protection of religious freedoms and emigration, within the context of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment (see S. Res. 234), S2485 [10AP]
SBA: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 2335), S3435 [25AP]
Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 2945), S8673 [17SE]
———prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 2439), S3625 [1MY]
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), S5455 [12JN]
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), S9901 [3OC]
———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 3180), S11736 [20NO]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1680), S348 [5FE]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see S. 2215), S3561 [30AP]
Tariff: fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats (see S. 2456, 2457), S3900 [6MY]
———hydrated hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (see S. 2434), S3625 [1MY]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S2368 [8AP]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 694), S2578 [11AP]
———allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 2666), S5901 [21JN]
———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), S4703 [22MY]
———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see S. 1957), S4624 [21MY]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5257 [7JN]
———provide special rules for the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by eligible farmers and ranchers (see S. 701), S6808 [15JY]
———provide tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S6362 [8JY]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S6127 [26JN]
———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S235 [29JA]
———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see S. 992), S1732 [11MR]
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), S7227 [23JY]
Terrorism: condemn the involvement of women in suicide bombings (see S. Res. 229), S2183 [20MR]
———improve antiterrorism efforts (see S. 2476), S4064 [8MY]
———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see S. 2134), S2723 [16AP]
———provide compensation and income tax relief for victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing on the same basis provided to victims of terrorist-related aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001 (see S. 2214), S2951 [18AP]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see S. Res. 199), S32 [23JA]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S11574 [19NO]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S487 [7FE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see S. Res. 205), S853 [14FE]
Unemployment: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (see S. 2892), S7900 [1AU]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 786), S4703 [22MY]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see S. Con. Res. 56), S661 [12FE]
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), S6499 [9JY]
———provide grants for Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners programs (see S. 1391), S1004 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: promote local farm products by implementing ``Once-a-Day'' programs (see S. Res. 308), S7430 [26JY]
Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. Res. 271), S4492 [16MY]
———give more youth aging out of foster care the opportunity to participate in national service programs (see S. 2658), S5851 [20JN]
———manufacture children's sleepwear in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see S. 2208), S2950 [18AP]
———provide for opportunity passports, and other assistance, for youth in foster care and youth aging out of foster care (see S. 2657), S5851 [20JN]
———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see S. Res. 332), S9846 [2OC]
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (see S. 2496), S4145 [9MY]
———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see S. 3055), S9901 [3OC]
Ethnic groups: recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and commend the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (see S. Res. 265), S4064 [8MY]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see S. 2394), S3505 [29AP]
Food industry: reliquidate certain entries of tomato sauce preparation (see S. 2273, 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, 2278, 2279, 2280, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284, 2285, 2286, 2287, 2288), S3434 [25AP]
Health: establish a grant program regarding eating disorders (see S. 2249), S3303 [24AP]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S4145 [9MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2569), S4839 [23MY]
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Commemoration Commission: establish (see S. 2635), S5696 [18JN]
John A. (Jack) Shea Post Office Building, Lake Placid, NY: designate (see S. 1983), S1421 [4MR]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see S. 2318), S3435 [25AP]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 103), S3560 [30AP]
National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see S. 2634), S5696 [18JN]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 152), S10360 [10OC]
National security: provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 2038), S2183 [20MR]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see S. Con. Res. 113), S4568 [20MY]
New York: protect and enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the Finger Lakes Region (see S. 3045), S9901 [3OC]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see S. 2918), S8456 [10SE]
Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see S. 3027), S9845 [2OC]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see S. 2054), S2260 [21MR]
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see S. 1892), S32 [23JA]
Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see S. 2775), S7226 [23JY]
Tariff: low expansion laboratory glass (see S. 2422, 2423, 2424), S3560 [30AP] (see S. 2702), S6318 [28JN]
———low expansion laboratory glass blanks and components (see S. 2703), S6318 [28JN]
———low expansion laboratory glass closures (see S. 2701), S6318 [28JN]
Tariff Suspension and Trade Act: clarify certain provisions (see S. 2272), S3434 [25AP]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see S. 2684), S6127 [26JN]
Taxation: allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses (see S. 2710), S6498 [9JY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see S. 2714), S6498 [9JY]
Tubman, Harriet Ross: payment of pension for Army services as a nurse and a scout during the Civil War (see S. Con. Res. 111), S4387 [15MY]
Unemployment: extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 2715), S6498 [9JY]
Veterans: provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after a certain age will not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 2602), S5285 [10JN]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5104 [5JN]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5246 [7JN], S5335 [11JN]
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), S9207 [25SE], S9408, S9409 [26SE], S9676 [1OC], S10856 [13NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9697 [1OC], S9870 [3OC]
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]
Eulogies
Judge, Mychal F.: Peter J. Johnson, Jr., S1728
Letters
Fire and emergency personnel health and safety funding: by, S8607 [13SE]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S2871 [18AP], S4085 [9MY], S4991 [5JN], S6515 [10JY], S6877 [17JY], S7505 [30JY], S7617 [31JY], S8871 [19SE], S9779 [2OC], S10137 [9OC]
Privilege of the floor
Johnson, Suzanne, S7081 [18JY]
Tressande, Leo, S11138 [14NO]
Proposals
Broadband telecommunications capabilities in underserved areas: by, S3403 [25AP]
Remarks
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, S8405 [10SE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (S. 3099), S11547 [19NO]
Alcoa, Inc.: tribute to Massena, NY, operations, S6316
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S7326 [25JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, S8607 [13SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5184 [6JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, S8063 [3SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10288 [10OC]
———payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents of members who die during a period of war (S. 129), S998
ArtTable (organization): tribute to ArtTable Luncheon, S6862
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 233), S2694 [16AP]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S834 [14FE], S1170 [26FE], S2470 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6933 [17JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2453 [10AP], S2569 [11AP], S3403 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8605, S8606, S8607 [13SE], S8967 [20SE], S11022, S11023 [14NO], S11387, S11441 [19NO]
———establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S8063, S8064 [3SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8405 [10SE], S8607 [13SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (S. 2583), S5049 [5JN]
Disabled: tribute to guide dogs, S11075
Diseases: combat cancer (S. 1976), S1364 [28FE]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S5847
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9657 [1OC]
———role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, S9657, S9658 [1OC]
Education: require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, S3582 [1MY]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (S. 2394), S7861 [1AU]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6970 [18JY]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling, S2453 [10AP]
Fort Drum, NY: buildings and facilities construction funding, S6933 [17JY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1933 [14MR]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 2489), S4151 [9MY]
Illinois: Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment report, S2694 [16AP]
Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali, extend condolences to victims and their families, and stand in solidarity with Australia in war on terrorism (S. Res. 350), S10746 [17OC]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5500 [13JN]
Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (S. 2928), S8567 [12SE], S9415 [26SE]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), S2694 [16AP]
Mazza, Kathy: New York State Senate Women of Distinction honoree, S2322
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (S. 2110), S2583 [11AP]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S6970 [18JY]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (S. 839), S3594 [1MY]
Merino, Yamel: New York State Senate Women of Distinction honoree, S2322
Motor vehicles: renewable fuel content requirements, S2569-S2571 [11AP]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 143), S9783 [2OC]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: clarify appointment process for Director, S8605, S8606 [13SE]
National Police Week: observance, S4327 [14MY]
New York: protect and enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the Finger Lakes Region (S. 3045), S9984 [4OC]
New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S15 [23JA]
———metropolitan intermodal transportation station and infrastructure improvements funding, S5184 [6JN]
———status of clean up efforts at site of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, S15 [23JA]
———tribute to court officers for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, S8374
———tribute to Police Dept., S4327 [14MY]
Olympic games: carrying of U.S. flag from the World Trade Center during opening ceremonies, S387 [6FE]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (S. 2918), S8462 [10SE]
Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, S11022 [14NO]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 292), S6111 [26JN]
Power resources: national energy policy, S2453 [10AP], S2569 [11AP], S3403 [25AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7132 [22JY]
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (S. 1892), S33 [23JA]
Senate: legislative priorities, S8967 [20SE]
Smith, Moira: New York State Senate Women of Distinction honoree, S2322
Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, S3403 [25AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5419 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5419 [12JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S394 [6FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S11060 [14NO]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S394 [6FE]
———treatment of interest on student loans, S3582 [1MY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (S. 2714), S6616 [11JY]
Terrorism: establish a program to name national and community service projects in honor of victims of terrorist attacks (S. 1556), S2069 [19MR]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4779 [23MY]
———investigation into hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S4453 [16MY]
———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, S11023 [14NO]
Unemployment: extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (S. 2715), S6616 [11JY]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S394 [6FE], S8960 [20SE], S11060 [14NO]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S9429 [26SE], S10997, S10998, S10999 [14NO]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), unanimous-consent request, S10999 [14NO]
Votes: position on missed, S133 [25JA]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10499 [16OC]
———establish a residual ballot performance benchmark, S834 [14FE], S1170 [26FE], S2470 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), S834 [14FE], S1170 [26FE], S2470 [10AP], S2543 [11AP]
Women's History Month: observance, S2322
Remarks—Special Joint Meeting of Congress
New York, NY: commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6105 [9SE]
Statements
Tribute to Fred Scheffold: Joan Scheffold, S2069 [19MR]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 448, convene special joint meeting of Congress in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6105 [9SE]
S. 2489, Lifespan Respite Care Act, S4151-S4153 [9MY]
S. 2918, Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY, S8462 [10SE]
Tributes
Brown, Byron H., Jr., S2720
Byrd, Senator, S8967 [20SE]
Carrier, Willis H., S6944
Dart, Justin W., Jr., S7326 [25JY]
Goldman, Lillian, S10668
Judge, Mychal F., S1728
Kennedy, Senator, S1157 [26FE]
Needler, Toby Milberg, S5690
Scheffold, Fred, S2069 [19MR]
Thurmond, Senator, S9076 [24SE]
Tycz, Peter, S5952 [24JN]
Wasserman, Lew, S6804 [15JY]
Wellstone, Paul D., S10824 [12NO]