CORZINE, JON (a Senator from New Jersey)
Addresses
George Washington's Farewell Address: read by, S980-S984 [25FE]
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY], S4529, S4540 [17MY], S4560, S4574 [20MY], S4637, S4639, S4647 [21MY], S4727, S4728, S4729 [22MY], S4775 [23MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5065, S5069 [5JN], S5175, S5207 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10361 [10OC]
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), S6508 [9JY], S6552, S6578, S6580 [10JY], S6625, S6675, S6677 [11JY], S6687 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6118, S6149, S6152, S6170 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7722, S7751, S7759, S7760, S7761 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1677, S1685 [7MR], S2015 [18MR], S2091 [19MR], S2184 [20MR], S2633 [12AP], S2902, S2981 [18AP], S3036, S3066 [22AP], S3148, S3219 [23AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8674 [17SE], S9235 [25SE], S9452 [26SE], S11094 [14NO], S11214 [15NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7050 [18JY], S7284, S7316 [24JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5398, S5462 [12JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S235 [29JA], S270, S292 [4FE], S489 [7FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S675 [13FE], S1689 [8MR], S3791 [2MY], S5319 [11JN], S6729 [15JY], S6813 [16JY], S8393 [10SE], S10233 [10OC], S10789 [24OC]
Reading of George Washington's farewell address, S791 [13FE]
Articles and editorials
Bush Continues To Back Privatized Social Security, Amy Goldstein, Washington (DC) Post, S7416 [26JY]
Faulty Rethinking of the 2nd Amendment, Jack Rakove, New York (NY) Times, S4705 [22MY]
Guns and Justice, Washington (DC) Post, S4706 [22MY]
Ominous Reversal on Gun Rights, New York (NY) Times, S4706 [22MY]
Report Predicts Deep Benefit Cuts Under Bush Social Security Plan, Richard W. Stevenson, New York (NY) Times, S5724 [19JN]
Social Security Reform Defended, Donald Lambro, Washington (DC) Times, S5394 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S5851 [20JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S6868 [16JY]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
———require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (see S. 2642), S6362 [8JY]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see S. Res. 284), S6252 [27JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, designate an Independent Public Accounting Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (see S. 2004), S1705 [8MR]
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), S5455 [12JN]
Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see S. 940), S1783 [12MR]
———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Head Start programs and WIC (see S. 1469), S176 [28JA]
———require lead poisoning screening and treatment for enrollees in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1471), S4199 [10MY]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S2077 [19MR]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2572), S5901 [21JN]
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: 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), S8092 [3SE]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see S. Con. Res. 84), S287 [4FE]
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), S1599 [6MR]
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), S8202 [4SE]
Corps of Engineers: treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see S. 2636), S5696 [18JN]
Crime: establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (see S. 1868), S6809 [15JY]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see S. 2010), S5901 [21JN]
Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see S. Res. 272), S5286 [10JN]
Cyprus: membership in European Union (see S. Con. Res. 122), S6809 [15JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (see S. 2908), S8674 [17SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S1421 [4MR]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S4065 [8MY]
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), S6320 [28JN]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S5367 [11JN]
———combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (see S. 2649), S5902 [21JN]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see S. 1992), S1599 [6MR]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 253), S4065 [8MY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies (see S. 1242), S4968 [4JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see S. Res. 275), S4840 [23MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 3141), S10676 [17OC]
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]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 2874), S7900 [1AU]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see S. 2618), S5535 [13JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 1839), S4624 [21MY]
———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]
Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1226), S8092 [3SE]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see S. 1777), S4624 [21MY]
Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism (see S. 2425), S8202 [4SE]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see S. 2027), S8754 [18SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S10360 [10OC]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 2871), S7900 [1AU]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2639), S5696 [18JN]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 2990), S9847 [2OC]
Homeless: direct Federal aid to projects and programs that will prevent, and end, homelessness and ensure accountability through performance evaluations (see S. 2573), S4839 [23MY]
Housing: improve voucher rental assistance housing program (see S. 2721), S6649 [11JY]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see S. 2239), S3303 [24AP]
Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S6319 [28JN]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see S. 2600), S5455 [12JN]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 595), S425 [6FE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3479 [26AP]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2907), S8300 [5SE]
Kesbeh, Alaa: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Asmaa Sharif: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Batool: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Hadeel: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Mohanned: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Noor Sharif: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Sharif: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
Kesbeh, Sondos: relief (see S. 2991), S11214 [15NO]
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), S8674 [17SE]
———improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S2077 [19MR]
———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see S. 3096), S10678 [17OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 2770), S8301 [5SE]
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]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2221), S4841 [23MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 987), S5205 [6JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S6649 [11JY]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see S. 1619), S8300 [5SE]
———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 1204), S5366 [11JN]
———ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing facility services (see S. 2490), S5957 [24JN]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 2057), S2260 [21MR]
———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1967), S7579 [30JY]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1350), S4065 [8MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1686), S2578 [11AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S6808 [15JY]
Mental health: protect individuals who need mental health services (see S. 2393), S3505 [29AP]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2611), S5957 [24JN]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S2077 [19MR]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1783 [12MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S4568 [20MY]
National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5041 [5JN]
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), S4493 [16MY]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2426), S5367 [11JN]
———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 2038), S2183 [20MR]
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]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 719), S10888 [13NO]
Poverty: increase foreign assistance to combat global poverty (see S. Res. 182), S136 [25JA]
Power resources: provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2610), S5366 [11JN]
———exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2070), S5697 [18JN]
———improve access to adequate and affordable housing under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2116), S4841 [23MY]
———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2548), S5455 [12JN]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
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]
Science: 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]
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), S5536 [13JN]
Tariff: acetanisole (anisyl methyl ketone) (see S. 2370), S3467 [26AP]
———agrumex (o-t-butyl cyclohexanol) (see S. 2373), S3467 [26AP]
———allinat (allyl isosulfocyanate) (see S. 2369), S3467 [26AP]
———allyl cyclo hexyl propionate (allyl hexahydro phenylpropionate) (see S. 2341), S3466 [26AP]
———benzyl acetone (methyl-phenylethyl ketone) (see S. 2375), S3467 [26AP]
———benzyl cinnamate (benzyl beta phenylacrylate) (see S. 2364), S3466 [26AP]
———ezetimibe (see S. 2093), S2577 [11AP]
———frescolate (5-methyl-2-(methylethyl)cyclohexyl alpha-hydroxypropanoate) (see S. 2367), S3467 [26AP]
———globanone (cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one) (CHD) (see S. 2374), S3467 [26AP]
———majantol (2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)proponal) (see S. 2372), S3467 [26AP]
———methyl acetophenone-para (melilot) (see S. 2366), S3466 [26AP]
———methyl cinnamate (methyl-3-phenylpropenoate) (see S. 2340), S3466 [26AP]
———neoheliopan hydro (2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid) (see S. 2377), S3467 [26AP]
———neoheliopan MA (menthyl anthranilate) (see S. 2371), S3467 [26AP]
———phenyl propyl alcohol (benxyl ethyl alcohol) (see S. 2363), S3466 [26AP]
———sodium methylate powder (Na methylate powder) (see S. 2376), S3467 [26AP]
———thymol (alpha-cymophenol) (see S. 2365), S3466 [26AP]
———trimethyl cyclo hexanol (1-methyl-3,3-dimethylcyclohexanol-5) (see S. 2368), S3467 [26AP]
Taxation: encourage retirement savings for individuals by providing a refundable credit for individuals to deposit in a Social Security Plus account (see S. 2693), S6250 [27JN]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5205 [6JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S8673 [17SE]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see S. 2714), S6809 [15JY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S136 [25JA]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S487 [7FE]
Unemployment: extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 2715), S6809 [15JY]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2250), S3433 [25AP]
ATF: eliminate waiver of prohibitions on possession of firearms and explosives by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals (see S. 3116), S10571 [16OC]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 154), S10677 [17OC]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 2692), S6250 [27JN]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2731), S6867 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution (see S. 2539), S4702 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see S. 2583), S5041 [5JN]
Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol (see S. 3056), S9901 [3OC]
———provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle (see S. 2805), S7430 [26JY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see S. 2885), S7900 [1AU]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 248), S3165 [23AP]
FHA: adjust the indexing of multifamily mortgage limits (see S. 2841), S7899 [1AU]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see S. 2749), S6947 [17JY]
Israel: urge international community to reject a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions (see S. Res. 336), S10118 [8OC]
Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see S. 2072), S2326 [22MR]
Medicare: reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 2614), S5454 [12JN]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 260), S3843 [2MY]
New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see S. 2725), S6649 [11JY]
President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security: oppose reductions in guaranteed Social Security benefits (see S. Res. 230), S2261 [21MR]
Public welfare programs: ignore certain time limits for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for recipients in States experiencing significant increases in unemployment (see S. 2669), S5956 [24JN]
———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 2628), S5632 [17JN]
Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 2982), S8918 [19SE]
Tariff: europium oxide (see S. 2313), S3435 [25AP]
———3-sulfinobenzoic acid (see S. 2315), S3435 [25AP]
———yttrium oxide (see S. 2314), S3435 [25AP]
Terrorism: extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack (see S. 2845), S7899 [1AU]
———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]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4519 [17MY], S4590 [21MY]
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), S6559 [10JY], S6685 [12JY]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7019 [18JY], S7189 [23JY]
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), S2936 [18AP], S3121 [23AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S7766 [31JY], S8036 [3SE]
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]
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]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Letters
Social Security investment of trust funds in private financial markets: by, S5109 [6JN], S5395 [12JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S675 [13FE], S1689 [8MR], S3791 [2MY], S5319 [11JN], S6729 [15JY], S6813 [16JY], S8393 [10SE], S10233 [10OC]
Privilege of the floor
Drumm, Angie, S8007 [1AU]
Remarks
Absecon, NJ: anniversary, S1934
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4036 [8MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S644 [12FE], S687 [13FE]
Air pollution: greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements, S3394 [25AP], S5033, S5034 [5JN]
Amtrak: funding, S5941 [24JN]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4608 [21MY], S4756, S4757, S4796 [23MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7847-S7849 [1AU]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5184, S5186 [6JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2881
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10213 [9OC], S10258 [10OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5829 [20JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 2250), S3436
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S4836
ATF: eliminate waiver of prohibitions on possession of firearms and explosives by convicted felons, drug offenders, and other disqualified individuals (S. 3116), S10574 [16OC]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Con. Res. 154), S10734 [17OC]
Blackwood, NJ: tribute to Knights of Columbus St. Jude's Council Number 12092, S2178
Budget: deficit, S3460 [26AP]
Bush, President: remarks relative to Democratic Party and national security, S9218 [25SE]
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), S6496 [9JY], S6529, S6556 [10JY], S6883 [17JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, S7356 [25JY]
———reform corporate auditing process, S10 [23JA]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 233), S2630 [12AP], S2693 [16AP]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 2692), S6253 [27JN]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, S7415 [26JY]
Correctional institutions: reform early release system and increase punishments for violations of probation and parole, S5393 [12JN]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation, S6529 [10JY]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (S. 2731), S6870 [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5829 [20JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1654 [7MR], S1693 [8MR], S2429 [10AP], S2881
———expand energy efficiency in public housing, S2904 [18AP]
Dept. of HHS: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6929 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9407 [26SE], S11164, S11165, S11187, S11188 [15NO], S11400 [19NO]
———maintain civil service rights and protections for transferred Federal employees, S9407 [26SE]
———require compliance with equal employment opportunity and whistleblower protection laws, S9407 [26SE]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution (S. 2539), S4705 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (S. 2583), S5048 [5JN]
Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol (S. 3056), S9911 [3OC]
———provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle (S. 2805), S7431 [26JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, S2907 [18AP]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, S8714 [18SE]
———national objectives priority assignments, S8714 [18SE]
Education: funding, S4659, S4660 [22MY]
———national policy to improve system, S4659, S4660 [22MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (S. 2885), S7951 [1AU]
EPA: provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirements for gasoline, S3405, S3406 [25AP]
Essex Fells, NJ: anniversary, S1780
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (S. Res. 248), S3173 [23AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6929 [17JY], S6969 [18JY], S7627 [31JY]
FHA: adjust the indexing of multifamily mortgage limits (S. 2841), S7907 [1AU]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S2319 [22MR]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, S1704
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (S. 2749), S6957 [17JY]
Illinois: Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment report, S2693 [16AP]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, S11400 [19NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5476 [13JN], S5668 [18JN]
Israel: urge international community to reject a boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions (S. Res. 336), S10130 [8OC]
Jewish National Fund (organization): anniversary, S8616
Labor unions: require submission of financial reports, S6496 [9JY]
Lawyers and attorneys: professional conduct and ethical responsibilities under Federal securities laws, S6556 [10JY]
Lunar New Year: observance, S653 [12FE]
Medicaid: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (S. 2072), S2330 [22MR]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S6969 [18JY], S7627 [31JY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (S. 2614), S5456 [12JN]
Merck & Co., Inc.: anniversary of MECTIZAN Donation Program, S8558
Morristown, NJ: Morristown Memorial Hospital recipient of the American Hospital Association NOVA award, S4328
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 260), S3881 [2MY]
National Farmworker Jobs Program: funding, S7030 [18JY]
Netravali, Arun N.: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, S5452
New Jersey: reimbursement by Postal Service to hospitals for anthrax-related care, S5186 [6JN]
New York, NY: metropolitan intermodal transportation station and infrastructure improvements funding, S5184 [6JN]
Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 695), unanimous-consent agreement, S11677
O'Loughlin, Anna Marie: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angel in Adoption award recipient, S9111
Pestka, Sidney: Technology Administration National Medal of Technology Laureate recipient, S5452
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6929 [17JY]
Pipelines: improve safety, public awareness, and environmental protection of pipeline transportation, S1693 [8MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2152 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S1654 [7MR], S1693 [8MR], S2429 [10AP], S2881
———provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets, S2429 [10AP]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S1654 [7MR]
President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security: oppose reductions in guaranteed Social Security benefits (S. Res. 230), S2289 [21MR]
Public welfare programs: ignore certain time limits for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for recipients in States experiencing significant increases in unemployment (S. 2669), S5958 [24JN]
———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (S. 2628), S5633 [17JN]
Securities: address liability standards in connection with violations of the Federal securities laws (S. 1933), S6732 [15JY]
Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 2982), S8932 [19SE]
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), unanimous-consent request, S10059 [8OC]
———budget treatment of trust funds, S2907 [18AP], S3460 [26AP], S8714 [18SE]
———impact of privatization on women, S4294, S4296, S4297 [14MY]
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S4577-S4579 [21MY], S5108, S5110 [6JN], S5393-S5395 [12JN], S5722-S5725 [19JN], S6732 [15JY], S7414-S7417 [26JY]
Solid waste: modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3286 [24AP]
Tariff: europium oxide (S. 2313), S3439
———3-sulfinobenzoic acid (S. 2315), S3439
———yttrium oxide (S. 2314), S3439
Taxation: encourage retirement savings for individuals by providing a refundable credit for individuals to deposit in a Social Security Plus account (S. 2693), S6255 [27JN]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), S2907 [18AP]
———make repeal of estate and gift taxes permanent, S336 [5FE], S644 [12FE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5430 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5430 [12JN]
———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make permanent certain scheduled tax cuts, S644 [12FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S336 [5FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S336 [5FE]
Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals, S11188 [15NO]
———extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack (S. 2845), unanimous-consent request, S8415 [10SE]
———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 (S. 2214), S2974 [18AP]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S7847-S7849 [1AU]
Treaties and agreements: ensure that prospective trading partners protect workers rights, S4608 [21MY]
———ensure that trade agreements protect national security, Social Security, and other significant public services, S4756, S4757, S4796 [23MY]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4608 [21MY], S4756, S4757, S4796 [23MY], S7847-S7849 [1AU]
Washington, George: importance of Presidential farewell address, S979 [25FE]
Summaries
Social Security and Women: Older Womens League, S4295 [14MY]
Social Security Commission Plans Would Entail Substantial Benefit Reductions and Large Subsidies for Private Accounts: Century Foundation and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5724 [19JN]
Texts of
S. 2539, prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution, S4705 [22MY]
S. 2583, place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category, S5049 [5JN]
S. 2614, Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act, S5457 [12JN]
S. 2628, TANF Financial Education Promotion Act, S5634 [17JN]
S. 2669, Unemployment Protection for Low-Income Families Through TANF (UPLIFT) Act, S5958 [24JN]
S. 2749, Highlands Stewardship Act, S6958 [17JY]
S. 2805, provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle, S7432 [26JY]
S. 2841, FHA Multifamily Housing Loan Limit Improvement Act, S7907 [1AU]
S. 2885, Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act, S7952 [1AU]
S. 2982, Education for Retirement Security Act, S8933 [19SE]
S. 3056, Higher-Risk Impaired Driver Act, S9911 [3OC]
Tributes
Carnahan, Senator, S11676 [20NO]
Cleland, Senator, S11676 [20NO]
Helms, Senator, S11676 [20NO]
Hutchinson, Senator, S11676 [20NO]
Jefferson, David, Sr., S6597 [11JY]
Kennedy, Senator, S1159 [26FE]
Latterner, Timothy, S4060
Rescorla, Cyril R., S1729
Smith, Senator Bob, S11676 [20NO]
Thurmond, Senator, S9078 [24SE]
Torricelli, Senator, S11676 [20NO]
Wellstone, Paul D., S10826 [12NO]