DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY related term(s) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Customs Service

Amendments

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2869, H2878 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H4606, H4607 [15JY], H4767, H4768 [16JY], H4873 [17JY], H4933 [18JY], H5089 [22JY], H5200, H5250, H5257, H5260, H5267, H5293, H5298, H5299, H5301, H5308 [23JY], H5322, H5328, H5330, H5332, H5333, H5337, H5344, H5345 [24JY]

Analyses

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Transfer to the Dept. of Justice, H5699 [25JY]

Announcements

Treasury to mail out 8.1 million checks on Friday July 26, 2001, S7509 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Accounting Misery Is Down to Lack of a Gold Standard, E1229 [10JY]

All That Glitters Is Not Gold, E163 [14FE]

Billions Lost by Feds, H3424 [11JN]

Chance To Think Fresh on Cuba, H5248 [23JY]

Fusion Center Concept Takes Root as Congressional Interest Waxes, H2824 [21MY]

Prosperity Easy To Destroy, H4155 [27JN]

Put World Trade Center on New Half Dollar, E352 [14MR]

Report Predicts Deep Benefit Cuts Under Bush Social Security Plan, S5724 [19JN]

Social Security Reform Defended, S5394 [12JN]

US Government Loses $17bn in Accounting Error, H3425 [11JN]

Weldon—DOD Needs Massive Intelligence Network for Shared Threat Info, H2824 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: allow a grace period for payment of bills by consumers whose mail service has been disrupted due to a national emergency (see H.R. 3891), H779 [7MR]

Coins: anniversary of copper-plated zinc penny (see H. Con. Res. 433), H4325 [27JN]

———clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins (see H.R. 4846), H3036 [23MY]

———ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see S. 2772), S7226 [23JY] (see H.R. 5075), H4424 [9JY]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 4005), H1002 [19MR]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4779), H2734 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), consideration (see H. Res. 426), H2734 [21MY]

Dept. of Justice: seek subrogation for certain paid claims resulting from terrorist attacks and deposit confiscated assets of terrorist organizations into the general fund of the Treasury (see H. Con. Res. 302), H78 [24JA]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2740), S6947 [17JY] (see H.R. 5120), H4604 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), consideration (see H. Res. 488), H4871 [17JY]

Exchange Stabilization Fund: limit use to buy or sell gold without congressional approval (see H.R. 3732), H365 [13FE]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: restructure (see H.R. 5094), H4552 [11JY]

Foreign trade: take certain actions relative to the prevention of certain illegal transshipments (see H.R. 5619), H7893 [10OC]

Housing: prohibit Federal funding for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and remove certain advantages granted to such enterprises (see H.R. 5126), H4605 [15JY]

Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 5476), H6776 [26SE]

Office of the National Insurers: establish (see H.R. 3766), H523 [14FE]

Philadelphia, PA: mint coins in commemoration of the opening of the National Constitution Center (see S. 2755), S7033 [18JY]

Precious metals: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (see S. 2594), S5205 [6JN] (see H.R. 4971), H3774 [20JN]

Public debt: ceiling (see S. 2578), S4967 [4JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]

Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1088 [20MR]

Taxation: increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 5229), H5790 [25JY]

———notify certain taxpayers of the eligibility requirements for the earned income credit (see H.R. 4632), H2018 [1MY]

———provide a one-time abatement of interest on an underpayment or nonpayment of income tax for reasonable cause (see H.R. 3905), H780 [7MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

Terrorism: liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see S. 2134), S2723 [16AP] (see H.R. 3698, 3703), H227 [7FE]

———mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3980), H931 [14MR]

Cloture motions

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]

Excerpts

Dept. of Defense appropriations language establishing national operations and analysis hub, H2823 [21MY]

Factsheets

Protect the U.S. Border While Maintaining Privacy—Privacy of the U.S. Mail Is Not at Risk, H2864 [22MY]

Steps To Achieve National Operations and Analysis Hub Capability, H2825 [21MY]

Letters

Alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit: Mark A. Weinberger, Dept. of the Treasury, S3384 [25AP]

Customs Service inspectors liabililty protections against racial profiling and illegal searches: Jason C. Erb, Council on American-Islamic Relations, H5982 [26JY]

———Laura Murphy, Rachel King, and Katie Corrigan, ACLU, H5981 [26JY]

———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5982 [26JY]

———Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H5981 [26JY]

Regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S2023 [19MR]

Social Security investment of trust funds in private financial markets: Senator Corzine, S5109 [6JN], S5395 [12JN]

Unreconciled transactions in the Dept. of the Treasury annual financial report: Representative Walter B. Jones, H3425 [11JN]

Lists

Agencies represented in National Collaborative Center, H2825 [21MY]

Memorandums

Due Process Review of Punitive Damage Awards, S5658 [18JN]

State Statutes Which Permit Courts To Replace Prosecutors, S5658 [18JN]

Messages

Telecommunications Services Payments to Cuba: President Bush, S1781 [12MR], H816 [12MR], H6287 [17SE]

Motions

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), H4164 [27JN]

Papers

Subjective-Intent Qualified Immunity Proposal for Customs Officials, H5980 [26JY]

Petitions and memorials

NAACP: trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5980 [26JY]

Press releases

Extend Timeframe for Special Tax Depreciation Allowance for Certain Property Acquired After Terrorist Attacks: Paul O'Neill, Sec. of the Treasury, S92 [24JA]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities, H2365-H2368 [9MY]

Coins: clarify the sources of silver for bullion coins (H.R. 4846), H3909-H3914 [25JN]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 4005), H7053-H7056 [7OC]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, H4877 [18JY], H5246, H5247, H5248, H5301-H5304 [23JY], E1363 [25JY]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (H.R. 2512), E204 [26FE]

———civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2862 [22MY], H5979 [26JY], E906 [24MY], E2017 [14NO]

———Customs Cyber-Smuggling Center funding, H2866 [22MY]

———expand authority to search outgoing international mail, H2862 [22MY], H5979 [26JY], E906 [24MY]

———require reports on repairs to U.S. flag vessels on the high seas, H5345, H5346 [24JY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2861-H2891 [22MY], E906 [24MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), consideration (H. Res. 426), H2842-H2844 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish national operations and analysis hub to integrate information and analysis from Federal agencies on threats to national security, H2820-H2826 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inclusion of Customs Service, H5659, H5694-H5696 [25JY], H5872, H5875 [26JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5330-H5332 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5229-H5273, H5290-H5306 [23JY], H5320, H5322-H5346 [24JY], E1324, E1340 [24JY], E1363, E1370, E1400 [25JY], E1411 [29JY], E1490 [4SE], E1940 [17OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), consideration (H. Res. 488), H4909-H4916 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5120), unanimous-consent agreement, H5307, H5308 [23JY]

———require specific identification of funding recipients in appropriations legislation in addition to committee or conference reports, H5332 [24JY]

Economy: effects of gold standard, E1229 [10JY]

Exchange Stabilization Fund: limit use to buy or sell gold without congressional approval (H.R. 3732), E162 [14FE]

Eximbank: set principles, process, and standards for administering the Tied Aid Credit Fund, H1790, H1791 [1MY]

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board: restructure (H.R. 5094), E1244 [11JY]

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: jurisdiction transfer, H5258, H5259 [23JY]

———maintain current training locations after transfer to Dept. of Justice and protect training agreements with agencies transferred to Dept. of Homeland Security, H5699-H5701 [25JY], E1461 [29JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, H5346 [24JY]

Government: unreconciled transactions in annual financial report, H3424 [11JN], H3770 [20JN], H4528 [11JY], H4656 [15JY]

Housing: prohibit Federal funding for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises and remove certain advantages granted to such enterprises (H.R. 5126), E1258 [15JY]

Office of the National Insurers: establish (H.R. 3766), E181 [15FE]

Patriotism: establish the Victims of September 11th Fund, H63 [24JA]

Precious metals: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (H.R. 4971), H3778, H3779 [21JN]

———authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), H4320, H4321 [27JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H680-H685 [5MR], H888-H894 [13MR], H990-H996 [19MR], H1318-H1324 [16AP], H1492 [23AP], H1757-H1762 [30AP], H2430-H2437 [14MY], H2810-H2815 [21MY], H2837, H2894, H2895, H2897, H2899, H2900, H2910, H2912, H2913, H2915, H2919, H2921, H2923, H2924, H2925, H2932, H2933 [22MY], H2948-H2980, H2982, H2983, H2987-H2996, H3015-H3022, H3026-H3032 [23MY], H3062, H3070 [24MY], H3266, H3268 [6JN], H3646, H3649, H3650 [18JN], H3812, H3813 [21JN], H3866 [25JN], H4742, H4745 [16JY], E900, E934, E936 [24MY], E947 [5JN]

———ceiling (S. 2578), H4140, H4141, H4154-H4166 [27JN]

———ceiling (S. 2578), motion to commit, H4164 [27JN]

Security documents: produce at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 2509), H958-H960 [19MR]

Social Security: investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H722, H728 [6MR], H823-H828 [12MR], H1386-H1389 [17AP], H2515, H2516, H2517 [16MY]

Taxation: notify certain taxpayers of the eligibility requirements for the earned income credit (H.R. 4632), E738 [7MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H1161 [10AP], H1204 [11AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 2714), H537 [26FE], E172 [15FE]

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3980), E351 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

ATF: redesignate as Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and reform and reassign certain responsibilities, S11391, S11407, S11408 [19NO]

Customs Service: use of revenue generated from user fees, S4455-S4457 [16MY], S11556 [19NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inclusion of Customs Service, S10868 [13NO]

IRS: provide funding to increase Federal enforcement of tax laws, S11069 [14NO]

Kingman, Edward, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury and Chief Financial Officer of the Dept. of the Treasury, S151 [25JA]

Olson, Pamela F.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Tax Policy, S8326 [5SE]

Philadelphia, PA: mint coins in commemoration of the opening of the National Constitution Center (S. 2755), S7040 [18JY]

Precious metals: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), S5208 [6JN], S5360 [11JN], S5915, S5916 [21JN]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S150 [25JA], S2335 [22MR], S11045-S11047 [14NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S2231 [21MR]

———ceiling (S. 2578), S4983 [4JN], S4991 [5JN], S5194 [6JN], S5337, S5338 [11JN]

———ceiling (S. 2578), unanimous-consent agreement, S5319 [11JN]

Social Security: investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S4577-S4579 [21MY], S5108-S5111 [6JN], S5393-S5395 [12JN], S5722-S5725 [19JN]

Tax rebate checks: anniversary of mailing to taxpayers, S7509 [30JY]

Terrorism: establish procedures for civil actions and limit liability for punitive damages relative to acts of terrorism, S5481-S5488, S5492, S5493 [13JN], S5657-S5659, S5668 [18JN], S11525-S11529 [19NO]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims, S5510 [13JN], S5567, S5568, S5569 [14JN], S11526-S11528 [19NO]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (S. 2134), S2725 [16AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 107-482), H2734 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5120, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 488) (H. Rept. 107-585), H4871 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5120) (H. Rept. 107-575), H4604 [15JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2740) (S. Rept. 107-212), S6947 [17JY]

Nomination of Pamela F. Olson To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Tax Policy: Committee on Finance (Senate), S7898 [1AU]

Nomination of Wayne A. Abernathy To Be Assistant Sec. of the Treasury for Financial Institutions: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S8672 [17SE]

Terrorism Victim's Access to Compensation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2134), S6249 [27JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5267 [23JY]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), H4165 [27JN]

Summaries

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]

Tables

Debt to the penny, S9818 [2OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5232-H5241 [23JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act, H2842 [22MY]

H. Res. 488, consideration of H.R. 5120, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H4909 [18JY]

H.R. 2509, production of certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis, H958 [19MR]

H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act, H2869-H2878 [22MY]

H.R. 4005, District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act, H7053 [7OC]

H.R. 4846, Silver Eagle Coin Continuation Act, H3909-H3911 [25JN]

S. 2134, Terrorism Victim's Access to Compensation Act, S2726 [16AP]

S. 2578, public debt ceiling, H4154 [27JN]

S. 2594, Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act, S5916 [21JN], H4320 [27JN]

S. 2755, National Constitution Center Commemorative Coin Act, S7040 [18JY]