FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D. (a Senator from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S515, S516 [8FE], S591 [11FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3844, S3882 [2MY], S4080 [8MY], S4331 [14MY], S4629, S4633, S4634, S4647 [21MY], S4841 [23MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5004, S5091 [5JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6508 [9JY], S6578 [10JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S821, S865, S868 [14FE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), S10528, S10588 [16OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5786 [19JN], S5866 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7759 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2463, S2496 [10AP], S3059, S3060, S3063, S3064 [22AP], S3333 [24AP], S3354 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8315 [5SE], S8766, S8770 [18SE], S8935 [19SE], S9105, S9137 [24SE], S9235, S9236, S9238, S9239, S9240 [25SE], S9452, S9453, S9455, S9456, S9457, S9476, S9477, S9478, S9480 [26SE], S9856 [2OC], S9913, S9914 [3OC], S10857, S10896 [13NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8468 [10SE], S9231 [25SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6960, S6961 [17JY], S6978, S7035 [18JY], S7233 [23JY]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S821, S865, S868 [14FE]
Analyses
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (H.R. 2356), S1992-S1995 [18MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: require U.S. activities support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance (see S. 2647), S6809 [15JY]
Agriculture: increase competition and transparency among packers required to report information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased (see S. 2867), S7900 [1AU]
Ambrose, Stephen E.: tribute (see S. Res. 342), S10571 [16OC]
American National Maritime Museum: reaffirm and revise designation to establish additional museums around the country (see S. 2804), S7430 [26JY]
Animals: encourage research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (see S. 2560), S4839 [23MY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S8565 [12SE]
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: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S7164 [22JY]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 41), S7431 [26JY]
Army: terminate the Crusader artillery system program (see S. 2461), S3900 [6MY]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 3174), S11574 [19NO]
Budget: extend budget discipline and enforcement procedures (see S. 2791), S7372 [25JY]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, protect Social Security, institute biennial budgeting, and reform treatment of Federal insurance programs (see S. 3131), S10676 [17OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8202 [4SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see S. Res. 252), S4065 [8MY]
Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (see S. 2431), S4282 [13MY]
Colombia: elections (see S. Res. 283), S5454 [12JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 2924), S8506 [11SE]
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: reform (see S. 1987), S1536 [5MR]
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 (see S. 2010), S5206 [6JN]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2622), S6708 [12JY]
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), S7430 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S2183 [20MR]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
Dept. of State: promote national security by expanding international educational and cultural exchange programs with the Islamic world (see S. 2505), S4199 [10MY]
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 2525), S4387 [15MY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 3054), S9901 [3OC]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see S. 2435), S3625 [1MY]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see S. 2210), S4493 [16MY]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 812), S7226 [23JY]
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), S7469 [29JY]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for individuals with disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines, civil strife, and warfare (see S. 1777), S2369 [8AP]
Foreign policy: extend authority for debt reduction, debt-for-nature swaps, and debt buybacks to nonconcessional loans and credits made to developing countries with tropical forests (see S. 2695), S6250 [27JN]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see S. 2027), S2007 [18MR]
Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (see S. 2465), S3953 [7MY]
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: prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see S. 864), S4282 [13MY]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S6362 [8JY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see S. Con. Res. 109), S4145 [9MY]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3166 [23AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1476), S1394 [1MR]
Medicare: establish demonstration programs to improve health care quality (see S. 2752), S7033 [18JY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1686), S8754 [18SE]
———reward and expand the number of health care providers delivering high-quality cost-effective health care to beneficiaries (see S. 1948), S852 [14FE]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 260), S3843 [2MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S4703 [22MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Crazy Horse Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1705 [8MR]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 324), S8384 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S2829 [17AP]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 245), S2829 [17AP]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9427 [26SE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3560 [30AP]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: establish (see S. Con. Res. 153), S10443 [15OC]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see S. 1210), S1783 [12MR]
NATO: endorse further enlargement (see S. 1572), S4535 [17MY]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see S. 2244), S6362 [8JY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 3124), S10571 [16OC]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S5455 [12JN]
Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see S. 1311), S2368 [8AP]
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]
Senate Rules: clarification relative to acceptance of pro bono legal services by Senators (see S. Res. 227), S2076 [19MR]
———prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 2240), S3303 [24AP]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see S. 2034), S2076 [19MR]
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), S3436 [25AP]
Tariff: fixed-ratio gear changers for truck-mounted concrete mixers (see S. 2216), S3436 [25AP]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see S. 1940), S6362 [8JY]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 2078), S2413 [9AP]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S8618 [13SE]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S7579 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (see S. 2943), S8673 [17SE]
Animals: provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see S. 3090), S10359 [10OC]
Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 2847), S7899 [1AU]
Courts: provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (see S. 3161), S11079 [14NO]
Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (see S. 2908), S8300 [5SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require report on effectiveness of information sharing between Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, and State and local law enforcement authorities (see S. 2956), S8753 [18SE]
Education: clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (see S. 2421), S3560 [30AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 2954), S8753 [18SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see S. 2780), S7308 [24JY]
Federal-State relations: establish a Federal Liaison on Homeland Security in each State to provide coordination between the Dept. of Homeland Security and State and local first responders (see S. 2746), S6947 [17JY]
Health: improve coordination between Federal agencies and local emergency medical service providers (see S. 2014), S1935 [14MR]
———promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 2835), S7899 [1AU]
Medicare: area wage adjustments under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (see S. 1955), S853 [14FE]
———assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk beneficiaries and establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people with serious chronic conditions (see S. 2970), S8918 [19SE]
———eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule (see S. 1953), S853 [14FE]
———provide incentives to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas (see S. 1954), S853 [14FE]
Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2878), S7900 [1AU]
Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (see S. 2691), S6250 [27JN]
Tariff: log forwarders used as motor vehicles for the transport of goods (see S. 2241), S3303 [24AP]
Taxation: treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see S. 2761), S7104 [19JY]
Treaties and agreements: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see S. Res. 282), S5285 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases (see S. Res. 323), S8300 [5SE]
Cloture motions
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]
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]
Lists
Congressional staff contributing to passage of H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, S2158 [20MR]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5813 [20JN]
Papers
Feingold Amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill—A Workable and Responsible Strengthening of Fiscal Discipline: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S5811 [20JN]
Privilege of the floor
Busansky, Alex, S8472 [10SE]
Kuska, Gerhard, S5104 [5JN]
Remarks
Africa: ensure food security, S8914 [19SE]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4040 [8MY]
———provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (S. 2943), S8677 [17SE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3826 [2MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7836 [1AU]
Animals: encourage research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (S. 2560), S4848 [23MY]
———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (S. 3090), S10361 [10OC], S10655
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4996, S4997, S5005, S5012 [5JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2797 [17AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10146, S10147 [9OC], S10257 [10OC]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 41), S7367 [25JY]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S9412 [26SE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3300
Army: allow reallocation of funding from Crusader artillery system program to other indirect fire or future combat systems and clarify decisionmaking process, S5731 [19JN]
———terminate the Crusader artillery system program (S. 2461), S5731 [19JN]
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date, S2142 [20MR]
———tribute to organizations supporting passage, S2319 [22MR]
Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 2847), S7912 [1AU]
Budget: extend budget discipline and enforcement procedures, S10529 [16OC]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, S5810 [20JN], S7866 [1AU]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, protect Social Security, institute biennial budgeting, and reform treatment of Federal insurance programs (S. 3131), S10687 [17OC]
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), S6641 [11JY]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 486), S2478 [10AP]
———exonerations based on postconviction DNA testing, S2478 [10AP]
———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 233), S2478 [10AP], S2692 [16AP], S5845 [20JN]
Colombia: elections (S. Res. 283), S5894 [21JN]
———support democratically elected Government and efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and counter threats from terrorist organizations, S5894 [21JN]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S798, S808, S822 [14FE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), S10529 [16OC]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance, S134 [25JA]
———U.S. policy, S134 [25JA]
Corps of Engineers: reform (S. 1987), S1540 [5MR]
Courts: provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (S. 3161), S11081 [14NO]
Crime: allow for possibility of death penalty in the prosecution of hate crimes, S5330 [11JN]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5330 [11JN]
Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin publication): anniversary, S3556
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5731, S5763, S5765 [19JN], S5810, S5816, S5817, S5819 [20JN], S5980 [25JN], S6218 [27JN]
———establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (S. 2908), S8305 [5SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), conference report, S10522 [16OC]
———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S5980 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1822 [13MR], S2058 [19MR], S2797 [17AP], S3135 [23AP], S3247 [24AP], S3373, S3386, S3393, S3408, S3411 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure management flexibility, S9687 [1OC]
———establish (H.R. 5005), S8420 [10SE], S9687 [1OC], S10857 [13NO], S11444 [19NO]
———require report on effectiveness of information sharing between Dept. of Homeland Security, FBI, and State and local law enforcement authorities (S. 2956), S8758 [18SE]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9833 [2OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 612), S10664 [17OC]
———improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (S. 1656), S10664 [17OC]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks, S10664 [17OC]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect, S822 [14FE]
Education: clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (S. 2421), S3568 [30AP]
Electric power: provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S3247 [24AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 2954), S8756 [18SE]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, S1991 [18MR]
FCC: amend media ownership rules, S5469, S5470 [13JN]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (S.J. Res. 48), S10128 [8OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7187 [23JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (S. 2780), S7310 [24JY]
Federal-State relations: establish a Federal Liaison on Homeland Security in each State to provide coordination between the Dept. of Homeland Security and State and local first responders (S. 2746), S6956 [17JY]
FEMA: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding, S10438 [15OC]
Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S5005, S5012 [5JN], S5763, S5765 [19JN], S5810, S5816, S5817, S5819 [20JN], S7866 [1AU]
———extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (S. 2465), S3956 [7MY]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6475 [9JY]
Health: improve coordination between Federal agencies and local emergency medical service providers (S. 2014), S1937 [14MR]
———promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers (S. 2835), S7903 [1AU]
Hong Kong: status of civil liberties after reversion to the People's Republic of China, S10434 [15OC]
Illinois: Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment report, S2692 [16AP]
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: support efforts to prosecute crimes against humanity, S1593 [6MR]
International Women's Day: designate (S. Res. 223), S1710 [8MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism, S3826 [2MY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (S. 924), S8915 [19SE]
Medicare: area wage adjustments under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility services (S. 1955), S860 [14FE]
———assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk beneficiaries and establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people with serious chronic conditions (S. 2970), S8927 [19SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7187 [23JY]
———eliminate the geographic physician work adjustment factor used to adjust payments under the physician fee schedule (S. 1953), S860 [14FE]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7187 [23JY]
———provide incentives to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas (S. 1954), S860 [14FE]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, S9881 [3OC], S10857 [13NO]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S3826 [2MY]
Montello, WI: tribute to Montello Middle School and High School students for support of U.S.S. Seattle and U.S.S. Detroit personnel, S7878 [1AU]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1822 [13MR], S3373 [25AP]
———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process, S9833 [2OC]
———renewable fuel content requirements, S3135 [23AP]
Nigeria: U.S. policy, S342 [5FE]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S3373 [25AP]
Political campaigns: conversion of campaign funds to personal use and transfer of excess funds to political parties, S2143 [20MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S798, S831 [14FE], S1141 [26FE], S1991, S1992 [18MR], S2100, S2101, S2104, S2109, S2133, S2134, S2137, S2138, S2142, S2143, S2144, S2146, S2157, S2158, S2160 [20MR], S2319 [22MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), cloture motion, S2111 [20MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), motion to proceed, S1841 [13MR]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), unanimous-consent request, S1528 [5MR]
———increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with those of opponents using personal funds, S2142 [20MR]
———option of party committees to make either independent or coordinated expenditures on behalf of candidates, S2144 [20MR]
———prohibit minors from making contributions or donations to a candidate or a political party, S2146 [20MR]
———prohibit State candidates from spending non-Federal money on advertisements that mention Federal candidates, S2142 [20MR]
———provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 3124), S10585 [16OC]
———regulation of coordinated expenditures by outside groups, S2144 [20MR]
———use of soft money to defray costs of construction or purchase of any office building or facility, S2143 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S1822 [13MR], S2058 [19MR], S2797 [17AP], S3135 [23AP], S3247 [24AP], S3373, S3386, S3393, S3408, S3411 [25AP]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4099 [9MY], S6794 [15JY]
Public debt: ceiling, S2231 [21MR]
Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, S3408 [25AP]
Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (S. 2691), S6252 [27JN]
Senate: legislative program, S2017 [19MR]
Smith, D. Brooks: nomination to be circuit judge, S7654 [31JY]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6794 [15JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S7866 [1AU]
———ensure solvency, S3597 [1MY]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (S. 2034), S2175 [20MR]
Somalia: U.S. policy, S10433 [15OC]
Sudan: U.S. policy, S8615 [13SE]
Supreme Court: decision on execution of mentally disabled individuals, S5845 [20JN]
Taxation: alternative vehicles and fuel incentives tax credit, S3386 [25AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5426 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5426 [12JN]
———provide energy tax incentives, S3393 [25AP]
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent request, S2231 [21MR]
———treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (S. 2761), S7106 [19JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8478 [11SE]
———implement International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism to defend against terrorist acts (H.R. 3275), S5573 [14JN]
———implement International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism to defend against terrorist acts (S. 1770), S5573 [14JN]
Treaties and agreements: disapprove U.S. withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (S. Res. 282), unanimous-consent request, S5276, S5277 [10JN]
———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S3595, S3597 [1MY], S7836 [1AU]
———limit application of trade authority procedures, S7836 [1AU]
University of Wisconsin: tribute to men's basketball team, S1393
Veterans: health care funding, S10664 [17OC]
Veterans Day: observance, S10664 [17OC]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S798, S808, S822 [14FE]
———secure Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences, S808 [14FE]
War Powers Resolution: compliance, S5280-S5282 [10JN]
Wilderness Act: anniversary, S8294
Zambia: elections, S96 [24JA]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases (S. Res. 323), S8327 [5SE]
Statements
Current Issues in Radio: several organizations, S5470 [13JN]
Extend and Strengthen Procedures to Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility: Concord Coalition, S5817 [20JN]
Summaries
Extend and Strengthen Budget Procedures To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility (S. 2465), S3957 [7MY]
Supplemental Appropriations for Further Recovery From and Response to Terrorist Attacks (H.R. 4775): Gregg Amendment (Extend and Strengthen Procedures To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility), S5006 [5JN]
Texts of
S. 2761, tax treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles, S7107 [19JY]
S. 2878, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S7946-S7949 [1AU]
S. 2908, Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team Act, S8306 [5SE]
S. 2943, Fair Contracts for Growers Act, S8678 [17SE]
S. 2954, Student Testing Flexibility Act, S8757 [18SE]
S. 3090, Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act, S10362 [10OC]
S. Res. 323, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases, S8312, S8327 [5SE]
Tributes
Gramm, Senator, S11233 [18NO]
Helms, Senator, S11234 [18NO]
Longley, Lawrence, S2483
Quadracci, Harry, S7885
Reynolds, John, S229
Scullion, Richard M., S4142
Thompson, Carl, S9417
Thompson, Senator, S11234 [18NO]
Wellstone, Paul D., S10819 [12NO]