FRIST, BILL (a Senator from Tennessee)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5065, S5070, S5094, S5095 [5JN], S5144, S5160 [6JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5786 [19JN], S6075, S6114, S6118, S6146, S6158, S6165, S6170 [26JN], S6650 [11JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6933 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7688, S7701, S7752, S7754, S7756 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1622, S1682, S1683 [7MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8313 [5SE], S8691 [17SE]
Diseases: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), S6700, S6716, S6727 [12JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7233 [23JY], S7435 [26JY], S7594, S7598 [30JY]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (S. 1274), S431, S432 [6FE]
———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]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), S11126 [14NO]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S236 [29JA], S279, S293 [4FE], S367 [5FE]
Analyses
Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act (S. 2965), S8762 [18SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H98 [29JA]
Articles and editorials
Interview—Mike Fay Is on Trek To Preserve Forest in Gabon, Andrew Jones, NationalGeographic.com (Internet site), S6257 [27JN]
Jesse Helms—We Cannot Turn Away, John Overmyer, Washington (DC) Post, S5151 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see S. 2980), S8918 [19SE]
Business and industry: review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (see S. 2760), S7103 [19JY]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (see S. 2613), S6809 [15JY]
Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 219), S1974 [15MR]
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), S4703 [22MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S2675 [15AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see S. 2794), S7902 [1AU]
Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 2487), S4145 [9MY]
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 15), S11736 [20NO] (see S. 2525), S4387 [15MY]
———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), S5772 [19JN]
Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see S. 1918), S487 [7FE]
Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative: reform (see S. 2210), S2950 [18AP]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S8674 [17SE]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see S. 3001), S9229 [25SE]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1995), S1599 [6MR]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see S. 2674), S9847 [2OC]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3844 [2MY]
Labor unions: encourage mediation to resolve dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (see S. Res. 333), S9983 [4OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5286 [10JN]
Medicare: establish demonstration programs to improve health care quality (see S. 2752), S7033 [18JY]
Memorial Day: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of the Armed Forces and civilian national security agencies (see S. Res. 278), S4840 [23MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2611), S5366 [11JN]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S7470 [29JY]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 270), S9230 [25SE]
National Donor Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S853 [14FE]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S8202 [4SE]
National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 206), S1936 [14MR]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
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]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and improve access to quality child care (see S. 2648), S5772 [19JN]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S7035 [18JY]
Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see S. 2047), S5697 [18JN]
———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), S6250 [27JN]
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), S8565 [12SE]
Year of the Blues: designate (see S. Res. 316), S7901 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: conduct a study on health services research (see S. 3084), S10222 [9OC]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 3105), S10359 [10OC]
Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (see S. 3083), S10222 [9OC]
Education: promote mathematics and science education through a mathematics and science partnership and through a grant program to increase student academic achievement (see S. 2902), S8201 [4SE]
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]
Health: establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity and obesity prevention (see S. 2821), S7579 [30JY]
———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 2053), S2260 [21MR]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see S. 1949), S852 [14FE]
Public Health Service Act: add requirements regarding trauma care (see S. 3048), S9901 [3OC]
Smithsonian Institution: provide authority to use voluntary separation incentives for personnel flexibility (see S. 3149), S10677 [17OC]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see S. 3075), S10117 [8OC]
Tennessee: authorize Chickamauga Lock and Dam navigation project (see S. 2983), S8918 [19SE]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4125 [9MY]
Gibbons, Julia Smith: nomination to be circuit judge, S7322 [24JY], S7391 [26JY]
Letters
Extend authority for debt reduction, debt-for-nature swaps, and debt buybacks to nonconcessional loans and credits made to developing countries with tropical forests: Nicholas Lapham, Conservation International (organization), S6258 [27JN]
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: Carl B. Feldbaum, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S6994 [18JY]
———Stephen Mulloney, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, S6995 [18JY]
Health care liability reform: Steven C. Williams, State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co., S7408 [26JY]
Mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention funding: Senator Helms, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5152 [6JN]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Elizabeth J. Noyes, Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, S11178 [15NO]
———Louis Z. Cooper, American Academy of Pediatrics, S11179 [15NO]
Public misunderstanding about autism and vaccines: Neal Halsey, Johns Hopkins University, S11280 [18NO]
———Samuel L. Katz, Duke University, S11281 [18NO]
Lists
Organizations supporting S. 2965, Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act, S8762 [18SE]
Supporters of S. 2590, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S7368 [25JY]
Remarks
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: conduct a study on health services research (S. 3084), S10224 [9OC]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5122, S5150, S5152, S5153, S5161 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10186 [9OC]
Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), S8932 [19SE]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S6943 [17JY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (S. 3105), S10384 [10OC]
Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (S. 3083), S10224 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6213 [27JN]
Dept. of HHS: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6916, S6917, S6921 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S11175, S11179, S11180 [15NO], S11279, S11280 [18NO]
Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 2487), S4151 [9MY]
Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S7424 [26JY]
———AIDS epidemic, S1853 [13MR]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S5150, S5152, S5153, S5161 [6JN]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (S. 2525), S5779 [19JN]
———improve quality of care for cancer patients (S. 2965), S8761 [18SE]
———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (S. 2649), S5779 [19JN]
District of Columbia: tribute to Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, S4273
Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (S. 1918), S490 [7FE]
———promote mathematics and science education through a mathematics and science partnership and through a grant program to increase student academic achievement (S. 2902), S8203 [4SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6900, S6916, S6917, S6921 [17JY], S6992, S6994, S6996 [18JY], S7198, S7217, S7218 [23JY], S7250 [24JY], S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407, S7408, S7410 [26JY], S7523, S7529 [30JY], S7620, S7632, S7633 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6836 [16JY]
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 (S. 2695), S6256 [27JN]
Gibbons, Julia Smith: nomination to be circuit judge, S7455 [29JY]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: improve air quality, S6805 [15JY]
Health: improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (S. 2053), S2276-S2278 [21MR], S5922 [24JN]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 2590), S5052 [5JN], S7367 [25JY]
———limit medical malpractice claims, S8369 [9SE]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (S. 1995), S1614 [6MR]
———provide for health care liability reform, S7404, S7405, S7406, S7407, S7408, S7410 [26JY], S7523, S7529 [30JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S10754 [17OC]
Mays, Samuel H., Jr. (Hardy): nomination to be district judge, S4099 [9MY]
McClellan, Mark B.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S10219 [9OC]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7198 [23JY], S7620, S7632, S7633 [31JY]
———establish demonstration programs to improve health care quality (S. 2752), S7035 [18JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7198 [23JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program, S7217, S7218 [23JY], S7250 [24JY]
Nashville, TN: Berry Field Guard Base military construction project funding, S6213 [27JN]
National School Backpack Awareness Day: observance, S9032
Pharmaceuticals: bioequivalence standards for generic drugs, S6993, S6994, S6996 [18JY]
———pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, S11175, S11180 [15NO], S11279-S11281 [18NO]
———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6900, S6916, S6917, S6921 [17JY]
Point of order, S7633 [31JY]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (S. 1949), S857 [14FE]
Public Health Service Act: add requirements regarding trauma care (S. 3048), S9909 [3OC]
———amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7131 [22JY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans, S2384 [9AP]
Smithsonian Institution: animal specimens alcohol storage facility funding, S5122 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8495 [11SE]
———commend efforts of news media to provide citizens with the necessary information to prepare and protect against bioterrorism, S5282 [10JN]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4778 [23MY], S5282 [10JN]
U2 (musical group): tribute, S1347 [28FE]
Weather: tribute to Defeat the Heat children's safety campaign, S6010
Summaries
Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act (S. 2965), S8761 [18SE]
Texts of
S. 2053, Improved Vaccine Affordability and Availability Act, S2278-S2281 [21MR]
S. 2902, Mathematics and Science Education Excellence Act, S8203 [4SE]
Tributes
Boone, Pat, S4275
Eisenberg, John M., S1973
Gramm, Senator, S11708 [20NO]
Helms, Senator, S9797 [2OC]
Shuptrine, Hubert, S8295
Thompson, Senator, S11708 [20NO]
Thurmond, Senator, S9076 [24SE]
Wellstone, Paul D., S10828 [12NO]