HUTCHINSON, Y. TIM (a Senator from Arkansas)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S504 [7FE], S669 [12FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3882 [2MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5065, S5070, S5077, S5101 [5JN], S5144, S5177 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10067, S10131 [8OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5746, S5783, S5785 [19JN], S5839, S5872, S5876 [20JN], S5974 [25JN], S6057, S6087, S6115, S6138, S6154, S6161, S6166 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7722, S7756, S7761 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1682, S1683, S1684 [7MR], S1828, S1858, S1859 [13MR], S1946 [14MR], S2038 [19MR], S2369 [8AP], S2492 [10AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8302 [5SE], S8386 [9SE], S8745, S8765, S8783 [18SE], S9241 [25SE], S10451 [15OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6963 [17JY], S7060 [18JY], S7284, S7316 [24JY], S7470 [29JY], S7611 [30JY]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2741 [16AP]
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), S5462 [12JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S106 [24JA], S176 [28JA], S220, S243, S254 [29JA], S279, S293, S307, S308 [4FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]
President's Export Council, S8013 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 46), S9846 [2OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S1599 [6MR]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see S. 2554), S5206 [6JN]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see S. 2980), S9033 [23SE]
Capital punishment: allow post-conviction DNA testing, improve performance of lawyers and judges handling State capital criminal cases, and ensure quality of defense counsel in Federal capital cases (see S. 2739), S6947 [17JY]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 2935), S8674 [17SE]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8092 [3SE]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 129), S10888 [13NO]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2572), S4839 [23MY]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (see S. 2613), S6362 [8JY]
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), S2008 [18MR]
Computers: protection from unsolicited and unwanted e-mail (see S. 630), S1004 [25FE]
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]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 1712), S4568 [20MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S2675 [15AP]
———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (see S. 2520), S4387 [15MY]
———enhance national efforts to investigate, prosecute, and prevent crimes against children by increasing investigatory tools, criminal penalties, and resources and extending existing laws (see S. 2917), S8456 [10SE]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see S. 1984), S1974 [15MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see S. 2794), S7902 [1AU]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 249), S3304 [24AP]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 2866), S7900 [1AU]
Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (see S. 304), S661 [12FE]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see S. 1132), S8201 [4SE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see S. 2763), S7104 [19JY]
Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see S. 1918), S1783 [12MR]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S3843 [2MY]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see S. Res. 209), S732 [13FE]
———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Res. 132), S1706 [8MR]
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), S9595 [30SE]
———require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (see S. 2430), S3560 [30AP]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S4493 [16MY]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see S. Con. Res. 142), S9902 [3OC]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see S. Con. Res. 148), S10361 [10OC]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see S. 1409), S661 [12FE]
Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see S. 338), S2675 [15AP]
``God Bless America'': designate as national song of the U.S. (see S. 3125), S11575 [19NO]
Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1995), S2723 [16AP]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 2793), S9847 [2OC]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S4891 [3JN]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see S. 2239), S5206 [6JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3844 [2MY]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for certain Federal law enforcement officers from the limitation on premium pay (see S. 2765), S9033 [23SE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2480), S6499 [9JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5206 [6JN]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see S. 1745), S2369 [8AP]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2570), S4839 [23MY]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 2085), S2485 [10AP] (see S. 2848), S7899 [1AU]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S1857 [13MR]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S10040 [7OC]
———ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing facility services (see S. 2490), S5957 [24JN]
———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S7034 [18JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2, 2729), S6808 [15JY]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see S. 2615), S8301 [5SE]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1350), S6319 [28JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S1935 [14MR]
Memorial Day: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of the Armed Forces and civilian national security agencies (see S. Res. 278), S4840 [23MY]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 543), S6013 [25JN]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see S. 2271), S4969 [4JN]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S9427 [26SE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S7165 [22JY]
National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 254), S3435 [25AP]
National Epilepsy Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 322), S8300 [5SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S8457 [10SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9033 [23SE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
National security: facilitate security of critical infrastructure (see S. 1456), S348 [5FE]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 2059), S2261 [21MR]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 221), S1676 [7MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see S. 2194), S3844 [2MY]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see S. 1949), S852 [14FE]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S9117 [24SE]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S1252 [27FE]
Richard S. Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: designate (see S. 2128), S2675 [15AP]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1899), S175 [28JA]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S1351 [28FE]
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), S3954 [7MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see S. 683), S7372 [25JY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 1022), S3626 [1MY]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see S. 2006), S5367 [11JN]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see S. 2200), S3166 [23AP]
———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 2084), S5851 [20JN]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 1282), S4388 [15MY]
———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 2816), S8619 [13SE]
———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see S. 2023), S1974 [15MR]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see S. 2022), S8754 [18SE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see S. 2886), S7900 [1AU]
———S corporation reform (see S. 1201), S8919 [19SE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see S. 1678), S5584 [14JN]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see S. Res. 199), S32 [23JA]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S661 [12FE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Veterans: enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (see S. 2237), S7579 [30JY]
———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see S. 1648), S5286 [10JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 2183), S2828 [17AP]
Arkansas: specify amount of Federal funds that may be expended for intake facilities for the benefit of Lonoke and White Counties, AR, as part of the Greers Ferry Lake, AR, flood control project (see S. 2243), S3303 [24AP]
Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building, Fayetteville, AR: designate (see S. 2433), S3625 [1MY]
Community development: provide exceptions to empowerment zone eligibility criteria for certain central business districts (see S. 3065), S10040 [7OC]
Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1922), S488 [7FE]
Disabled: advance commitment to community integration by ensuring a stable, quality direct support workforce for individuals with developmental disablities (see S. Con. Res. 151), S10223 [9OC]
Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3033), S9846 [2OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts (see S. 2911), S8300 [5SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see S. 2665), S5851 [20JN]
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]
Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see S. 2025), S2007 [18MR]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 225), S1732 [11MR]
National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 121), S5535 [13JN]
Pensions: promote the provision of retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 1978), S1394 [1MR]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see S. 1969), S1208 [26FE]
Pledge of Allegiance: reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (see S. 2690), S6250 [27JN]
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]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: modify full payment amount available to States (see S. 2864), S7900 [1AU]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see S. 2889), S7900 [1AU]
———allow full deduction of costs incurred in the preparation of an individual tax return (see S. 2429), S3560 [30AP]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see S. 2683), S6127 [26JN]
Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 3035), S9846 [2OC]
Veterans: expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists (see S. 2211), S2951 [18AP]
Cloture motions
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5625 [17JN]
Letters
Nomination of Lavenski R. Smith to be circuit judge: Dale Charles, NAACP, S4109 [9MY]
Lists
Original cosponsors of S. 2690, reaffirmation of Pledge of Allegiance reference to ``one Nation under God'', S6225 [27JN]
Poems
``God Bless the USA,'' Debbie Rogers, S2255
Privilege of the floor
Personal staff, S11771 [20NO]
Spingarn, Tracie, S11771 [20NO]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S3988 [8MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S449, S468 [7FE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (S. 2183), S2836
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3826 [2MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7823 [1AU]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5116, S5117 [6JN]
Arkansas: tribute to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., members, S7572
———tribute to National Guard Task Force 2-153, S2823
———tribute to radio and television stations' public service efforts, S6125
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10200, S10202 [9OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5832 [20JN]
Army: tribute to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Brigade, S7160
Bankruptcy: permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, S468 [7FE]
Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building, Fayetteville, AR: designate (S. 2433), S3628 [1MY]
Crane, Randy: nomination to be district judge, S2001 [18MR]
Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 2520), S4397 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, S449 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5759 [19JN], S5832 [20JN], S6199 [27JN]
———establish the Clara Barton Center for Domestic Preparedness as a Government-owned contractor-operated biological weapon vaccine production facility, S6199 [27JN]
Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1922), S493 [7FE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts (S. 2911), S8307 [5SE]
Education: national policy to improve system, S4108 [9MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (S. 2665), S5862 [20JN]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7651 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6799 [15JY], S6855 [16JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism, S3826 [2MY]
Labor unions: encourage mediation to resolve dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (S. Res. 333), S9995 [4OC]
Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (S. 2025), S2009 [18MR]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (S. 2570), S4864 [23MY]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (S. 2085), S3835 [2MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7651 [31JY]
———establish a floor on area wage adjustment factors used under the prospective payment system for hospital services, S5116, S5117 [6JN]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S3826 [2MY]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S2731 [16AP]
National Charter Schools Week: designate (S. Res. 254), S3556
National Health Center Week: designate (S. Con. Res. 121), S5545 [13JN]
Pensions: promote the provision of retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (S. 1978), S1394
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (S. 1969), S1212 [26FE]
Pledge of Allegiance: reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), S6225 [27JN]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4108, S4109 [9MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7130 [22JY]
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 (S. 2648), S5778 [19JN]
Richard S. Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: designate (S. 2128), S2678 [15AP]
Senate: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S11662-S11664 [20NO]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4108-S4110 [9MY], S6796 [15JY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (S. 2889), S7953 [1AU]
———allow full deduction of costs incurred in the preparation of an individual tax return (S. 2429), S3571 [30AP]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (H.R. 4156), S3836 [2MY]
———improve tax equity for military personnel, S9922 [3OC]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5418 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5418 [12JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), S9922 [3OC]
Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4783 [23MY]
Tobacco products: prohibit sale of tobacco products to juveniles through the Internet or other indirect means and ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (S. 3035), S9852 [2OC]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S7823 [1AU]
Veterans: expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists (S. 2211), S2967 [18AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S5759 [19JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 2051), S2274 [21MR]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate: tribute to departing Members, S11232 [18NO], S11694-S11697 [20NO]
Tribute, S10873, S10874 [13NO], S11199 [15NO], S11234, S11237, S11291 [18NO], S11538 [19NO], S11664, S11676, S11678, S11706, S11707 [20NO]
Texts of
S. 1922, Elder Fall Prevention Act, S493 [7FE]
S. 1969, Pension Security Act, S1213-S1216 [26FE]
S. 1978, Retirement Security Advice Act, S1394-S1396 [1MR]
S. 2025, Living American Hero Appreciation Act, S2009 [18MR]
S. 2183, Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act, S2836
S. 2211, expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists, S2968 [18AP]
S. 2429, allow full deduction of costs incurred in the preparation of an individual tax return, S3572 [30AP]
S. 2433, Clarence B. Craft Post Office Building, Fayetteville, AR, S3629 [1MY]
S. 2665, Animal Drug User Fee Act, S5863-S5865 [20JN]
S. 2911, repeal sunset of Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts, S8307 [5SE]
S. 3035, Eliminating Profiteering Through Illegal Cigarette Sales (EPICS) Act, S9852-S9854 [2OC]
Tributes
Craft, Clarence B., S5204
Wellstone, Paul D., S10852 [13NO]