HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (a Senator from Texas)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3882 [2MY], S4408 [15MY], S4527, S4539 [17MY], S4630 [21MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4974 [4JN], S5174 [6JN]
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), S6576 [10JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1143, S1217 [26FE], S1370 [28FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5715 [18JN], S5783 [19JN], S5866, S5872 [20JN], S5884, S5913 [21JN], S6138, S6154, S6156 [26JN], S6178 [27JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6933, S6963 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7701, S7755, S7756, S7761 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S969 [15FE], S1542 [5MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8846 [18SE], S9142 [24SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8221 [4SE], S8237, S8313 [5SE], S8468 [10SE], S8688 [17SE]
FAA: authorizing appropriations (S. 2951), S11316, S11342 [18NO]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5509, S5549 [13JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2090, S2091 [19MR]
Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5412 [12JN]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S247, S250, S251, S252, S253, S254 [29JA], S361 [5FE]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1143, S1217 [26FE], S1370 [28FE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Prime Minister John Howard of Australia Into the House Chamber, S5398 [12JN], H3456 [12JN]
Committee To Escort the President, H98 [29JA]
Conferee: H.R. 4775, supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks, S5194 [6JN]
———H.R. 5010, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S7807 [1AU]
———S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S5673 [18JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see S. 2495), S4145 [9MY]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see S. 2968), S10360 [10OC]
Aviation: improve security (see S. 2949), S8673 [17SE]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Children and youth: commend students who participated in the U.S. Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 208), S732 [13FE]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S426 [6FE]
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), 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]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 2947), S8673 [17SE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S2675 [15AP]
———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]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see S. 2511), S4330 [14MY]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 414), S8092 [3SE]
Dept. of Transportation: provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 948), S6948 [17JY]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———improve quality of care for cancer patients (see S. 2965), S8754 [18SE]
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (see S. 145), S9033 [23SE]
Education: promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2445), S3842 [2MY]
FAA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2951), S8673 [17SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see S. 2454), S4331 [14MY]
———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]
———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), S7901 [1AU]
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), S9984 [4OC]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: authorize formulation of State and regional emergency telehealth network testbeds and a telehealth task force within the Dept. of Defense (see S. 2748), S7309 [24JY]
———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 2053), S3166 [23AP]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S4282 [13MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S8981 [20SE]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Society, Inc.: tribute (see S. 145), S9033 [23SE]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2570), S5957 [24JN]
Medicare: enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S11315 [18NO]
Memorial Day: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of the Armed Forces and civilian national security agencies (see S. Res. 278), S4840 [23MY]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S426 [6FE]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S8457 [10SE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S7227 [23JY]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2950), S8673 [17SE]
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]
———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (see S. 2690), S6250 [27JN]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
Roads and highways: identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see S. 1986), S3843 [2MY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 858), S9229 [25SE]
Social Security: extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 3180), S11736 [20NO]
South Carolina: establish requirements relative to delays or restrictions on shipment of special nuclear materials to the Savannah River Site (see S. 2501), S4145 [9MY]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see S. 2522), S4387 [15MY]
Tariff: provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey and Israel (see S. 2663), S6499 [9JY]
———simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions (see S. 2121), S6014 [25JN]
Taxation: 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), S10888 [13NO]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see S. 2200), S3304 [24AP]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see S. 1383), S5366 [11JN]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 808), S4840 [23MY]
Telecommunications: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 2922), S8566 [12SE]
Terrorism: condemn the involvement of women in suicide bombings (see S. Res. 229), S2183 [20MR]
———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see S. 2134), S5536 [13JN]
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), S1676 [7MR]
United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see S. 2637), S6128 [26JN]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S4282 [13MY]
———provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after a certain age will not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 2602), S5285 [10JN]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S11575 [19NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see S. Res. 315), S7900 [1AU]
Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (see S. 2668), S5901 [21JN]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8092 [3SE]
Dept. of Defense: specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments (see S. 2509), S4281 [13MY]
Dept. of State: enhance U.S. diplomacy in predominantly Muslim countries (see S. 2458), S3900 [6MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see S. 2620), S5535 [13JN]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see S. 2742), S6947 [17JY]
Johnson, Claudia T. (Lady Bird): tribute (see S. Res. 346), S10677 [17OC]
Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (see S. 2948), S8673 [17SE]
Pensions: provide greater protection of workers' retirement plans and prohibit certain activities by persons providing auditing services to issuers of public securities (see S. 1921), S488 [7FE]
Tariff: hand held scanners (see S. 2124), S2675 [15AP]
———scanners combined with a clock (see S. 2125), S2675 [15AP]
———scanners not combined with a clock (see S. 2126), S2675 [15AP]
———triethyleneglycol-bis-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propionate (see S. 2123), S2675 [15AP]
Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see S. 2078), S2413 [9AP]
Lists
Cosponsors of S. 2896, National AMBER Alert Network Act, S8439 [10SE]
Poems
``God Bless Me,'' Maverick Lezar, S5255
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4010 [8MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S638 [12FE]
Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, S4940 [4JN]
Amtrak: funding, S5972 [25JN]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4527 [17MY], S4592 [21MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3530 [30AP]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4940 [4JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, S7246 [24JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2382 [9AP], S2778 [17AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10149 [9OC]
Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 2668), S5905 [21JN]
———improve security (S. 2949), S11296, S11300, S11304, S11305 [18NO]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (S. Con. Res. 110), S4287 [13MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 2896), S8094 [3SE], S8437, S8439, S8440 [10SE]
Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (S. 2511), S4389 [15MY]
Davis, Leonard E.: nomination to be district judge, S4100 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5824 [20JN], S6179 [27JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6635 [11JY], S6932 [17JY], S6975 [18JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), conference report, S10396 [10OC]
———specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments, S6179 [27JN]
———specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments (S. 2509), S4284 [13MY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1439 [5MR], S2214 [21MR], S2382 [9AP], S2778 [17AP], S3392 [25AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9697 [1OC]
Dept. of State: enhance U.S. diplomacy in predominantly Muslim countries (S. 2458), S3901 [6MY]
Disasters: relief funding, S6635 [11JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent, S5824 [20JN]
Electronic Data Systems Corp.: anniversary, S6241
Gainesville, TX: tribute to Medal of Honor Host City Program, S173
Hanen, Andrew S.: nomination to be district judge, S4100 [9MY]
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.: anniversary, S2451 [10AP]
Lezar, Maverick: Poetry Society of Texas contest winner, S5255
Martinez, Philip R.: nomination to be district judge, S312 [5FE]
NAFTA: implementation, S3530 [30AP]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, S10984 [14NO]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports through improved inspection of cargo containers, S10984 [14NO]
NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), S4514, S4515 [17MY]
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S2214 [21MR], S8255 [5SE]
———nomination to be district judge, S4101 [9MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2096, S2097 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S1439 [5MR], S2214 [21MR], S2382 [9AP], S2778 [17AP], S3392 [25AP]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2214 [21MR], S4100 [9MY], S8255 [5SE]
Senate: legislative program, S5971 [25JN]
Spina Bifida Association of America: tribute, S11210
Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, S11210
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: anniversary, S7224
Taxation: exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (S. 2078), S2415 [9AP]
———make repeal of estate and gift taxes permanent, S638 [12FE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5413 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5413 [12JN]
———provide energy tax incentives, S3392 [25AP]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S384, S393 [6FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S384, S393 [6FE]
Television: transition to digital television, S5203
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8436 [10SE], S8483 [11SE]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4780 [23MY]
Texas Independence Day: observance, S1412 [4MR]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S3530 [30AP], S4527 [17MY], S4592 [21MY]
———prohibit trade benefits to countries not supporting U.S. efforts to combat terrorism, S4527 [17MY], S4592 [21MY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S393 [6FE]
Veterans Day: observance, S10836 [12NO]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S6937 [17JY]
Statements
Texas Independence: William B. Travis, S1412 [4MR]
Texts of
S. 2458, enhance U.S. diplomacy in predominantly Muslim countries, S3901 [6MY]
S. 2509, Transparent and Enhanced Criteria Act, S4285 [13MY]
Tributes
Caldwell, Kirbyjon, S2375 [9AP]
Curtiss, Carol, S1202
Gramm, Senator, S11541 [19NO]
Helms, Senator, S9792 [2OC]
Sculley, Patrick D., S2484
Thurmond, Senator, S9069 [24SE]