JEFFORDS, JAMES M. (a Senator from Vermont)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S515, S516 [8FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4614, S4647 [21MY]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize (S. 1206), S564 [8FE]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5090 [5JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10227 [9OC]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S876 [14FE], S988 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783 [19JN], S6148 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1944 [14MR], S2015 [18MR], S2579 [11AP], S2633 [12AP], S3024, S3032, S3033, S3059, S3060, S3063, S3064, S3066, S3078 [22AP], S3148, S3176, S3177, S3178, S3179, S3181, S3182, S3219 [23AP], S3257, S3322 [24AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8770, S8781, S8801 [18SE], S9105, S9143, S9145, S9146 [24SE], S9436, S9438, S9447, S9543, S9544 [26SE], S9772 [1OC], S11091, S11092, S11094 [14NO]
EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (H.R. 1070), S10735 [17OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6960, S6961 [17JY], S6978, S7035, S7049, S7060 [18JY], S7284, S7316 [24JY]
Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (S. 351), S8316 [5SE]
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]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5545 [13JN], S5635 [17JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), S4730 [22MY]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S104 [24JA], S212 [29JA], S361, S379 [5FE]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S876 [14FE], S988 [25FE]
Analyses
Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 950): EPA, S482-S484 [7FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Energy Policy Act, S3789 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Winterless Olympics, Ross C. (Rocky) Anderson and Bill McKibben, Washington (DC) Post, S844 [14FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see S. 2968), S8918 [19SE]
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), S3165 [23AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S5286 [10JN]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: amend (see S. 2758), S7033 [18JY]
———reauthorize (see S. 2117), S2578 [11AP]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1626), S3843 [2MY]
———improve child care quality for children with disabilities or other special needs (see S. 2671), S6809 [15JY]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S1599 [6MR]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see S. Con. Res. 84), S287 [4FE]
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]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 1990), S3954 [7MY]
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), S9427 [26SE]
Courts: provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (see S. 3161), S11079 [14NO]
Crime: establish a national center on volunteer screening to reduce sexual and other types of abuse against children, the elderly, and the disabled (see S. 1868), S6499 [9JY]
Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (see S. 2908), S8300 [5SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S3479 [26AP]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see S. Con. Res. 138), S10443 [15OC]
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]
Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see S. 2603), S5285 [10JN]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 3000), S11315 [18NO]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 2562), S10572 [16OC]
———improve quality of care for cancer patients (see S. 2965), S9230 [25SE]
———payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see S. 2219), S3014 [22AP]
———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (see S. 2649), S6014 [25JN]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 3054), S9901 [3OC]
———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see S. 603), S4492 [16MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent the exclusion of reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see S. 2577), S4967 [4JN]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S6868 [16JY]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S1599 [6MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 2954), S8753 [18SE]
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]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC]
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), S9902 [3OC]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see S. 3001), S9229 [25SE]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see S. 2027), S5851 [20JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S7431 [26JY]
———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 2053), S9983 [4OC]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1995), S1599 [6MR]
———support research to more fully develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see S. Con. Res. 11), S4493 [16MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see S. 710), S4388 [15MY]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see S. 2513), S6707 [12JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5633 [17JN]
Medicaid: allow States to enter into drug rebate agreements to make prescription drugs available to individuals who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance (see S. 2536), S4623 [21MY]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 2848), S10360 [10OC]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S3560 [30AP]
———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see S. 1304), S9230 [25SE]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S9847 [2OC]
———ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing facility services (see S. 2490), S8919 [19SE]
———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S3165 [23AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2, 2729), S6808 [15JY]
———extend authorization for appropriations for certain rural grants (see S. 2135), S2723 [16AP]
———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see S. 1840), S5042 [5JN]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S8092 [3SE]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2611), S5366 [11JN]
National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S1599 [6MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see S. Res. 324), S8384 [9SE]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S10844 [12NO]
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), S2485 [10AP]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see S. 2122), S2675 [15AP]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Petroleum: improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil (see S. 1926), S1536 [5MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see S. 2244), S3303 [24AP]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
Poverty: increase foreign assistance to combat global poverty (see S. Res. 182), S33 [23JA]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see S. 1949), S852 [14FE]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see S. 3114), S10571 [16OC]
Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2070), S5206 [6JN]
———permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2552), S5257 [7JN]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S10223 [9OC]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2483), S4064 [8MY]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1523), S4703 [22MY]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S7901 [1AU]
Taxation: 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), S4199 [10MY]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see S. 2006), S1782 [12MR]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5205 [6JN]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see S. 627), S10443 [15OC]
Telecommunications: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 2922), S10223 [9OC]
———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (see S. 3102), S10359 [10OC]
———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (see S. 3103), S10359 [10OC]
U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see S. 1651), S9116 [24SE]
U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see S. 2064), S2261 [21MR]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S10223 [9OC]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2414 [9AP]
Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (see S. 1961), S897 [15FE]
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), S10360 [10OC]
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]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S7579 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Society of Civil Engineers: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 104), S3843 [2MY]
Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see S. 2897), S8092 [3SE]
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2756), S7033 [18JY]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize construction of a plaza adjacent to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (see S. 2771), S7164 [22JY]
Health: establish health plan purchasing alliances (see S. 2035), S2183 [20MR]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN]
Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (see S. 2928), S8565 [12SE]
Medicare: establish demonstration programs to improve health care quality (see S. 2752), S7033 [18JY]
Pollution: implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (see S. 2118), S2578 [11AP]
Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (see S. 2220), S3014 [22AP]
Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (see S. 3037), S9901 [3OC]
Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 2819), S7579 [30JY]
Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 2664), S5851 [20JN]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S487 [7FE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (see S. 3038), S9901 [3OC]
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
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), motion to proceed, S10398 [10OC]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2352 [8AP], S2429 [10AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8652 [17SE], S8889 [19SE], S9026 [23SE], S9186, S9207 [25SE], S9401, S9408, S9409 [26SE], S9676 [1OC], S10856 [13NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8589 [13SE], S8662 [17SE], S9019, S9025 [23SE], S9185 [25SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7462 [29JY]
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]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Cost Estimates
Federal Reformulated Fuels Act (S. 950): CBO (Private Sector Mandates), S484 [7FE]
Factsheets
Campaign Finance Reform—Fact & Fiction: Brennan Center for Justice, S2117 [20MR]
Letters
Encourage use of renewable energy: R. James Woolsey, Robert C. McFarlane, and Thomas H. Moorer, S1569 [6MR], S2053 [19MR]
Federal Reformulated Fuels Act: Christine Todd Whitman, EPA, S482 [7FE]
Wastewater Treatment Works Security and Safety Act: Ken Kirk, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies, S9905 [3OC]
Lists
Supporters of a national renewable energy standard, S1570 [6MR]
Privilege of the floor
Rasgus, Jan, S8576 [12SE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4041 [8MY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (S. 556), S6052 [26JN]
American Society of Civil Engineers: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 104), S3882 [2MY]
Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (S. 2897), S8095 [3SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10083 [8OC], S10261 [10OC]
Bye, Karyn: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S1204
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (S. 2756), S7040 [18JY]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize (S. 2117), S2589 [11AP]
Chittenden County, VT: anniversary of United Way, S3431
Clark, Kelly: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S585 [11FE]
Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), S2320 [22MR], S5443, S5444, S5445, S5446 [12JN]
———allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 950), S482 [7FE]
Climate: global warming, S844 [14FE]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S2518, S2519 [11AP]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (H.R. 727), S11551 [19NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equity in distribution of dairy assistance payments, S4041 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, S10868, S10869 [13NO]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6212, S6219 [27JN]
———exemption from certain environmental regulations, S6212 [27JN], S10868, S10869 [13NO]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1567, S1570, S1571 [6MR], S1625, S1634 [7MR], S1899, S1908, S1913 [14MR], S2052, S2053 [19MR], S2232 [21MR], S2320 [22MR], S2449 [10AP], S3152 [23AP], S3276, S3280 [24AP], S3406, S3415 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8193 [4SE], S8601 [13SE], S9060 [24SE], S11045 [14NO], S11455
———inclusion of FEMA, S8193 [4SE], S11455 [19NO]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (S. 2452), S6052 [26JN]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S9779 [2OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9779 [2OC], S10404 [15OC]
Education: funding, S9779 [2OC]
———reduce dropout rate of Hispanic high school students, S6052 [26JN]
———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, S3582 [1MY]
Electric power: establish Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S1899, S1908, S1913 [14MR]
———establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2052, S2053 [19MR]
———provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S2449 [10AP]
———reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3276, S3280 [24AP]
EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (H.R. 1070), S10834 [12NO]
———provide flexibility within the oxygenate requirements for gasoline, S3406 [25AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6908 [17JY], S7183 [23JY]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6469 [9JY]
Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 2590), S5053 [5JN]
Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (S. 2928), S8567 [12SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7183 [23JY]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (S. 3018), S10544 [16OC]
———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, S7183 [23JY]
Motor vehicles: establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S2320 [22MR]
National Guard: Competitive Sports Program funding, S6219 [27JN]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: clarify appointment process for Director, S8601 [13SE]
———establish (S. 2452), S6052 [26JN]
Nuclear energy: renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents, S1625 [7MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6908 [17JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2117 [20MR]
Pollution: implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (S. 2118), S2591 [11AP]
Power resources: allow State Governors to waive certain Federal renewable energy requirements if they would adversely impact electric power customers, S2232 [21MR]
———encourage use of renewable energy, S1567, S1570, S1571 [6MR]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S5443, S5444, S5445, S5446 [12JN]
———national energy policy, S844 [14FE], S1567, S1570, S1571 [6MR], S1634 [7MR], S1899, S1908, S1913 [14MR], S2052, S2053 [19MR], S2232 [21MR], S2320 [22MR], S2449 [10AP], S3152 [23AP], S3276, S3280 [24AP], S3406, S3415 [25AP]
Powers, Ross: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S731 [13FE]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (S. 1949), S858 [14FE]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7130 [22JY]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (S. 3114), S10573 [16OC]
Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (S. 2220), S3015 [22AP]
Safe Drinking Water Act: study effects of hydraulic fracturing on underground drinking water sources, S1634 [7MR]
Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (S. 3037), S9904 [3OC]
Snelling, Barbara W.: Vermont Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, S10840
Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (S. 2819), S7580 [30JY]
Solid waste: modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3415 [25AP]
Taxation: clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (S. 2006), S1784 [12MR]
———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (S. 760), S2320 [22MR]
———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund, S3152 [23AP]
———treatment of interest on student loans, S3582 [1MY]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of broadcast transmission facilities (S. 3102), S10383 [10OC]
———preserve State and local authority to regulate placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless services facilities (S. 3103), S10383 [10OC]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8504 [11SE]
———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]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: funding, S11719 [20NO]
———provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (S. 1917), S489 [7FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S10404 [15OC]
Vermont: provisional and affidavit voting system, S2518, S2519 [11AP]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S2518, S2519 [11AP]
Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 1961), S907 [15FE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of carnivorous wild cats for use as pets (S. 3038), S9905 [3OC]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (S. Res. 311), S7586 [30JY]
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]
Tribute, S4551 [20MY]
Reports filed
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Settlement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3958), S6249 [27JN]
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Visitor Center Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3322), S6249 [27JN]
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4807) (S. Rept. 107-305), S10114 [8OC]
Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 107-244), S8091 [3SE]
Chatham County, GA, Land Conveyance: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 2595), S9425 [26SE]
Chemical Security Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1602) (S. Rept. 107-342), S11214 [15NO]
Chickamauga Lock and Dam Navigation Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2983) (S. Rept. 107-327), S10843 [12NO]
Clean Power Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 107-347), S11573 [19NO]
Community Character Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 975) (S. Rept. 107-290), S8753 [18SE]
Crane Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2847) (S. Rept. 107-302), S10114 [8OC]
Dam Safety and Security Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4727), S9425 [26SE]
Dept. of Transportation Construction of a Plaza Adjacent to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2771), S7430 [26JY]
Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 819), S3433 [25AP]
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Advancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2064) (S. Rept. 107-168), S5901 [21JN]
EPA Office of Ombudsman Additional Authority: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 606) (S. Rept. 107-320), S10674 [17OC]
First Responder Terrorism Preparedness Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2664) (S. Rept. 107-295), S9713 [1OC]
Great Lakes Legacy Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 1070) (S. Rept. 107-312), S10442 [15OC]
Highway Funding Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1917) (S. Rept. 107-163), S5632 [17JN]
Identify Certain Routes as Part of the Ports-to-Plains High Priority Corridor: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1646) (S. Rept. 107-165), S5771 [19JN]
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1721), S3433 [25AP]
Lake Champlain Basin Program Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2928) (S. Rept. 107-339), S10887 [13NO]
Little Calumet River Flood Control Project Modification: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2978) (S. Rept. 107-326), S10843 [12NO]
Marine Turtle Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2897) (S. Rept. 107-303), S10114 [8OC]
Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 351) (S. Rept. 107-243), S8091 [3SE]
Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3282), S3433 [25AP]
Morganza, LA, Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2975) (S. Rept. 107-325), S10843 [12NO]
Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2332), S10844 [12NO]
Nomination of Carolyn W. Merritt To Be Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Chairperson: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7371 [25JY]
Nomination of John P. Suarez To Be EPA Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7371 [25JY]
Nomination of John S. Bresland to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S7371 [25JY]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3908) (S. Rept. 107-304), S10114 [8OC]
Nuclear Security Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1746) (S. Rept. 107-335), S10844 [12NO]
Nutria Eradication and Marshland Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 4044), S9425 [26SE]
Pine Flat Dam Environmental Restoration Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2999) (S. Rept. 107-329), S10843 [12NO]
Restore the Apalachicola River Ecosystem (RARE) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2730) (S. Rept. 107-338), S10844 [12NO]
Ron de Lugo Federal Building, Charlotte Amalie, VI: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 495), S3433 [25AP]
Smith Island, MD, Environmental Restoration Project Authorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2984) (S. Rept. 107-328), S10843 [12NO]
Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2065) (S. Rept. 107-346), S11573 [19NO]
Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1850) (S. Rept. 107-316), S10570 [16OC]
Unemployment Assistance Availability Period Extension Under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for Victims of Terrorist Attacks: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2715) (S. Rept. 107-336), S10844 [12NO]
Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3480) (S. Rept. 107-169), S5901 [21JN]
Use of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices on Trails and Pedestrian Walkways Constructed or Maintained With Federal-Aid Highway Funds: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2024) (S. Rept. 107-164), S5632 [17JN]
Water Investment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1961) (S. Rept. 107-228), S7469 [29JY]
William L. Beatty Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Alton, IL: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3093), S3433 [25AP]
Summaries
Buying Time 2000—Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections: Brennan Center for Justice, S2118 [20MR]
National Energy Policy (S. 517): Daschle-Bingaman Substitute Amendment Provisions on Renewable Fuels Standards and MTBE (Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether), S2321 [22MR]
Texts of
S. 1917, Highway Funding Restoration Act, S489 [7FE]
S. 2220, National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act, S3016-S3018 [22AP]
S. 2664, First Responder Terrorism Preparedness Act, S5861 [20JN]
S. 2771, Dept. of Transportation construction of a plaza adjacent to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, S7171 [22JY]
S. 2928, Lake Champlain Basin Program Act, S8568 [12SE]
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
Burke, Ray, S2409
Cook, Thomas S., S344
Dart, Justin W., Jr., S6000 [25JN]
Goldberg, Solomon, S3299
Hoyt, Kathleen C., S10668
Krick, Robert K., S231
Pembroke, Richard, S6126
Swenson, Victor, S282
Wellstone, Paul D., S10815 [12NO]