KENNEDY, EDWARD M. (a Senator from Massachusetts)
Addresses
Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival Presentation of ``The Silk Road—Connecting Cultures, Creating Trusts'': Aga Khan, S6941 [17JY]
———Colin L. Powell, Sec. of State, S6942 [17JY]
———Lawrence Small, Smithsonian Institution, S6941 [17JY]
———Yo Yo Ma, S6941 [17JY]
———by, S6942 [17JY]
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S733 [13FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4079 [8MY], S4288 [13MY], S4322, S4335 [14MY], S4361, S4408 [15MY], S4639 [21MY], S4727 [22MY], S4891 [3JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4996, S4997, S5000, S5063, S5070, S5096, S5097, S5103 [5JN], S5207 [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), S6508 [9JY], S6578 [10JY], S6665 [11JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S881, S909 [15FE], S1425 [4MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5866 [20JN], S6075, S6087, S6113, S6155, S6158, S6161, S6164 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7702, S7757 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2015 [18MR], S2184 [20MR], S2462, S2493, S2496, S2497 [10AP], S2902, S2981 [18AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8780 [18SE], S8942 [19SE], S9235, S9236, S9238, S9239, S9240, S9336, S9337 [25SE], S9443, S9448, S9452, S9453, S9455, S9456, S9457, S9476, S9477, S9478, S9480 [26SE], S11102, S11104 [14NO]
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]
Education: improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 3801), S10459 [15OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7050 [18JY], S7284, S7316 [24JY], S7601 [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]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), S2983 [18AP]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), S11126, S11136 [14NO]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S11214 [15NO]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S104, S106 [24JA], S139 [25JA], S212 [29JA], S361, S379 [5FE]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S881, S909 [15FE], S1425 [4MR]
Analyses
Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act (S. 2508), S4283 [13MY]
Research Revitalization Act (S. 3060), S9994 [4OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S3233 [24AP], S10805 [7NO]
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]
Articles and editorials
All-Day Kindergarten Posts Big Gains in Montgomery, Washington (DC) Post, S10436 [15OC]
Congress Must Resist the Rush to War, Senator Byrd, New York (NY) Times, S10347 [10OC]
Early Miller—Birth of a Playwright, Bruce Weber, New York (NY) Times, S3835 [2MY]
Not the People's Choice, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., American Prospect (publication), S3425-S3427 [25AP]
Rove to Group—Bush To Press for Conservative Judiciary, Alan Cooperman and Amy Goldstein, Washington (DC) Post, S2207 [21MR]
Tight Budgets Pose a Threat to Small Classes, Robert Tomsho, Wall Street Journal, S4659 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American National Maritime Museum: reaffirm and revise designation to establish additional museums around the country (see S. 2804), S7430 [26JY]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S8754 [18SE]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see S. 2082), S9846 [2OC]
Aviation: expedite naturalization process and provide transitional employment eligibility for certain legal immigrants employed as security screening personnel (see S. 1829), S3954 [7MY]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4494 [16MY]
Bankruptcy: increase priority claim amount for employee wages and recover certain excessive employee compensation paid just prior to bankruptcy (see S. 2820), S7903 [1AU]
———protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy (see S. 2798), S7903 [1AU]
Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see S. 2980), S8918 [19SE]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2033), S2076 [19MR]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see S.J. Res. 37), S4330 [14MY]
Children and youth: improve child care quality for children with disabilities or other special needs (see S. 2671), S5956 [24JN]
———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see S. 2998), S9116 [24SE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5366 [11JN]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1291), S6868 [16JY]
Colombia: elections (see S. Res. 283), S5584 [14JN]
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: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2438), S3625 [1MY]
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), S8457 [10SE]
Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (see S. 3083), S10222 [9OC]
Courts: provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (see S. 3161), S11079 [14NO]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 2317), S3435 [25AP]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see S. 2010), S5206 [6JN]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 310), S7430 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see S. Con. Res. 138), S10118 [8OC]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 2487), S4145 [9MY]
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), S9116 [24SE]
Diseases: payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see S. 2219), S3014 [22AP]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 3054), S9901 [3OC]
Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S6362 [8JY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2912), S8300 [5SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for child employees of traveling sales crews (see S. 2549), S4703 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: enable domestic violence hotline operators to access an Internet site to immediately direct callers to an available shelter (see S. 2002), S1705 [8MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 3141), S10676 [17OC]
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), S8619 [13SE]
FDA: require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see S. 2394), S3505 [29AP]
Feed America Thursday: designate (see S. Res. 341), S10443 [15OC]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see S. 2826), S7579 [30JY]
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), S9595 [30SE]
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1925), S545 [8FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2860), S7899 [1AU]
———prohibit Federal health insurance programs from reimbursing health care providers who charge membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 1606), S2077 [19MR]
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), S7034 [18JY]
Immigration: extend filing deadline for status adjustment of individuals who already legally qualify for permanent residency (see S. 2493), S4145 [9MY]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see S. 2189), S3506 [29AP]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2907), S8300 [5SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see S. Con. Res. 114), S4568 [20MY]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S2951 [18AP]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 267), S4330 [14MY]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S2368 [8AP]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2221), S6499 [9JY]
Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see S. 813), S4330 [14MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 2067), S6319 [28JN]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S10223 [9OC]
———ensure reimbursement for certain FDA-approved cancer drug therapies administered in hospital outpatient settings (see S. 2795), S9117 [24SE]
———ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing facility services (see S. 2490), S8755 [18SE]
———freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2447), S3843 [2MY]
———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries (see S. 2557), S4839 [23MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1967), S9116 [24SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S6251 [27JN]
Mental health: protect individuals who need mental health services (see S. 2393), S3505 [29AP]
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 Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 260), S3843 [2MY]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1536 [5MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Donor Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S853 [14FE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Missing Adult Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 40), S7431 [26JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S8565 [12SE]
National Runaway Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 339), S10678 [17OC]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 2059), S2261 [21MR]
———uterine fibroid research funding (see S. 2122), S10223 [9OC]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see S. 2667), S6128 [26JN]
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), S287 [4FE]
Public Health Service Act: add requirements regarding trauma care (see S. 3048), S9901 [3OC]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see S. 2054), S2260 [21MR]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2610), S5773 [19JN]
———exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2070), S5632 [17JN]
———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 2628), S5632 [17JN]
———promote secure and healthy families under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2876), S10572 [16OC]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S1252 [27FE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 2439), S3625 [1MY]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 2240), S3303 [24AP]
Small business: recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 264), S6362 [8JY]
Social Security: extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 3180), S11736 [20NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1523), S3626 [1MY]
Taxation: clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see S. 2006), S4841 [23MY]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S9116 [24SE]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see S. 654), S7034 [18JY]
———treatment of certain overseas pay of members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2213), S4065 [8MY]
———treatment of single sum deferred compensation payments received by survivors of terrorist attack victims (see S. 2824), S7579 [30JY]
Telecommunications: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 2922), S8506 [11SE]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 2512), S5043 [5JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see S. 2714), S6498 [9JY]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 969), S4146 [9MY]
U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney General (see S. 1977), S1676 [7MR]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Unemployment: extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 2715), S6498 [9JY]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]
Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 2964), S8754 [18SE]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S4065 [8MY]
Williams, Ted: tribute (see S. Res. 302), S6498 [9JY]
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), S3435 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see S. 2508), S4281 [13MY]
Boston, MA: tribute to Sail Boston event (see S.J. Res. 42), S7372 [25JY]
Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (see S. 2619), S5535 [13JN]
Dept. of State: promote national security by expanding international educational and cultural exchange programs with the Islamic world (see S. 2505), S4199 [10MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3040), S9901 [3OC]
Diseases: 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]
District of Columbia: approve location of commemorative work honoring former President John Adams (see S.J. Res. 47), S9846 [2OC]
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (see S. 145), S9033 [23SE]
Education: improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness (see S. 2566), S4839 [23MY]
———improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see S. 2969), S8918 [19SE]
———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see S. 2445), S3842 [2MY]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see S. 2435), S3625 [1MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see S. 1992), S1599 [6MR]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S5584 [14JN]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see S. 2499), S4145 [9MY] (see S. 3001), S9229 [25SE]
Health: encourage health care facilities, group health plans, and health insurance issuers to reduce administrative costs, and to improve access, convenience, quality, and safety (see S. 2638), S5696 [18JN]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 3029), S9846 [2OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2639), S5696 [18JN]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4623 [21MY]
INS: replace with the Immigration Affairs Agency and establish the Office of Children's Services (see S. 2444), S3842 [2MY]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 106), S3953 [7MY]
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Society, Inc.: tribute (see S. 145), S9033 [23SE]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 202), S286 [4FE]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2817), S7469 [29JY]
Older Americans Act: anniversary of elderly nutrition programs (see S. Res. 200), S32 [23JA]
Safety: provide protections for human participants in research (see S. 3060), S9983 [4OC]
Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 117), S4840 [23MY]
Unemployment: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (see S. 2892), S7900 [1AU]
Women: provide comprehensive pension protection (see S. 2707), S6319 [28JN]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4519 [17MY], S4590 [21MY]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7019 [18JY], S7189 [23JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5246 [7JN], S5335 [11JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2352 [8AP], S2429 [10AP], S2936 [18AP], S3121 [23AP]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8245 [5SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7299 [24JY]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Declarations
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health: World Trade Organization, S4323 [14MY]
Essays
Tribute to Odile Grogan: Joseph P. Kennedy II, S9032
Why I'm Glad America Is a Nation of Immigrants: Christina Jundt, S5361
———Emily Friedman, S5361
———Ilana Pena, S5362
———Mike Duffy, S5361
———Nicole Florio, S5361
Letters
Early Care and Education Act: Barry Zuckerman, Boston University, S4858 [23MY]
———Carol H. Rasco, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., S4857 [23MY]
———Charles E.M. Kolb, Committee for Economic Development, S4856 [23MY]
———Dorothy S. Strickland, Rutgers University, S4857 [23MY]
———Edward Zigler, Yale University, S4856 [23MY]
———Elizabeth J. Noyes, American Academy of Pediatrics, S4854 [23MY]
———Faith Wohl, Child Care Action Campaign (organization), S4855 [23MY]
———Frank Moore, Child Care Consortium, S4857 [23MY]
———Karen W. Ponder, North Carolina Partnership for Children, S4855 [23MY]
———Marie-Louise Ramsdale, First Steps (organization), S4858 [23MY]
———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S4857 [23MY]
———Marta T. Rosa and Yasmina Vinci, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, S4854 [23MY]
———Richard Robinson, Scholastic Inc., S4855 [23MY]
———Rob Reiner, California Children and Families Commission and I Am Your Child Foundation, S4856 [23MY]
———Susan S. Stepleton, Parents as Teachers National Center (organization), S4855 [23MY]
Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, S2612 [12AP]
———Charles J. Murphy, National Immigration and Naturalization Service Council of the American Federation of Government Employees, S2612 [12AP]
———Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, S2613 [12AP]
———John E. Siedlarz, International Biometric Industry Association, S2612 [12AP]
———MaryEllen Salamone and Carie Lemack, Familes of September 11 (organization), S2612 [12AP]
———T.J. Bonner, National Border Patrol Council of the American Federation of Government Employees, S2613 [12AP]
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: Abbey S. Meyers, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc., S7641 [31JY]
———Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market, S7641 [31JY]
———Dick Wagoner, Jr., General Motors Corp., S7641 [31JY]
———Janell Mayo Duncan, Consumers Union, S7642 [31JY]
———Kathleen D. Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, S7641 [31JY]
Homeland Security Act immigration provisions: by, S8178-S8180 [4SE]
Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S11551 [19NO]
Medicare voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program: William D. Novelli, AARP, S7283 [24JY]
Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization: Tommy Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S5195 [6JN]
Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act: Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, S4283 [13MY]
Texas legislature candidacy of Ronald H. Clark subsequent to confirmation as district judge: by, S10346 [10OC]
Lists
Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation Heroes Among Us award recipients, S5036
Boston Digital Bridge Foundation Technology Goes Home and TechBoston programs graduates, S9417
Persons available to answer questions on S. 2566, Early Care and Education Act, S4859 [23MY]
Supporters of S. 2566, Early Care and Education Act, S4854 [23MY]
Motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5003 [5JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7206 [23JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S3233 [24AP]
Privilege of the floor
Bowen, David, S4878 [23MY]
Civic, Melanne, S2634 [12AP]
Dorsey, David, S4878 [23MY], S6872 [16JY]
Faller, Craig, S5966 [24JN]
Forbes, Deborah, S6810 [15JY]
Hickey, Brian, S6872 [16JY]
Sachs, Stacey, S5878 [20JN]
Sacks, Stacy, S6872 [16JY]
Teraji, Barbara, S10052 [7OC]
Wolf, Deborah, S4878 [23MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S478 [7FE], S651 [12FE], S679, S684 [13FE]
———Farmland Protection Program funding, S684 [13FE]
Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, S4941 [4JN]
American Immigration Lawyers Association: tribute to ``Celebrate America'' creative writing contest winners, S5361
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4319, S4322, S4323 [14MY], S4769, S4771 [23MY]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (S. 2508), S4283 [13MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4941 [4JN], S4996, S4997, S4998, S5000, S5001, S5002, S5003, S5004 [5JN], S5157, S5192 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S9961, S9962, S9963, S9964, S9965, S9966, S9967 [4OC], S10001 [7OC], S10089, S10091, S10092 [8OC], S10166 [9OC], S10234, S10333, S10347 [10OC]
Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), S9859 [2OC]
Boston, MA: tribute to Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation Heroes Among Us award recipients, S5035
Boston Digital Bridge Foundation: tribute to graduates of Technology Goes Home and TechBoston programs, S9416
Budget: allocation of funds, S259 [4FE]
Business and industry: hold corporate executives, who mislead workers about company stock in their pension plans, financially responsible for any losses, S6755, S6756 [15JY]
———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6491, S6493 [9JY], S6755, S6757 [15JY]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7192, S7194 [23JY]
Cassell, Paul G.: nomination to be district judge, S4262 [13MY]
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 2998), S9134 [24SE]
Corporations: require certain officers of companies to return bonuses, incentive- or equity-based compensation, and stock sale profits received prior to a required restatement of earnings, S6756 [15JY]
Correctional institutions: analyze the incidence and effects of prison rape and provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from such offenses (S. 2619), S5537 [13JN]
Crime: allow for possibility of death penalty in the prosecution of hate crimes, S5329 [11JN]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S4525 [17MY], S5325, S5326, S5327, S5329, S5335 [11JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: nutrition programs funding, S651 [12FE]
———provide emergency disaster assistance and revoke multispecies limited access fishing permits relative to Northeast commercial fisheries failure, S679 [13FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5766 [19JN], S5932 [24JN], S5979, S5980, S5983, S5984 [25JN], S6076 [26JN]
———clothing regulations imposed on female personnel stationed in Saudi Arabia, S5932 [24JN]
———prohibit transfer of Medical Free Electron Laser Program, S6076 [26JN]
———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S5932 [24JN], S5979, S5980, S5983, S5984 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2207, S2208 [21MR], S2717 [16AP], S3399, S3400, S3404, S3412 [25AP]
Dept. of HHS: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6929 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9672 [1OC], S11418 [19NO]
———improve immigration law enforcement and services, S9672 [1OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9700 [1OC]
Dept. of State: promote national security by expanding international educational and cultural exchange programs with the Islamic world, S5192 [6JN]
———promote national security by expanding international educational and cultural exchange programs with the Islamic world (S. 2505), S4200 [10MY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish policy linking immigration status with issuance of drivers' licenses, S5192 [6JN]
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S5157 [6JN]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), S6701 [12JY]
———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]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 4800), unanimous-consent request, S5339 [11JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S10410 [15OC], S10632, S10633 [17OC]
Eddy, Mary Baker: tribute (S. Con. Res. 145), S9049 [23SE]
Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S8150 [4SE]
———emergency summer school funding, S4997, S4998, S5000, S5001, S5002, S5003, S5004 [5JN]
———funding, S3937 [7MY], S4339, S4341, S4342 [15MY], S4657, S4658, S4659, S4660 [22MY], S4994, S4995 [5JN], S5341-S5343 [11JN], S6515-S6518 [10JY]
———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S5341-S5343 [11JN]
———improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness (S. 2566), S4853 [23MY]
———improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 3801), S10480 [15OC]
———national policy to improve system, S4105 [9MY], S4657, S4658, S4659, S4660 [22MY], S6515-S6518 [10JY]
———Pell Grant Program funding, S4993 [5JN]
———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (S. 2445), S3857 [2MY]
———reduce dropout rate of Hispanic high school students, S6050, S6051 [26JN]
———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, S3496, S3497, S3498 [29AP], S3582 [1MY], S3792 [2MY], S4104, S4105 [9MY], S4341 [15MY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2626), S5599 [14JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (H.R. 5651), S10619, S10752 [17OC], S11549 [19NO]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6892, S6893, S6902, S6929 [17JY], S6979, S6981, S7005, S7008, S7010, S7013 [18JY], S7141, S7142, S7143, S7155, S7156, S7157 [22JY], S7195, S7196, S7206 [23JY], S7249, S7251, S7253, S7254, S7282, S7283 [24JY], S7334 [25JY], S7399, S7403 [26JY], S7519, S7528, S7533, S7550 [30JY], S7618, S7632, S7639 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6798, S6799, S6800 [15JY], S6820, S6828, S6834, S6835, S6836, S6841, S6842, S6845, S6846, S6848 [16JY], S6878, S6879, S6883 [17JY]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (S. 2499), S4163 [9MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (S. 3001), S9231 [25SE]
Foreign countries: require reporting of blank passport theft as a condition of participation in the Visa Waiver Program, S2921 [18AP]
Foreign trade: enforcement of restrictions on the importation of goods made with forced labor, S2656 [15AP]
Health: encourage health care facilities, group health plans, and health insurance issuers to reduce administrative costs, and to improve access, convenience, quality, and safety (S. 2638), S5706 [18JN]
———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 3029), S9848 [2OC]
———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2860), S7928 [1AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2639), S5707 [18JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7839 [1AU]
———provide for health care liability reform, S7399, S7403 [26JY], S7519, S7528, S7533 [30JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (S. 1274), S435 [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), S2821
Immigration: change date of compliance for requirements for machine-readable and tamper-resistant entry and exit documents, S2923 [18AP]
———extend filing deadline for status adjustment of individuals who already legally qualify for permanent residency (S. 2493), S4156 [9MY]
———increase penalties for noncompliance with requirements to provide aircraft and ship manifest information, S2923, S2924 [18AP]
———record keeping and reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors, S2919 [18AP]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations, S4828 [23MY]
INS: replace with the Immigration Affairs Agency and establish the Office of Children's Services (S. 2444), S3844 [2MY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5578 [14JN]
———extend mental health coverage parity (H.R. 5716), S11222
Labor unions: require submission of financial reports, S6491, S6493 [9JY]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), S2609, S2623 [12AP], S2643, S2649, S2656, S2657 [15AP], S2916, S2917, S2919, S2921, S2923, S2924, S2930 [18AP]
Libya: U.S. policy relative to verdict in trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash of Pan Am flight 103, S1924 [14MR]
LIHEAP: funding, S2717 [16AP]
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Society, Inc.: tribute (S. Con. Res. 145), S9049 [23SE]
Massachusetts: memorial service for victims of terrorist attacks, S10432 [15OC]
McClellan, Mark B.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S10639 [17OC]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S7334 [25JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3793, S3794 [2MY], S6979, S6981 [18JY], S7141, S7142, S7143, S7155, S7156 [22JY], S7195, S7196, S7206 [23JY], S7550 [30JY], S7618, S7632 [31JY], S7840 [1AU], S10410 [15OC]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2625), S5597 [14JN], S5793 [20JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7141, S7142, S7143, S7157 [22JY], S7195, S7196, S7206 [23JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program, S7249, S7251, S7253, S7254, S7282, S7283 [24JY]
Minimum wage: level, S4769, S4771 [23MY]
———level (S. 2538), S4685, S4686, S4687 [22MY], S10618, S10632, S10633 [17OC]
Montgomery County, MD: tribute to success of intensive all-day kindergarten program, S10435
New England Patriots (football team): tribute (S. Res. 202), S258 [4FE]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), S10769 [17OC]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), S11155, S11159 [14NO]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 2817), S7500 [29JY]
———plant genomics research funding, S11159 [14NO]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6902, S6929 [17JY]
———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (S. 2244), S3793, S3794 [2MY]
Point of order, S7283 [24JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2150 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S2207, S2208 [21MR], S2717 [16AP], S3399, S3400, S3404, S3412 [25AP]
Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorization, S5195 [6JN]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2207, S2208 [21MR]
Privacy: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S2311 [22MR]
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), S7129 [22JY]
Safety: provide protections for human participants in research (S. 3060), S9993 [4OC]
Science: prohibit patents relative to the cloning of humans, S5578 [14JN]
———prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (S. 1758), S2629 [12AP]
Senate: appreciation for tributes, S1165 [26FE]
Shedd, Dennis W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11512 [19NO]
Smith, D. Brooks: nomination to be circuit judge, S7562 [30JY]
Smithsonian Institution: Folklife Festival presentation of ``The Silk Road—Connecting Cultures, Creating Trusts'', S6940 [17JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S259 [4FE]
States: clarify authority to enter into drug rebate agreements with manufacturers in order to provide prescription drug coverage to individuals not covered by Medicaid, S6979, S6981, S7013 [18JY]
Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, S3399, S3400, S3404 [25AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5426 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5426 [12JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S198 [29JA], S394 [6FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S198 [29JA], S394 [6FE]
———treatment of interest on student loans, S3582 [1MY], S3792 [2MY], S4341 [15MY]
Terrorism: extend certain procedural relief provided to individuals who were or are victims, or survivors of victims, of a terrorist attack (S. 2845), S10217 [9OC]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4772, S4785, S4786 [23MY], S5195 [6JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4319, S4322, S4323 [14MY]
Unemployment: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (S. 2892), S7957 [1AU]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S198 [29JA], S394 [6FE]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S9661 [1OC], S10410 [15OC]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), unanimous-consent request, S10139, S10140 [9OC]
Venezuela: U.S. response to political unrest, S2823
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10497 [16OC]
Williams, Ted: tribute (S. Res. 302), S6515, S6518 [10JY]
Williamstown, MA: tribute to Williamstown Theater Festival production of Arthur Miller's,``The Man Who Had All the Luck'', S3835 [2MY]
Women: provide comprehensive pension protection (S. 2707), S6320 [28JN]
World Refugee Day: observance, S5845 [20JN]
———tribute to national poster competition award recipients, S5845 [20JN]
World Trade Organization: support the Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health to ensure access to medicine by countries impacted by public health crises, S4319, S4322, S4323 [14MY]
Zerhouni, Elias A.: nomination to be NIH Director, S3886 [2MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S991-S993 [25FE], S1151-S1166 [26FE], S1248 [27FE], S4105 [9MY]
Reports
Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Performance Goals and Procedures, S5195-S5200 [6JN]
Reports filed
Alzheimer's Disease Research, Prevention, and Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2059), S6361 [8JY]
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2980), S9713 [1OC]
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1115) (S. Rept. 107-227), S7430 [26JY]
Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 710) (S. Rept. 107-245), S8091 [3SE]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1284) (S. Rept. 107-341), S11214 [15NO]
Federal Research, Statistics, Evaluation, Information, and Dissemination Improvement: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2969) (S. Rept. 107-337), S10844 [12NO]
Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2499) (S. Rept. 107-322), S10674 [17OC]
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 812), S6649 [11JY]
International AIDS Treatment and Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2649), S6361 [8JY]
Keeping Children and Families Safe Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2998) (S. Rept. 107-292), S9594 [30SE]
Labeling Requirement Containing Information Applicable to Pediatric Patients: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2394) (S. Rept. 107-300), S10114 [8OC]
Lifespan Respite Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2489), S7226 [23JY]
Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1335), S5850 [20JN]
Nomination of Barbara C. Gillcrist to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE], S9425 [26SE]
Nomination of Carol Hughes Novak to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of David J. Wenzel to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE]
Nomination of Dennis P. Walsh to the NLRB: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3014 [22AP]
Nomination of Earl A. Powell III to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6649 [11JY]
Nomination of Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr., to the National Mediation Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7898 [1AU]
Nomination of Elias A. Zerhouni To Be NIH Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3842 [2MY]
Nomination of Evelyn D. Potter Rose to the National Council on the Arts: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3302 [24AP]
Nomination of Glenn B. Anderson to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE], S9425 [26SE]
Nomination of Graham Y. Hill to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE], S9425 [26SE]
Nomination of Harry R. Hoglander to the National Mediation Board: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S7898 [1AU]
Nomination of J. Russell George To Be Corp. for National and Community Service Inspector General: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of James R. Stoner, Jr., to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3302 [24AP]
Nomination of Jeffrey D. Wallin to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Kathleen M. Harrington To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Public Affairs: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3302 [24AP]
Nomination of Kathleen Martinez to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Kathleen P. Utgoff To Be BLS Commissioner: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Lex Frieden to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Marco A. Rodriguez to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE], S9425 [26SE]
Nomination of Mark B. McClellan To Be FDA Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S10222 [9OC]
Nomination of Michael Pack to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6649 [11JY]
Nomination of Michelle Guillermin To Be Corp. for National and Community Service Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE]
Nomination of Milton Aponte to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S9229 [25SE]
Nomination of Naomi Shihab Nye to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6649 [11JY]
Nomination of Patricia Pound to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Peter J. Hurtgen To Be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6649 [11JY]
Nomination of Rene Acosta to the NLRB: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3014 [22AP]
Nomination of Richard H. Carmona To Be Surgeon General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6947 [17JY]
Nomination of Robert Davila to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6649 [11JY]
Nomination of Sally Stroup To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate), S1935 [14MR]
Nomination of Thomas Mallon to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5772 [19JN]
Nomination of W. Roy Grizzard To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Disability Employment Policy: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Wilfred M. McClay to the National Council on the Humanities: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
Nomination of Young Woo Kang to the National Council on Disability: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S5771 [19JN]
NSF Appropriations: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2817) (S. Rept. 107-291), S8753 [18SE]
Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 928) (S. Rept. 107-142), S2675 [15AP]
Pharmacy Education Aid Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1806), S9595 [30SE]
Protecting America's Pensions Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1992) (S. Rept. 107-226), S7430 [26JY]
Require Labeling Containing Information Applicable to Pediatric Patients: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2394), S7898 [1AU]
Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment (SMART Mom Act): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2328), S8671 [17SE]
Statements
Early Care and Education Act: Jack P. Shonkoff, S4858 [23MY]
Tribute to Senator Kennedy: Representative Capuano, S1153 [26FE]
———Representative Delahunt, S1153 [26FE]
———Representative Frank, S1153 [26FE]
———Representative Lynch, S1153 [26FE]
———Representative Markey, S1152 [26FE]
———Representative McGovern, S1154 [26FE]
———Representative Meehan, S1154 [26FE]
———Representative Neal, S1154 [26FE]
———Representative Olver, S1155 [26FE]
———Representative Tierney, S1155 [26FE]
U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq: Several Military and National Security Officials, S9965 [4OC]
Summaries
Global Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Awareness, Education, and Treatment Act (H.R. 2069), S6701 [12JY]
Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (H.R. 5651), S11549-S11551 [19NO]
Texts of
S. 2444, Immigration Reform, Accountability, and Security Enhancement Act, S3845-S3857 [2MY]
S. 2445, Book Stamp Act, S3858 [2MY]
S. 2499, Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act, S4164 [9MY]
S. 2505, Cultural Bridges Act, S4201 [10MY]
S. 3001, Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, S9231-S9233 [25SE]
Tributes
Dart, Justin W., Jr., S6243
Grogan, Odile, S9032
Higgins, George G., S3950
Honan, Brian, S7886
Hudson, Kathy, S2574 [11AP]
Huerta, Dolores, S4695 [22MY]
Ogonowski, John, S684 [13FE]
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., S3425 [25AP]
Semler, Robert J., S6125
Thurmond, Senator, S9076 [24SE]
Uhalde, Raymond J., S6125
Wellstone, Paul D., S10820 [12NO]