MILLER, ZELL (a Senator from Georgia)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S505 [7FE], S618, S636 [12FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4407 [15MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5043, S5065, S5102 [5JN], S5144, S5162 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10067, S10131 [8OC]
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), S6443, S6508, S6510 [9JY], S6557, S6578, S6590 [10JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S866 [14FE], S1170 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6057, S6138, S6156 [26JN], S6207 [27JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7721, S7760 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1615 [6MR], S1828, S1859 [13MR], S2043, S2091 [19MR], S2492 [10AP], S3073 [22AP], S3304, S3322 [24AP], S3396 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8225, S8227 [4SE], S9241 [25SE], S10451 [15OC], S10896 [13NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6960, S6961 [17JY], S7050 [18JY], S7316 [24JY], S7601 [30JY]
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, S251, S252, S253 [29JA], S263, S270, S289, S292 [4FE], S361, S379 [5FE], S428 [6FE]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S866 [14FE], S1170 [26FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S2017 [19MR], S2193 [21MR], S2311 [22MR], S3903 [7MY], S5391 [12JN], S5465 [13JN], S9653 [1OC], S9861 [3OC], S10055 [8OC], S10483 [16OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Adjustment Act: extend the farm reconstitution provision (see S. 14), S11736 [20NO]
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1526), S2829 [17AP]
Arlington National Cemetery: establish a monument to U.S. Marines killed in action while participating in the World War II raid on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands (see S. Con. Res. 119), S6252 [27JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 46), S9846 [2OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see S. 2554), S4839 [23MY]
———prohibit the unauthorized circumvention of airport security systems and procedures (see S. 1794), S1936 [14MR]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4891 [3JN]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S9117 [24SE]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (see S. 2613), S5454 [12JN]
Colombia: elections (see S. Res. 283), S5454 [12JN]
———support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 219), S2830 [17AP]
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), S1783 [12MR]
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]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see S. 1712), S5901 [21JN]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see S. 2188), S6499 [9JY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S8619 [13SE]
———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), S6362 [8JY]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2622), S6014 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1922), S2414 [9AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see S. 2794), S7372 [25JY]
———transfer agricultural import and entry inspection activities from the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 2774), S7226 [23JY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see S. 1220), S6250 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see S. 2069), S2326 [22MR]
———standardize copayment exemption levels for outpatient medications (see S. 1408), S4282 [13MY]
Disasters: ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see S. 1708), S2261 [21MR]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 2562), S6499 [9JY]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S2951 [18AP]
———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (see S. 2653), S5851 [20JN]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 33), S1421 [4MR]
Embassies: provide full and complete protection to certain U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad (see S. Con. Res. 157), S11575 [19NO]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
FCC: facilitate availability of electromagnetic spectrum for the deployment of wireless based services in rural areas (see S. 2075), S2830 [17AP]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see S. 2869), S9902 [3OC]
———require parity in regulatory treatment of broadband services providers and broadband access services providers (see S. 2430), S3560 [30AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 1346), S3436 [25AP]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 812), S5772 [19JN]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see S. 3034), S10678 [17OC]
``God Bless America'': designate as national song of the U.S. (see S. 3125), S10571 [16OC]
Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see S. 2488), S4145 [9MY]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see S. 2492), S4624 [21MY]
Health: improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 2053), S9116 [24SE]
Henry Bacon (S.S.): tribute to crew (see S. Res. 239), S7227 [23JY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see S. 2584), S5041 [5JN]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see S. 2239), S5633 [17JN]
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 136), S8619 [13SE]
Iran: human rights violations (see S. Res. 306), S8506 [11SE]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S2413 [9AP]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2480), S5852 [20JN]
Louisiana Purchase: issue postage stamp in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. Res. 289), S7309 [24JY]
Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see S. 1906), S235 [29JA]
Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see S. 2025), S5042 [5JN]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S4492 [16MY]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2570), S4969 [4JN]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 2085), S5455 [12JN] (see S. 2848), S7899 [1AU]
———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), S5901 [21JN]
———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S5206 [6JN]
———extend authorization for appropriations for certain rural grants (see S. 2135), S5206 [6JN]
———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see S. 2750), S9902 [3OC]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 839), S5851 [20JN]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S3954 [7MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 1394), S6499 [9JY]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 3091), S10359 [10OC]
Michael Lee Woodcock Post Office, Glennville, GA: designate (see S. 3077), S10117 [8OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 1644), S136 [25JA]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see S. 1914), S3901 [6MY]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S7165 [22JY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S1252 [27FE]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 270), S5206 [6JN]
National Drought Council: establish (see S. 2528), S6251 [27JN]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]
National Good Neighbor Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 134), S7901 [1AU]
National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 121), S6500 [9JY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S8457 [10SE]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S9595 [30SE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S8565 [12SE]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 2059), S5206 [6JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see S. Res. 360), S11574 [19NO]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see S. 2244), S3954 [7MY]
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]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see S. 2194), S3561 [30AP]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2524), S4387 [15MY]
Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S6650 [11JY]
Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (see S. 2691), S8566 [12SE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S4624 [21MY]
Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 1860), S4330 [14MY]
Russia: encourage improved cooperation on energy development issues (see S. Con. Res. 147), S9902 [3OC]
Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see S. 1739), S9714 [1OC]
SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2483), S4331 [14MY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 2439), S3625 [1MY]
Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 2933), S11575 [19NO]
Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see S. 2942), S8673 [17SE]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1016), S3014 [22AP]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1523), S4703 [22MY]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see S. 2215), S3626 [1MY]
Talmadge, Herman E.: tribute (see S. Res. 231), S2261 [21MR]
Taxation: allow a business deduction for the purchase and installation of qualifying security enhancement property (see S. 1581), S6808 [15JY]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see S. 2047), S6649 [11JY]
———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), S4968 [4JN]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see S. 2006), S5257 [7JN]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see S. 2486), S4064 [8MY]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see S. 1554), S4493 [16MY]
———provide special rules for the charitable deduction for conservation contributions of land by eligible farmers and ranchers (see S. 701), S5285 [10JN]
———provide tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S5696 [18JN]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 808), S3014 [22AP]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see S. 860), S5205 [6JN]
———treatment of certain overseas pay of members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2213), S4388 [15MY]
———treatment of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such entities (see S. 2119), S6868 [16JY]
Terrorism: liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see S. 2134), S2952 [18AP]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S2077 [19MR]
Veterans: expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists (see S. 2211), S5042 [5JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2829 [17AP]
Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (see S. 1961), S1974 [15MR]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (see S. Con. Res. 130), S7226 [23JY] (see S. Con. Res. 137), S7901 [1AU]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S3434 [25AP]
Law enforcement: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see S. 2581), S5041 [5JN]
Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price support, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2764), S7104 [19JY]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4558 [20MY], S4614 [21MY], S4668 [22MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7551 [30JY], S7774 [1AU]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3457 [25AP], S3495 [29AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S7766 [31JY], S8036 [3SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7462 [29JY], S7633 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6798 [15JY], S6883 [17JY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, S11525 [19NO]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6592 [10JY], S6793 [15JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S2017 [19MR], S2193 [21MR], S2311 [22MR], S3903 [7MY], S5391 [12JN], S5465 [13JN], S9653 [1OC], S9861 [3OC], S10055 [8OC], S10483 [16OC]
Remarks
ABC: decision on exclusion of performer Toby Keith from Independence Day broadcast, S6065 [26JN]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S3932 [7MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S173 [28JA], S454 [7FE], S618, S650, S651 [12FE]
———increase the rate of compensation for peanut quota holders, S618 [12FE]
———limit price support payments to producers, S3933 [7MY]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4354 [15MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5133, S5139, S5190 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S9867 [3OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers, S8275 [5SE]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S8275 [5SE]
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), S6443 [9JY], S6557 [10JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, S650, S651 [12FE], S3933 [7MY]
———strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, S454 [7FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6065 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1588 [6MR], S1828 [13MR], S2045 [19MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8275 [5SE], S8708 [18SE], S9195 [25SE]
———maintain civil service rights and protections for transferred Federal employees, S8708 [18SE], S9195 [25SE]
Education: national policy to improve system, S2760 [17AP]
Electric power: establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2045 [19MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7006 [18JY], S7205 [23JY]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (S. Con. Res. 130), S7231 [23JY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1932 [14MR]
International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, S5139 [6JN]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2383 [9AP], S4824 [23MY], S4933 [4JN], S7205 [23JY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2625), S5597 [14JN], S5792 [20JN], S6602 [11JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7205 [23JY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1588 [6MR]
———prohibit increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for pickup trucks, S1828 [13MR]
National Atomic Veterans' Day: observance, S6862
Paige, Ralph: National Cooperative Month Economic Freedom Award recipient, S9709
Power resources: national energy policy, S1588 [6MR], S1828 [13MR], S2045 [19MR]
Talmadge, Herman E.: tribute (S. Res. 231), S2307 [21MR]
Taxation: limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (S. 2486), S4824 [23MY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S386 [6FE]
———require chief executive officers of corporations to sign tax returns, S6443 [9JY], S6557 [10JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S386 [6FE]
Textile industry and fabrics: authorize grants to community colleges to establish job training programs for workers adversely affected by trade agreements, S4354 [15MY]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4354 [15MY]
Songs
``Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (Angry American),'' Toby Keith, S6065 [26JN]
``Fightin' Side of Me,'' Merle Haggard, S6066 [26JN]
``Last Fallen Hero,'' Charlie Daniels Band, S6066 [26JN]
Statements
Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen To Be Circuit Judge: by, S8289 [5SE]
Texts of
S. 2764, Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for Our Farmers Act, S7109-S7126 [19JY]
Tributes
Harris, Duane, S2005
Hutcherson, Phillip R., S999
Judge, Elizabeth A., S4888
Schwartz, William A., S8375