MORALITY AND ETHICS

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1188 [10AP]

Articles and editorials

Daley and the Stench at O'Hare, H5155 [23JY]

Debate on Human Cloning Turns to Patents, S5525 [13JN]

Justice for Lindh, E1309 [22JY]

Lindh's Dad Just Keeps Bile Flowing, E1309 [22JY]

New Call for Cloning Policy, S5526 [13JN]

Nightmare of a Bill, S5661 [18JN]

Research Cloning? No, S5661 [18JN]

Stigmatizing Business, E1498 [5SE]

Study Finds Potential in Adult Cells—Discovery Will Likely Fuel Ethical Debate, E1274 [16JY]

Succeeding in Business, H4404 [9JY]

Terrorism and Nationalism, H2068 [2MY]

University's Cloning Patent Raises a ``Mammal'' Issue, S5525 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions

Capital punishment: allow post-conviction DNA testing, improve performance of lawyers and judges handling State capital criminal cases, and ensure quality of defense counsel in Federal capital cases (see S. 2739), S6947 [17JY]

Children and youth: prevent teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity (see S. Con. Res. 105), S3843 [2MY] (see H. Con. Res. 393), H2019 [1MY]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 441), H4605 [15JY]

Contracts: require Federal contractors to possess a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics (see H.R. 4081), H1089 [20MR]

Corporations: promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]

Education: require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 2531), S4568 [20MY]

First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (see H. Res. 448), H3668 [18JN]

Middle East: end violence between Israelis and Palestinians and resume Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see H. Res. 405), H2019 [1MY]

NIST: assist in development of reliable and valid tests for banned performance-enhancing substances and establish research program on long-term consequences of performance-enhancing substances (see H.R. 3683), H141 [5FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (see H.R. 3966), H931 [14MR]

Patents: allow noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence information for research and genetic diagnostic testing, and require disclosure of such information in patent applications (see H.R. 3967), H931 [14MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H5194 [23JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 1899), S175 [28JA] (see S. 2076), S2412 [9AP]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 2439), S3625 [1MY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 1893), S100 [24JA]

Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H1087 [20MR]

Taxation: encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H4497 [10JY]

Hearings

Corporate accountability, E1470-E1478 [29JY]

Letters

Forest Service investigation into actions by Federal employees during lynx recovery survey: Representatives McInnis and Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H25 [23JA]

Human Cloning Prohibition Act: Alan I. Leshner, American Association for the Advancement of Science, S3635 [1MY]

———David Baltimore, California Institute of Technology, S3634 [1MY]

———Harold Varmus, Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy, S3634 [1MY]

———Nils Hasselmo, Association of American Universities, S3636 [1MY]

———P. Michael Conneally and Joann A. Boughman, American Society of Human Genetics, S3635 [1MY]

———Paul Berg, J. Michael Bishop, and Andrew S. Grove, S3635 [1MY]

Lawyers' professional conduct and ethical responsibilities under Federal securities laws: Senator Edwards, S5652 [18JN]

Patents relative to the cloning of humans: Carl B. Feldbaum, Biotechnology Industry Organization, S5626 [17JN]

Prohibit the cloning of humans: American Society for Cell Biology and several Nobel Prize laureates, S5523 [13JN]

———James Kelly, S5526 [13JN]

———Julie Durler, S5526 [13JN]

Lists

American's Creed for Victory (My Future): William G. Farrow, H1384 [17AP]

Poems

``Message to the Republican Mob'', E1337 [24JY]

Remarks in House

Bush, President: evaluation of administration officials, E1298 [18JY]

Business and industry: corporate ethics, H4030 [26JN]

———ethics, H2938, H2939 [22MY]

Children and youth: tribute to Heart of a Champion character development program, E284 [6MR]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4343-H4348 [8JY], H4354, H4355, H4357, H4359, H4360, H4361, H4398, H4400-H4402, H4404-H4407 [9JY], H4431, H4432, H4433 [10JY], H4500, H4501, H4502, H4503, H4534-H4540 [11JY], H4568, H4569 [12JY], H4578, H4580, H4670-H4673 [15JY], H4678, H4680, H4682 [16JY], H4864-H4870 [17JY], H4988, H5074-H5084 [22JY], H5096 [23JY], H5459 [25JY], E1317 [22JY], E1337 [24JY]

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (H.R. 4645), H4525 [11JY]

Education: require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (H.R. 5668), E1919 [17OC]

———tribute to Changing Lives character education program, E1963 [28OC]

Entertainment industry: impact of increased obscenity, violence, drug abuse, and promiscuity on young people, H3849-H3852 [24JN]

———prohibit deceptive, targeted marketing of adult-rated media to minors (H.R. 2246), H3849 [24JN]

Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of marriage, H566 [27FE]

First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (H. Res. 448), H4695-H4698 [16JY], E1087 [18JN]

Forest Service: investigation into actions by Federal employees during lynx recovery survey, H21-H26 [23JA], H720 [6MR], H828 [12MR], H1324 [16AP], E27 [24JA]

Government: prohibit the use of human discounting in cost-benefit analyses done during regulatory reviews, H5330 [24JY], E1940 [17OC]

Health: pluripotent stem cell research, E1274 [16JY]

Lindh, John P. Walker: prosecution and punishment relative to support of Taliban regime in Afghanistan, H4679 [16JY], E1309 [22JY]

LVMH Group (business): marketing campaign for Parfums Christian Dior, E2039 [14NO]

Middle East: end violence between Israelis and Palestinians and resume Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (H. Res. 405), H2067 [2MY], E888 [23MY]

NIST: assist in development of reliable and valid tests for banned performance-enhancing substances and establish research program on long-term consequences of performance-enhancing substances (H.R. 3683), H220 [7FE]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (H.R. 3966), E353-E355 [14MR]

Patents: allow noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence information for research and genetic diagnostic testing, and require disclosure of such information in patent applications (H.R. 3967), E353-E355 [14MR]

Pitt, Harvey L.: status as chairman of the SEC, H4523 [11JY], H4657 [15JY], H4677 [16JY], H4918 [18JY], H5459 [25JY], E1249 [12JY]

Religion: order of Federal judge to cover the plaque of the Ten Commandments in the Chester County, PA, courthouse, H1772 [1MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans, H637 [28FE], H1161 [10AP], H4681 [16JY], E1118 [20JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H3760-H3766 [20JN]

U.S. Naval Academy: construction of ethics center and Jewish Chapel funding, H4138 [27JN]

United Way: tribute to support of Boy Scouts, H1076 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Character Counts Soaring Spirits Salute in commemoration of anniversary of terrorists attacks, S8560 [12SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration officials, S7134 [22JY]

Capital punishment: allow post-conviction DNA testing, improve performance of lawyers and judges handling State capital criminal cases, and ensure quality of defense counsel in Federal capital cases (S. 2739), S6950 [17JY]

———ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (S. 486), S889-S891 [15FE], S2478 [10AP], S11247 [18NO]

———exonerations based on postconviction DNA testing, S889-S891 [15FE], S2478 [10AP]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 233), S2478 [10AP], S2630 [12AP], S2692-S2694 [16AP], S5845 [20JN]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, S6598 [11JY], S7132-S7134 [22JY], S7304 [24JY], S7414, S7415 [26JY]

Illinois: Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment report, S2692-S2694 [16AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: disclosure of fee arrangements to clients, S6554 [10JY], S6610-S6616, S6618-S6620 [11JY]

———professional conduct and ethical responsibilities under Federal securities laws, S5652 [18JN], S6551, S6554, S6556, S6557 [10JY], S6613 [11JY]

Pitt, Harvey L.: status as chairman of the SEC, S7132 [22JY], S10612 [17OC]

Santee, CA: anniversary of shooting of students at Santana High School, S1534 [5MR]

Science: prohibit patents relative to the cloning of humans, S5514-S5527 [13JN], S5578-S5581 [14JN], S5624-S5626 [17JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans, S2384 [9AP]

———prohibit the cloning of humans, unanimous-consent request, S5435 [12JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (S. 1899), S7862-S7864 [1AU]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (S. 2076), S2414 [9AP], S5448 [12JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (S. 2076), star print, S5317 [10JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (S. 1758), S2629 [12AP]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (S. 2439), S3631-S3634 [1MY], S3833 [2MY]

———provide for a moratorium on the cloning of humans, S5659-S5662, S5667 [18JN]

Reports filed

Innocence Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 486) (S. Rept. 107-315), S10570 [16OC]

Statements

Abortion: Stephanie Horvath, Katie Blanchard, Cady Merrill, and Jesse Butler, E815 [16MY]

Human Cloning Prohibition Act: American Association for the Advancement of Science, S3635 [1MY]

———Association of American Universities, S3636 [1MY]

———Hellen Mueller, S3636 [1MY]

———Lisbeth Dermody, S3636 [1MY]

———Stefanie Sonico, S3636 [1MY]

Summaries

Human Cloning Prohibition Act (S. 2439): Human Subject Regulations Provisions, S3636 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 405, end violence between Israelis and Palestinians and resume Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H2067 [2MY]

H. Res. 448, tribute to First Tee (organization) programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education, H4695 [16JY]

S. 2439, Human Cloning Prohibition Act, S3632 [1MY]

S. Con. Res. 105, prevent teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity, S3882 [2MY]