NELSON, BILL (a Senator from Florida)

Amendments

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY], S4530, S4539, S4543 [17MY], S4669 [22MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4975 [4JN], S5101 [5JN], S5162, S5175, S5180 [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, S6586 [10JY], S6675, S6677 [11JY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S813, S827, S865, S870, S873 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5874, S5875 [20JN], S5884, S5912, S5913 [21JN], S6079, S6080, S6159, S6160 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7702, S7721, S7750, S7751, S7757, S7760 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1709 [8MR], S3025 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9913, S9914 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8237, S8313 [5SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7049 [18JY]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5462 [12JN], S5488, S5551 [13JN], S5635 [17JN]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S263, S270, S289, S292 [4FE]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S813, S827, S865, S870, S873 [14FE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S2507 [11AP], S7391 [26JY]

Committee To Escort Prime Minister John Howard of Australia Into the House Chamber, S5398 [12JN], H3456 [12JN]

Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Mr. O'Keefe, Stick to NASA, Aviation Week & Space Technology (publication), S11693 [20NO]

NASA Chief O'Keefe To Join Feeney at Campaign Stop in Cocoa Beach, Gwyneth K. Shaw and Sean Mussenden, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, S11692 [20NO]

NASA Head Stumps for GOP Candidates, John Kelly and Kelly Young, Melbourne (FL) Florida Today, S11691 [20NO]

Plane Trouble Cancels NASA Town Meeting, Kelly Young, Melbourne (FL) Florida Today, S11692 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve to match scheduled increases in rates for assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2462), S4536 [17MY]

Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8092 [3SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5901 [21JN]

Colombia: elections (see S. Res. 283), S5454 [12JN]

Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 2692), S6250 [27JN]

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), S545 [8FE]

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]

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), S6499 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in Biscayne National Park (see S. 1894), S100 [24JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: standardize copayment exemption levels for outpatient medications (see S. 1408), S3843 [2MY]

Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]

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]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 253), S4065 [8MY]

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), S8566 [12SE]

Florida: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see S. 2036), S2183 [20MR]

Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see S. 2712), S7745 [31JY]

Foreign policy: use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for projects and activities to address proliferation threats outside the states of the former Soviet Union (see S. 2026), S3166 [23AP]

``God Bless America'': designate as national song of the U.S. (see S. 3125), S10571 [16OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1537 [5MR]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1995), S1936 [14MR]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S4623 [21MY]

Indonesia: condemn bombings in Bali, extend condolences to victims and their families, and stand in solidarity with Australia in war on terrorism (see S. Res. 345), S10677 [17OC]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3166 [23AP]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S8384 [9SE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S8092 [3SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]

———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S10572 [16OC]

———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), S5584 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 1054), S3435 [25AP] (see S. 3091), S10359 [10OC]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S2368 [8AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S425 [6FE]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1394 [1MR]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9427 [26SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]

Nuclear energy: enhance security of transporting high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel (see S. 3162), S11079 [14NO]

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), S9984 [4OC]

Petroleum: improve passenger automobile fuel economy and safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil (see S. 1926), S1536 [5MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]

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), S3166 [23AP]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy on the Internet (see S. 2201), S2950 [18AP]

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), S11315 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2524), S4387 [15MY]

Rivers: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (see S. 2730), S6867 [16JY]

Russia: condition any bilateral trade agreements on the protection of religious freedoms and emigration, within the context of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment (see S. Res. 234), S2485 [10AP]

Seminole Tribe of Florida: allow lands not held in trust to be mortgaged, leased, or transferred without further approval by the U.S. (see S. 2974), S8918 [19SE]

Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 2933), S9902 [3OC]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 611), S1004 [25FE]

———permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S10572 [16OC]

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), S2076 [19MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S8918 [19SE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5257 [7JN]

Telecommunications: regulate interstate commerce in certain devices by protecting digital content and promoting broadband and the transition to digital television (see S. 2048), S2260 [21MR]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1209 [26FE]

U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]

Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S2951 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arab countries: urge Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (see S. Con. Res. 158), S11214 [15NO] (see S. Res. 366), S11736 [20NO]

Aviation: require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (see S. 2642), S5696 [18JN]

Boca Raton, FL: cleanup of first anthrax attack site (see S. 2988), S8981 [20SE]

———direct EPA to provide technical assistance for cleanup of first anthrax attack site (see S. 2985), S8980 [20SE]

Business and industry: ensure independence of accounting firms that provide auditing services to publicly traded companies and of executives, audit committees, and financial compensation committees of such companies (see S. 2056), S2260 [21MR]

Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see S. Res. 272), S4568 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see S. 2704), S6318 [28JN]

Dept. of Justice: conduct a study on the ability of the FBI to prevent and combat international crime involving children (see S. 1920), S487 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see S. 2069), S2326 [22MR]

Franklin D. Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see S. 2060), S2261 [21MR]

Privacy: prohibit use of patient databases for marketing without the express consent of the patient (see S. 3064), S10040 [7OC]

Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball and the Nation (see S. Con. Res. 149), S9901 [3OC]

University of Miami: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 201), S100 [24JA]

Veterans: clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (see S. 2003), S1705 [8MR]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see S. 1963), S897 [15FE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4953 [4JN], S5118 [6JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10107 [8OC], S10242 [10OC]

———authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), motion to proceed, S9894 [3OC]

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 Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9026 [23SE], S9186 [25SE], S9401 [26SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9697 [1OC], S9870 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S9019 [23SE], S9185 [25SE]

Letters

Limit tariff reduction authority on products subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders: several executive directors of the Florida citrus industry, S4675 [22MY]

Lists

Olympic games medal winners from Florida, S1704 [8MR]

University of Miami baseball team, S1730 [11MR]

University of Miami football coaches and staff, S109 [24JA]

University of Miami football team, S108 [24JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S2507 [11AP], S7391 [26JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: classification and treatment of detainees being held at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S92 [24JA]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4668, S4669, S4670, S4671, S4673, S4675 [22MY]

———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3552 [30AP]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4946 [4JN]

Arab countries: urge Egypt and other Arab governments not to allow their government-controlled television stations to broadcast any program that lends legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (S. Res. 366), S11791 [20NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2906 [18AP]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10099, S10100 [8OC]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S8964 [20SE]

Aviation: require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement (S. 2642), S5712 [18JN]

Black History Month: observance, S1336 [28FE]

Budget: deficit, S9654 [1OC]

Business and industry: ensure independence of accounting firms that provide auditing services to publicly traded companies and of executives, audit committees, and financial compensation committees of such companies (S. 2056), S2281 [21MR]

———improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6567 [10JY], S6621, S6622 [11JY]

———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, S10613 [17OC]

CERCLA: continuation of Superfund trust fund for cleanup of toxic waste sites, S5340 [11JN]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S816, S817, S827, S828, S829 [14FE]

Cuba: development of biological weapons, S3943 [7MY]

———proposed referendum on political reform (S. Res. 272), S5278 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), S10547 [16OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, S10872 [13NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5761 [19JN], S6079, S6082, S6084 [26JN], S6198 [27JN]

———development of Total Information Awareness Program to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources, S11250, S11251 [18NO]

———investigation into development of a toxin in Florida that would attack and kill wheat crops in the Soviet Union, S5277 [10JN]

———investigation of testing of biological and chemical agents on Navy personnel during the Vietnamese Conflict, S5277 [10JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7801 [1AU]

———Rapid Response Sensor Networking for Multiple Applications funding, S7801 [1AU]

———require regular reports to Congress on the results of national missile defense system flight tests, S6198 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1821 [13MR], S1883, S1911 [14MR], S2906 [18AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8432 [10SE], S8965 [20SE], S11164 [15NO]

Dept. of Justice: conduct a study on the ability of the FBI to prevent and combat international crime involving children (S. 1920), S492 [7FE]

———investigation of voting rights violations in the 2000 elections, S827, S828, S829 [14FE]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of Bush Administration policies, S5340 [11JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S4430 [16MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9781 [2OC], S10553, S10555, S10556, S10557 [16OC]

———role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, S10553, S10555, S10556, S10557 [16OC]

Electric power: establish Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S1911 [14MR]

Enron Corp.: economic collapse, S262 [4FE]

EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic, S5340 [11JN]

FBI: impact on State and local law enforcement resulting from shifting of criminal investigation agents to terrorism-related duties, S4946 [4JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7214, S7215 [23JY], S7542 [30JY], S7851 [1AU]

Florida: appointment of additional Federal district judges (S. 2036), S2184 [20MR]

———failure of Legislature to continue support for election reform, S1337 [28FE]

———prohibit offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, S5340 [11JN]

———voting equipment problems in primary election, S8441 [10SE]

Florida State University: tribute to football team, S13 [23JA]

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Central Asia, S12 [23JA]

Foreign trade: treatment of orange juice, S3603 [1MY]

Franklin D. Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (S. 2060), S2284 [21MR]

Gibbons, Julia Smith: nomination to be circuit judge, S7462 [29JY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1931 [14MR], S2247 [21MR]

Hines, Garrett: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S1703 [8MR]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), S2387 [9AP], S3455 [25AP]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5474, S5475, S5477, S5488, S5489, S5491, S5494, S5495, S5496, S5497, S5498, S5499 [13JN], S5673 [18JN]

———restrict rate increases for terrorism risks, S5488, S5489, S5491, S5494, S5495, S5496, S5497, S5498, S5499 [13JN], S5673 [18JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3551 [30AP], S3607 [1MY], S4088 [9MY], S6817 [16JY], S7216 [23JY], S7542 [30JY], S7851 [1AU]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program, S7214 [23JY]

Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S2906 [18AP]

Motor vehicles: establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S1821 [13MR]

———require Federal agencies to use ethanol-blended gasoline and biodiesel-blended diesel fuel where available, S1883 [14MR]

NASA: funding, S10614 [17OC], S11690 [20NO]

———preserve nonpartisan nature of agency, S11691 [20NO]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish, S11164 [15NO]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, S10991 [14NO]

Nuclear energy: enhance security of transporting high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel (S. 3162), S11082 [14NO]

Parra, Derek: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S1703 [8MR]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (S. 2244), S3551 [30AP]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', S6084, S6089, S6100, S6101 [26JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S796 [14FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1821 [13MR], S1883, S1911 [14MR], S2906 [18AP]

Privacy: prohibit use of patient databases for marketing without the express consent of the patient (S. 3064), S10046 [7OC]

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 (H.R. 5334), S11246 [18NO]

Rivers: modify certain resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers (S. 2730), S6869 [16JY]

Rodriguez, Jennifer: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S1703 [8MR]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (S. 1860), S796 [14FE]

SEC: enhance ability to impose civil fines, conduct investigations, and remove certain officers and directors of publicly traded companies, S6621, S6622 [11JY]

Shimer, Brian: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S1703 [8MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S9654 [1OC]

———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S7851, S7852 [1AU]

Speicher, Michael Scott: investigate possible capture and detainment by Iraqi Government, S3607 [1MY], S6080, S6082 [26JN], S10872 [13NO]

Sports: recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball and the Nation, S4111 [9MY]

———recognize the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball and the Nation (S. Con. Res. 149), S9912 [3OC]

Tariff: limit tariff reduction authority on products subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders, S4669, S4670, S4671, S4673, S4675 [22MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, S266 [4FE]

———provide refundable credit for recreational travel, increase deduction for business meals and entertainment expenses, and restore deduction for travel expenses of a spouse during business travel, S266 [4FE]

———rates, S9781 [2OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S266 [4FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8432 [10SE]

Thanksgiving Day: observance, S11693 [20NO]

Thorpe, Chris: tribute for participation in Olympic games, S1703 [8MR]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S3552 [30AP], S3603 [1MY], S4669, S4670, S4671, S4673, S4675 [22MY]

University of Florida: tribute to football team, S13 [23JA]

University of Miami: Center for Southeastern Tropical Advance Remote Sensing funding, S7801 [1AU]

———tribute to baseball team, S1730 [11MR]

———tribute to football team, S13 [23JA]

———tribute to football team (S. Res. 201), S93, S108 [24JA]

Veterans: clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (S. 2003), S1707 [8MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S10547 [16OC], S10872 [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, S7462 [29JY]

Voting: eliminate special treatment of punch card voting systems under voting system standards, S816, S817 [14FE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), S8441 [10SE]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10500 [16OC]

———protect voting rights (S. 565), S816, S817, S827, S828, S829 [14FE]

Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes, S5340 [11JN]

———prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (S. 1963), S1928 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S11690 [20NO]

Reports filed

Navy Nominations: Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S9713 [1OC]

Texts of

S. 2003, Veterans Benefits and Pensions Protection Act, S1708 [8MR]

S. 2060, Franklin D. Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL, S2284 [21MR]

S. 2642, require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement, S5712 [18JN]

S. 3064, Health Records Confidentiality Act, S10047 [7OC]

Tributes

Byrd, Senator, S11689 [20NO]

Cleland, Senator, S11690 [20NO]

Green, Samuel L., S2871 [18AP]

Hagel, Senator, S11690 [20NO]

Hayes, Bob, S9227 [25SE]

Henry, Jim, S3337 [25AP]

Inouye, Senator, S11690 [20NO]

Kerry, Senator, S11690 [20NO]

McCain, Senator, S11690 [20NO]

Pepper, Claude, S11689 [20NO]

Wellstone, Paul D., S10820 [12NO]