REED, JACK (a Senator from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY], S4529, S4540 [17MY], S4639 [21MY], S4727, S4728 [22MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4997, S5065, S5070, S5072 [5JN], S5179 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10191, S10227 [9OC]
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), S6665 [11JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S835, S874 [14FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5866 [20JN], S5926, S5964 [24JN], S6117, S6145, S6146, S6148, S6152, S6168 [26JN], S6196 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9913, S9914 [3OC], S11214 [15NO]
Education: improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 3801), S10459 [15OC]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2741 [16AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S835, S874 [14FE]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S383 [6FE], S2689 [16AP], S4427 [16MY], S5245 [7JN], S5791 [20JN], S6049 [26JN], S6433 [9JY], S7179 [23JY], S7323 [25JY], S8035 [3SE], S8509 [12SE], S8701 [18SE], S9179 [25SE], S9355 [26SE]
Conferee: H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, S7332 [25JY]
———H.R. 3763, Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act, S6898 [17JY]
———H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]
———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, S9550 [26SE]
———H.R. 4775, supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks, S5194 [6JN]
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S5719 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
Officials' Private Doubts on Iraq War, Warren P. Strobel, Jonathan S. Landay, and John Walcott, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S10209 [9OC]
Rhetoric or Reality? Missile Defense Under Bush, Philip Coyle, Arms Control Today (publication), S5801-S5804 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S1536 [5MR]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2033), S2076 [19MR]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 1786), S488 [7FE] (see S. 2039), S2723 [16AP]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: amend (see S. 2758), S7033 [18JY]
———reauthorize (see S. 2117), S2578 [11AP]
Clean Air Act: allow State Governors to waive oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline, assist States in cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks, and phase out methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 950), S661 [12FE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5366 [11JN]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 2924), S8506 [11SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 1990), S8300 [5SE]
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]
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), S9033 [23SE]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S2828 [17AP]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (see S. 2649), S6128 [26JN]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2912), S8300 [5SE]
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]
———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see S. 2394), S6499 [9JY]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see S. 1152), S5956 [24JN]
Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 1945), S852 [14FE]
———permit the payment of interest on business checking accounts in certain circumstances (see S. 229), S1421 [4MR]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see S. 1617), S4065 [8MY]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 2871), S7900 [1AU]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Housing: improve voucher rental assistance housing program (see S. 2721), S6649 [11JY]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see S. 2239), S4388 [15MY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see S. Con. Res. 109), S4569 [20MY]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 318), S6867 [16JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3561 [30AP]
Law enforcement: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see S. 3096), S10359 [10OC]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see S. Con. Res. 135), S9595 [30SE]
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: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2221), S5697 [18JN]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S3954 [7MY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 554), S8201 [4SE]
———freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2447), S4969 [4JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 1686), S6808 [15JY]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S6809 [15JY]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S6573 [10JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9427 [26SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3560 [30AP]
New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see S. Res. 202), S286 [4FE]
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), S5901 [21JN]
Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see S. 1677), S1394 [1MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
Public welfare programs: improve access to adequate and affordable housing under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2116), S4624 [21MY]
———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2548), S5206 [6JN]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 211), S897 [15FE]
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]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
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]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 1850), S1252 [27FE]
Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5257 [7JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S8092 [3SE]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 969), S8981 [20SE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S1004 [25FE]
Unemployment: 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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see S. 3158), S11079 [14NO]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S4839 [23MY]
Homeless: direct Federal aid to projects and programs that will prevent, and end, homelessness and ensure accountability through performance evaluations (see S. 2573), S4839 [23MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 2611), S5366 [11JN]
Tariff: benzoic acid, 2-amino-4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-, methyl ester (see S. 2289), S3434 [25AP]
———4-amino-2,5-dimethoxy-N-phenylbenzene sulfonamide (see S. 2296), S3434 [25AP]
———p-amino benzamide (see S. 2294), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment red 176 (see S. 2299), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment red 185 (see S. 2293), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment red 187 (see S. 2292), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment red 208 (see S. 2543), S4702 [22MY]
———pigment yellow 154 (see S. 2298), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment yellow 175 (see S. 2290, 2291), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment yellow 180 (see S. 2301), S3434 [25AP]
———pigment yellow 214 (see S. 2300), S3434 [25AP]
———solvent blue 104 (see S. 2297), S3434 [25AP]
———solvent blue 124 (see S. 2295), S3434 [25AP]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Water: provide assistance to States to support testing of private wells in areas of suspected contamination to limit or prevent human exposure to contaminated groundwater (see S. 3127), S10676 [17OC]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4953 [4JN], S5104 [5JN], S5118 [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), S6559 [10JY], S6685 [12JY]
Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7019 [18JY], S7189 [23JY]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), motion to proceed, S10398 [10OC]
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), S2714 [16AP], S2890 [18AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8652 [17SE], S8889 [19SE], S9026 [23SE], S9186, S9207 [25SE], S9401, S9408, S9409 [26SE], S9676 [1OC], S10856 [13NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, S9697 [1OC], S9870 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8589 [13SE], S8662 [17SE], S9019, S9025 [23SE], S9185 [25SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7299 [24JY], 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]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5575 [14JN], S5646 [18JN]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6592 [10JY], S6793 [15JY]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S272 [4FE], S392 [6FE]
Letters
LIHEAP funding: several Senators, S3151 [23AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S383 [6FE], S2689 [16AP], S4427 [16MY], S5245 [7JN], S5791 [20JN], S6049 [26JN], S6433 [9JY], S7179 [23JY], S7323 [25JY], S8035 [3SE], S8509 [12SE], S8701 [18SE], S9179 [25SE], S9355 [26SE]
Poems
``Man Is Gone Who Guided Ye,'' William Butler Yeats, S9830 [2OC]
Privilege of the floor
Iutcovich, Joyce, S8006 [1AU]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S643 [12FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4682 [22MY], S4804 [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), S4284 [13MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5030 [5JN], S5192 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10196, S10208, S10210 [9OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S3300
Black History Month: observance, S1345 [28FE]
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), S6617 [11JY]
Children and youth: amend certain laws relative to pediatric studies of drugs, S5192 [6JN]
———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (S. 3158), S11080 [14NO]
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 (H.R. 7), S10996 [14NO]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, S7160
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5799 [20JN], S5977, S5989 [25JN], S6067, S6072, S6097 [26JN], S6196, S6198 [27JN]
———B-52 bomber funding, S5799 [20JN]
———B-2 stealth bomber funding, S5799 [20JN]
———Minuteman III missile system funding and Peacekeeper missile system phaseout, S5799 [20JN]
———require regular reports to Congress on the results of national missile defense system flight tests, S6196, S6198 [27JN]
———space programs funding, S5799 [20JN]
———Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development, S5977 [25JN]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for defense activities, S5800 [20JN], S5978 [25JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S11181 [15NO], S11437 [19NO]
———establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S8056, S8057 [3SE]
———improve employment security, S8057 [3SE]
———inclusion of Coast Guard, S8056 [3SE]
———inclusion of INS, S8057 [3SE]
Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (S. 2558), S4845 [23MY]
Economy: impact of tax cuts, S888 [15FE]
———national objectives priority assignments, S8889 [19SE]
Education: improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (H.R. 3801), S10480 [15OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7150 [22JY], S7203 [23JY], S7629 [31JY]
Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (S. 1945), S895 [15FE]
Foreign trade: make secondary workers indirectly affected by trade actions eligible for trade adjustment assistance, S4682 [22MY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S4142
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 214), S2251 [21MR]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S10755 [17OC]
Homeless: direct Federal aid to projects and programs that will prevent, and end, homelessness and ensure accountability through performance evaluations (S. 2573), S4865 [23MY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations, S4615 [21MY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, S11400 [19NO]
LIHEAP: funding, S3150, S3151 [23AP]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7150 [22JY], S7203 [23JY], S7629 [31JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7203 [23JY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (S. 2611), S5372 [11JN]
National security: national missile defense system, S5801-S5807 [20JN], S5977, S5989 [25JN], S6067, S6072, S6097 [26JN]
———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S6067, S6072, S6097 [26JN]
Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, S2719
Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, S11181 [15NO]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S7844 [1AU]
Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 211), S995 [25FE]
Taxation: make repeal of estate and gift taxes permanent, S643 [12FE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5414 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5414 [12JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, S67 [24JA], S396 [6FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S888 [15FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S67 [24JA], S396 [6FE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S4682 [22MY], S4804 [23MY]
Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S5530 [13JN]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S396 [6FE], S8889 [19SE]
Water: provide assistance to States to support testing of private wells in areas of suspected contamination to limit or prevent human exposure to contaminated groundwater (S. 3127), S10678 [17OC]
West Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4617
Texts of
S. 2558, collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries, S4845 [23MY]
S. 2573, Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act, S4866-S4873 [23MY]
S. 2611, Museum and Library Services Act reauthorization, S5372-S5375 [11JN]
S. 3127, Private Well Testing Assistance Act, S10679 [17OC]
Tributes
Anderson, Stephen J., S2323
Kennedy, Senator, S1160 [26FE]
Kizirian, Harry, S9828 [2OC]
Weaver, Barbara F., S1419
Wellstone, Paul D., S11536 [19NO]