SCHUMER, CHARLES (a Senator from New York)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5069, S5079, S5080, S5097, S5100 [5JN], S5207, S5222 [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], S6661, S6662, S6674 [11JY], S6690, S6716 [12JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S727, S788, S789 [13FE], S838, S875 [14FE], S1172, S1220 [26FE], S1373 [28FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5785 [19JN], S5838, S5876 [20JN], S5886, S5914 [21JN], S6118, S6149, S6153, S6154, S6170 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7757, S7759 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1951 [14MR], S2015 [18MR], S2453, S2486, S2495 [10AP], S2511, S2567, S2579, S2598 [11AP], S2830 [17AP], S2901, S2980 [18AP], S3046, S3075, S3078, S3079 [22AP], S3122, S3222 [23AP], S3320 [24AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8755, S8780, S8814 [18SE], S9169 [24SE], S9231 [25SE], S9427 [26SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC], S11097 [14NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8145, S8222 [4SE], S8469, S8472 [10SE], S8686 [17SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3081 [22AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6978, S7035 [18JY], S7284, S7316 [24JY]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S240 [29JA], S270, S292 [4FE], S368 [5FE], S426 [6FE]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S727, S788, S789 [13FE], S838, S875 [14FE], S1172, S1220 [26FE], S1373 [28FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, S7332 [25JY]
———H.R. 3295, Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act, S3789 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 2800), S7903 [1AU]
Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see S. 2495), S4145 [9MY]
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), S9714 [1OC]
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. Res. 366), S11736 [20NO]
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), S2485 [10AP]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see S. 486), S8300 [5SE]
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), S5286 [10JN]
Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership: establish (see S. 2756), S7033 [18JY]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 2039), S2183 [20MR]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S2077 [19MR]
Civil liberties: establish commission to evaluate how surveillance technologies can meet law enforcement and national security needs and protect personal dignity, liberty, and privacy (see S. 2846), S7899 [1AU]
———religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 2572), S6014 [25JN]
Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (see S. 2431), S3625 [1MY]
Community development: provide exceptions to empowerment zone eligibility criteria for certain central business districts (see S. 3065), S10040 [7OC]
Computers: protect against cyberterrorism and cybercrime (see S. 1900), S587 [11FE]
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), S10118 [8OC]
Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see S. 3074), S10117 [8OC]
Crime: prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (see S. 1742), S3436 [25AP]
———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]
———provide a definition of vehicle relative to penalties for terrorist attacks against mass transportation systems (see S. 2621), S5773 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see S. 2013), S1935 [14MR]
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), S10572 [16OC]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S3901 [6MY]
Dept. of State: support international programs to detect and prevent acts of nuclear or radiological terrorism (see S. 3121), S10571 [16OC]
Disasters: establish investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency procedures in the wake of any building failure resulting in or having the potential for substantial loss of life (see S. 2496), S4145 [9MY]
———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see S. 3055), S9901 [3OC]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S2368 [8AP]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 2562), S7227 [23JY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 3054), S9901 [3OC]
———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see S. 603), S4387 [15MY]
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), S3435 [25AP]
Explosives: require a permit for acquisition and possession (see S. 1956), S853 [14FE]
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), S9595 [30SE]
FDA: include a notification period before discontinuing a biological product (see S. 2049), S4891 [3JN]
FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC]
FHA: adjust the indexing of multifamily mortgage limits (see S. 2841), S7899 [1AU]
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), S9847 [2OC]
Food industry: reliquidate certain entries of tomato sauce preparation (see S. 2273, 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, 2278, 2279, 2280, 2281, 2282, 2283, 2284, 2285, 2286, 2287, 2288), S3434 [25AP]
Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism (see S. 2425), S3954 [7MY]
———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), S8618 [13SE]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 2871), S7900 [1AU]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see S. 2609), S5366 [11JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]
Health: support research to more fully develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see S. Con. Res. 11), S9230 [25SE]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see S. 2749), S6947 [17JY]
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]
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), S3303 [24AP]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see S. 2742), S7165 [22JY]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S5772 [19JN]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see S. 2600), S5256 [7JN]
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), S3015 [22AP]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3479 [26AP]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2907), S8300 [5SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1476), S2485 [10AP]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 1107), S425 [6FE]
Lake Champlain: implement a plan to enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the basin (see S. 2928), S8565 [12SE]
Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see S. 2513), S5957 [24JN]
———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see S. 3096), S10359 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 2770), S7164 [22JY]
Medicaid: allow States to enter into drug rebate agreements to make prescription drugs available to individuals who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance (see S. 2536), S4623 [21MY]
———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2221), S4282 [13MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 1298), S8754 [18SE]
Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see S. 2782), S7308 [24JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S3843 [2MY]
———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see S. 1304), S9116 [24SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (see S. 3018), S10678 [17OC]
———freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2447), S3843 [2MY]
———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1967), S9116 [24SE]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see S. 2547), S5901 [21JN]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see S. 2179), S2952 [18AP]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S2077 [19MR]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1677 [7MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S8092 [3SE]
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), S3953 [7MY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8619 [13SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9427 [26SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S5286 [10JN]
National security: facilitate security of critical infrastructure, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1456), S7430 [26JY]
———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 2038), S2183 [20MR]
New York: protect and enhance the environmental integrity and the social and economic benefits of the Finger Lakes Region (see S. 3045), S9901 [3OC]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see S. 1379), S9983 [4OC]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Peter J. Ganci, Jr., Post Office Building, Farmingdale, NY: designate (see S. 2918), S8456 [10SE]
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), S3015 [22AP]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1599 [6MR]
Raymond M. Downey Post Office Building, Deer Park, NY: designate (see S. 1892), S32 [23JA]
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]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see S. 1680), S348 [5FE]
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 862), S6498 [9JY]
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), S3561 [30AP]
Tariff: fine animal hair of Kashmir (cashmere) goats (see S. 2456, 2457), S3900 [6MY]
———low expansion laboratory glass (see S. 2422, 2423, 2424), S3560 [30AP] (see S. 2702), S6318 [28JN]
———low expansion laboratory glass blanks and components (see S. 2703), S6318 [28JN]
———low expansion laboratory glass closures (see S. 2701), S6318 [28JN]
Tariff Suspension and Trade Act: clarify certain provisions (see S. 2272), S3434 [25AP]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S1935 [14MR]
———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), S2183 [20MR]
———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), S5041 [5JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S5366 [11JN]
———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S488 [7FE]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see S. 2714), S6498 [9JY]
Terrorism: liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see S. 2134), S2723 [16AP]
———provide compensation and income tax relief for victims of 1993 World Trade Center bombing on the same basis provided to victims of terrorist-related aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001 (see S. 2214), S2951 [18AP]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see S. Res. 359), S11574 [19NO]
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]
Unemployment: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (see S. 2892), S9230 [25SE]
———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]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Financial institutions: provide student loan forgiveness for spouses, surviving joint debtors, and parents of individuals who died or became permanently and totally disabled due to terrorist attacks (see S. 2915), S8384 [9SE]
Finger Lakes National Forest: withdraw certain Federal land from entry, location, appropriation, disposal patent, or leasing under certain Federal laws (see S. 2450), S3843 [2MY]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see S. 2826), S7579 [30JY]
Food industry: improve safety of meat and poultry products (see S. 2532), S4568 [20MY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (see S. 2586), S5041 [5JN]
Insurance: create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud (see S. 2850), S7899 [1AU]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see S. 2028), S2076 [19MR]
National Missing Persons Day: designate (see S. Res. 226), S1935 [14MR]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 2426), S3560 [30AP]
New York, NY: compensate public schools for operating and education-related expenses, including mental health and counseling services, resulting from terrorist attack (see S. 2500), S4145 [9MY]
Tariff: hydrated hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (see S. 2434), S3625 [1MY]
Terrorism: establish a National Cyber Security Defense Team to protect the Internet from cyberterrorism (see S. 1989), S1536 [5MR]
———improve antiterrorism efforts (see S. 2476), S4064 [8MY]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4519 [17MY], S4590 [21MY]
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]
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 Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9026 [23SE], S9186 [25SE], S9401 [26SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8245 [5SE], S9019 [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]
Gibbons, Julia Smith: nomination to be circuit judge, S7322 [24JY], S7391 [26JY]
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]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6592 [10JY], S6793 [15JY]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Letters
Dependence on foreign petroleum sources: by, S3376, S3377 [25AP]
Exclude U.S. persons from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism: by, S10428 [15OC]
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: D. Michael Fisher, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, S7636 [31JY]
———Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York, S7636 [31JY]
Medicare voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program: William D. Novelli, AARP, S7210 [23JY]
Permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail: Elaine F. Marshall, S1173 [26FE]
———Fran Ulmer, S1172 [26FE]
———John Y. Brown III, S1173 [26FE]
Texas legislature candidacy of Ronald H. Clark subsequent to confirmation as district judge: by, S10346 [10OC]
Lists
Opponents and supporters of S. 812, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, S7638 [31JY]
Quotations
Economic dislocation resulting from terrorism insurance market turmoil, S5504-S5506 [13JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance, S8405 [10SE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3810, S3811 [2MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5184 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10301 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S9181 [25SE]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action, S5359 [11JN]
Bush, President: remarks relative to Democratic Party and national security, S9217, S9218 [25SE]
———scheduling of political campaign events, S9181 [25SE]
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), S6689, S6690 [12JY], S6883 [17JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, S7360, S7361 [25JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S726, S728 [13FE], S799, S810, S811, S833 [14FE], S1172, S1173, S1181, S1182 [26FE], S1224, S1227 [27FE], S1330, S1331 [28FE], S1386 [1MR], S1416 [4MR], S2474, S2475 [10AP], S2518 [11AP]
Congress: role in approving further military action in the war on terrorism, S704 [13FE]
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 (S. 2924), S8515 [12SE]
Corporations: prohibit personal loans to directors or chief officers, S6689, S6690 [12JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6933 [17JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2206, S2207, S2208 [21MR], S2453, S2454 [10AP], S2511 [11AP], S2894, S2897, S2898 [18AP], S3122, S3124, S3127, S3129, S3139, S3142 [23AP], S3343, S3345, S3346, S3408 [25AP]
———high temperature superconductor demonstration project funding, S3408 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S11174 [15NO], S11399 [19NO]
———establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S8066 [3SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8405 [10SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9181 [25SE]
Elections: permit use of Social Security numbers for voter registration and election administration, S810, S811 [14FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6887 [17JY], S6980, S6981, S6982, S7005, S7006 [18JY], S7210, S7212 [23JY], S7256, S7257, S7259, S7294 [24JY], S7633, S7634, S7651 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6799, S6800 [15JY], S6839, S6841, S6846, S6847 [16JY], S6880, S6881 [17JY]
Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling, S2453, S2454 [10AP]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (S. 2826), S7583 [30JY]
Foreign policy: express support for, and assess the status of, the war on terrorism, S704 [13FE]
Fort Drum, NY: buildings and facilities construction funding, S6933 [17JY]
Fuels: subject renewable fuels to the same liability standards placed on other fuels and fuel additives, S3345, S3346 [25AP]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, S3158
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, S11399 [19NO]
———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5473, S5503, S5506 [13JN], S5649, S5650, S5668 [18JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism, S3810, S3811 [2MY]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S7294 [24JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3590, S3591 [1MY], S3794 [2MY], S6980, S6981, S6982 [18JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7210 [23JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program, S7210, S7212 [23JY], S7256, S7257, S7259 [24JY]
———impact of reduction of indirect medical education payments on teaching hospitals, S3591 [1MY]
Middle East: hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S2447 [10AP], S3810, S3811 [2MY]
Motor vehicles: renewable fuel content requirements, S2511 [11AP], S2894, S2897, S2898 [18AP], S3122, S3124, S3127, S3129, S3139, S3142 [23AP], S3345, S3346 [25AP]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, S10986 [14NO]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 2426), S8066 [3SE]
———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports through improved inspection of cargo containers, S10986 [14NO]
New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S65, S66 [24JA]
———metropolitan intermodal transportation station and infrastructure improvements funding, S5184 [6JN]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (S. 2244), S3794 [2MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S799 [14FE], S2111 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S2206, S2207, S2208 [21MR], S2453, S2454 [10AP], S2511 [11AP], S2894, S2897, S2898 [18AP], S3122, S3124, S3127, S3129, S3139, S3142 [23AP], S3343, S3345, S3346, S3408 [25AP]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2206, S2207, S2208 [21MR]
SEC: require study of accounting treatment of special purpose entities, S6690 [12JY]
Smith, D. Brooks: nomination to be circuit judge, S7563 [30JY]
States: clarify authority to enter into drug rebate agreements with manufacturers in order to provide prescription drug coverage to individuals not covered by Medicaid, S6980, S6981, S6982 [18JY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, S65, S66 [24JA]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S65, S66 [24JA]
Voting: clarify ability of election officials to remove registrants from official list of voters due to change of residence, S833 [14FE]
———permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail, S1172, S1173, S1181, S1182 [26FE], S1224, S1227 [27FE], S1330, S1331 [28FE], S1386 [1MR], S1416 [4MR]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), S726, S728 [13FE], S799, S810, S811, S833 [14FE], S1172, S1173, S1181, S1182 [26FE], S1224, S1227 [27FE], S1330, S1331 [28FE], S1386 [1MR], S1416 [4MR], S2474, S2475 [10AP], S2518 [11AP]
———require States and localities to mail voter registration form to individuals who cast provisional ballots that were not counted, S728 [13FE]
———specify how lever voting systems may meet the multilingual materials requirement, S728 [13FE]
Remarks—Special Joint Meeting of Congress
New York, NY: commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6105 [9SE]
Statements
Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act: Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York, S7637 [31JY]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 448, convene special joint meeting of Congress in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6105 [9SE]
S. 2434, tariff on hydrated hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, S3629 [1MY]
Tributes
Kennedy, Senator, S1157 [26FE]
Rogers, Stephen, S11564
Rupp, George, S4835