SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Senator from Maine)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S619, S670 [12FE]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3882 [2MY], S4336 [14MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4974 [4JN], S5078, S5099 [5JN]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1005 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783, S5785 [19JN], S5829, S5852, S5872 [20JN], S5905 [21JN], S6113, S6164 [26JN], S6178, S6252 [27JN]

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

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1859 [13MR], S2233, S2298 [21MR], S2684 [15AP], S3036, S3054, S3078 [22AP], S3304 [24AP], S3436 [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8224, S8225 [4SE], S8314 [5SE], S8781, S8801, S8813, S8814, S8818 [18SE], S9143 [24SE], S9436, S9445, S9446, S9448 [26SE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6978, S7035, S7060 [18JY], S7284, S7316 [24JY]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), S2683, S2684 [15AP]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S104 [24JA], S212 [29JA], S294 [4FE], S361, S379 [5FE], S426 [6FE]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1005 [25FE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S5673 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Finding a Formula for Medicare Drug Benefits, Marilyn Moon, New York (NY) Times, S7623 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2250), S7901 [1AU]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see S. Res. 315), S7900 [1AU]

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

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: amend (see S. 2758), S7033 [18JY]

———reauthorize (see S. 2117), S2578 [11AP]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1626), S9230 [25SE]

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

———prevent teen pregnancy by educating teenagers about the negative consequences of premature sexual activity (see S. Con. Res. 105), S3843 [2MY]

———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see S. 1286), S1599 [6MR]

Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10360 [10OC]

Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S3015 [22AP]

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), S2951 [18AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S11214 [15NO]

———make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see S. 2055), S4841 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments (see S. 2509), S5773 [19JN]

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), S11316 [18NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S4840 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see S. 1220), S1536 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 2903), S10360 [10OC]

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

ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see S. 1992), S2184 [20MR]

———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1992), S3166 [23AP]

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), S10572 [16OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S7902 [1AU]

FEC: disapprove rule relative to prohibited and excessive political contributions (see S.J. Res. 48), S10118 [8OC]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see S. 1617), S1974 [15MR]

———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), S9595 [30SE]

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. assistance and commercial arms exports to countries and entities supporting international terrorism (see S. 2425), S7902 [1AU]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 214), S1421 [4MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (see S. 351), S6127 [26JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S4145 [9MY]

———establish health plan purchasing alliances (see S. 2035), S2183 [20MR]

History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S4891 [3JN]

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3626 [1MY]

Johnny Michael Spann Patriot Trusts: encourage establishment (see S. 3073), S10117 [8OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see S. 1934), S5042 [5JN]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 2770), S7902 [1AU]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]

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]

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), S4891 [3JN]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 572), S2368 [8AP]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 2570), S5697 [18JN]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see S. 2085), S7034 [18JY] (see S. 2848), S7899 [1AU]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 960), S1857 [13MR]

———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), S3015 [22AP]

———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S3165 [23AP]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2, 2729), S6808 [15JY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 554), S4492 [16MY]

———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 2057), S2260 [21MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1931), S586 [11FE]

———increase payments for ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 1367), S2368 [8AP]

———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), S2485 [10AP]

———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see S. 2218), S6319 [28JN]

———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see S. 2547), S4702 [22MY]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S2413 [9AP]

Memorial Day: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of the Armed Forces and civilian national security agencies (see S. Res. 278), S4840 [23MY]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S3015 [22AP]

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

National Drought Council: establish (see S. 2528), S4492 [16MY]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 225), S1732 [11MR]

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 Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3560 [30AP]

Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]

Pearl, Daniel: tribute (see S. Res. 212), S1208 [26FE]

Pensions: provide individual investment account participants with improved information on asset investments, new diversification rights, and new limitations on pension plan blackouts (see S. 2190), S2829 [17AP]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see S. 2244), S3303 [24AP]

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), S4969 [4JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see S. 2009), S1782 [12MR]

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), S11575 [19NO]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1676 [7MR]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see S. 1739), S9902 [3OC]

Small business: improve calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans (see S. 3172), S11214 [15NO]

———provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 2734), S8093 [3SE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1523), S1536 [5MR]

Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see S. 2136), S8202 [4SE]

Stewart, Milton D.: tribute (see S. Res. 216), S1536 [5MR]

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), S4891 [3JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 847), S11214 [15NO]

Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see S. 1903), S176 [28JA]

———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), S1536 [5MR]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see S. 1282), S4840 [23MY]

———exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2654), S5851 [20JN]

———provide tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S3014 [22AP]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see S. 2732), S6867 [16JY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S6361 [8JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 1375), S11575 [19NO]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see S. 2512), S7745 [31JY]

Terrorism: condemn the involvement of women in suicide bombings (see S. Res. 229), S2183 [20MR]

———enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 2664), S8457 [10SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1252 [27FE]

Veterans: establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides (see S. 1221), S11575 [19NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S4891 [3JN]

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

Women: provide comprehensive pension protection (see S. 2707), S6319 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: require U.S. activities support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance (see S. 2647), S5772 [19JN]

Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (see S. 2656), S5851 [20JN]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see S. Con. Res. 122), S5772 [19JN]

Fish and fishing: review fisheries data collection techniques, implement a national cooperative research program to facilitate industry involvement in data collection, and improve fishery management (see S. 2972), S8918 [19SE]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1995), S1599 [6MR]

Immigration: require entry of information on visa denials into the electronic data system and require a study on use of foreign national personnel in visa processing (see S. 2938), S8673 [17SE]

Mount Desert, ME: deauthorize Northeast Harbor navigation project (see S. 2859), S7899 [1AU]

National security: establish a system of Interagency Homeland Security Fusion Centers and require that budget requests for Coast Guard non-homeland security missions are not reduced (see S. 2940), S8673 [17SE]

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization: encourage the protection of salmon (see S. Res. 277), S4840 [23MY]

Public welfare programs: permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2552), S4703 [22MY]

Union River: redesignate certain portions of the navigation project (see S. 2858), S7899 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases (see S. Res. 323), S8300 [5SE]

Chronologies

Centrist Coalition efforts on economic stimulus legislation, S402 [6FE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S10875 [13NO], S11169 [15NO], S11373 [19NO]

Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S280 [4FE], S392 [6FE]

Letters

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: Donald E. Flannery, Maine Potato Board, S4139 [9MY]

———Robert W. Spear, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources, S4139 [9MY]

Questions and answers

Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7624 [31JY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: require U.S. activities support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance (S. 2647), S5777 [19JN]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4137 [9MY]

———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S679 [13FE]

Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, S4941 [4JN]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4789 [23MY]

———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7834 [1AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4941 [4JN], S5191 [6JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10142 [9OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S5830 [20JN]

Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 2656), S5857 [20JN]

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), S6761 [15JY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: reauthorize (S. 2117), S2589 [11AP]

Coast Guard: funding, S10989 [14NO]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (S. Con. Res. 122), S5781 [19JN], S11714 [20NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide emergency disaster assistance and revoke multispecies limited access fishing permits relative to Northeast commercial fisheries failure, S679 [13FE]

Dept. of Commerce: flexibility in fishery rebuilding plans, S11795 [20NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, S11066 [14NO]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5830 [20JN], S6217, S6220 [27JN]

———specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments, S6220 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S3156 [23AP], S3403 [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S11369, S11409, S11433 [19NO]

———inclusion of Coast Guard, S11409 [19NO]

Ecology and environment: stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at levels that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system while minimizing adverse economic and social impacts, S3156 [23AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6890 [17JY], S7146, S7148, S7157 [22JY], S7200 [23JY], S7331 [25JY], S7515 [30JY], S7621, S7622 [31JY]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs (H.R. 1989), S11795 [20NO]

———review fisheries data collection techniques, implement a national cooperative research program to facilitate industry involvement in data collection, and improve fishery management (S. 2972), S8930 [19SE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1970 [15MR]

Hathaway, William D.: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross award recipient, S6009 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6473 [9JY]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (S. 1995), S1613 [6MR]

Insurance: ability of group life insurance providers to obtain reinsurance relative to coverage for risks from terrorism, S5528 [13JN]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), unanimous-consent request, S7175 [22JY]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5528 [13JN]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (H.R. 3525), S2925 [18AP]

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 (S. Res. 267), S4404 [15MY]

Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S7331 [25JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S6890 [17JY], S7147, S7148, S7157 [22JY], S7200 [23JY], S7621, S7622 [31JY], S10534, S10537, S10538, S10542, S10543 [16OC]

———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services (S. 3018), S10534, S10537, S10538, S10542, S10543 [16OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7146, S7157 [22JY], S7200 [23JY], S7515 [30JY], S7621 [31JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S10536 [16OC]

———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (S. 2547), S4719 [22MY]

Mount Desert, ME: deauthorize Northeast Harbor navigation project (S. 2859), S7926 [1AU]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, S10989 [14NO]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports through improved inspection of cargo containers, S10989 [14NO]

NOAA: provide emergency disaster assistance to certain Northeast commercial fisheries, S5191 [6JN]

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization: encourage the protection of salmon (S. Res. 277), S4875 [23MY]

Pensions: provide individual investment account participants with improved information on asset investments, new diversification rights, and new limitations on pension plan blackouts (S. 2190), S2849 [17AP]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, S11369 [19NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2134 [20MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, S3156 [23AP], S3403 [25AP]

Public welfare programs: permit States to create a program that allows individuals to obtain post-secondary or vocational education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2552), S4725 [22MY]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (S. 1739), S10434 [15OC]

Taxation: incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability, S3403 [25AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S400, S401 [6FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S400, S401 [6FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8486 [11SE]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S4789 [23MY], S7834 [1AU]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4789 [23MY], S7834 [1AU]

———limit application of trade authority procedures, S7834 [1AU]

Women: provide comprehensive pension protection (S. 2707), S6321 [28JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorize testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases (S. Res. 323), S8327 [5SE]

Statements

No Help for Retirees With Employer or Union Coverage From Graham, S7624 [31JY]

Tables

CBO projected economic growth, S402 [6FE]

Cost to States of proposal to provide Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7623 [31JY]

Coverage gap in proposal to provide Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7623 [31JY]

Texts of

S. 2972, Fisheries Research Improvement Act, S8931 [19SE]

S. Res. 277, encourage the protection of salmon at the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization meeting, S4875 [23MY]

S. Res. 323, Senate Legal Counsel testimony and representation in Senator Mitch McConnell, et. al. v. FEC, et al., and consolidation cases, S8312, S8327 [5SE]

Transcripts

U.N. Inspections of Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction: Richard Butler and Matt Lauer, ``Today Show'' (television program), S10144 [9OC]

Tributes

Helms, Senator, S10343 [10OC]

Thurmond, Senator, S9080 [24SE]

Wellstone, Paul D., S11306 [18NO]