VOINOVICH, GEORGE (a Senator from Ohio)

Amendments

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3882 [2MY], S4408 [15MY], S4459, S4505, S4506 [16MY], S4691, S4730 [22MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5004 [5JN]

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), S6658 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7688, S7753 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1622, S1682, S1683, S1684 [7MR], S1858 [13MR], S1946 [14MR], S2043, S2091 [19MR], S2596 [11AP], S2899 [18AP], S3075 [22AP], S3436 [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S10896 [13NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7382 [25JY]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), S4730, S4732, S4734 [22MY]

Appointments

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S4878 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse, Central Islip, NY: designate (see S. 2495), S4145 [9MY]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see S. 2897), S9426 [26SE]

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]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 2847), S9426 [26SE]

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

Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition (see S. Res. 263), S4064 [8MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see S. 121), S1705 [8MR]

District of Columbia: authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release (see S. 3044), S9901 [3OC]

Education: improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness (see S. 2566), S4839 [23MY]

EPA: make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see S. 2544), S5043 [5JN]

Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]

Federal employees: increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (see S. 1129), S1208 [26FE]

Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see S. Res. 261), S3953 [7MY]

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

Health: provide for health care liability reform (see S. 1370), S2951 [18AP]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 2793), S8385 [9SE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2569), S5043 [5JN]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S7227 [23JY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3844 [2MY]

Labor unions: encourage mediation to resolve dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (see S. Res. 333), S9983 [4OC]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2729), S7165 [22JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see S. 358), S32 [23JA]

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

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 1644), S1421 [4MR]

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see S. 2744), S6947 [17JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S8566 [12SE]

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), S8565 [12SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]

National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]

National Parents Week: designate (see S. Res. 328), S8918 [19SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (see S. 1800), S586 [11FE]

———strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (see S. 1799), S586 [11FE]

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

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

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

———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (see S. 2690), S6250 [27JN]

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: designate (see S. Res. 266), S10040 [7OC]

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

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see S. 865), S32 [23JA]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 806), S661 [12FE]

Tariff: dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see S. 2133), S2722 [16AP]

Taxation: 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), S10888 [13NO]

———provide tax incentive for land sales for conservation purposes (see S. 1329), S10118 [8OC]

Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see S. Res. 199), S32 [23JA]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see S. 3030), S9846 [2OC]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S487 [7FE]

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

American Jewish History Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 156), S10888 [13NO]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, protect Social Security, institute biennial budgeting, and reform treatment of Federal insurance programs (see S. 3131), S10676 [17OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish a racial profiling education and awareness program and assist State and local law enforcement agencies in implementing such programs (see S. 2114), S2578 [11AP]

Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (see S. 1913), S425 [6FE]

———reform employment guidelines (see S. 2651), S5851 [20JN]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for certain Federal law enforcement officers from the limitation on premium pay (see S. 2765), S7164 [22JY]

Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see S. 2332), S3435 [25AP]

Ohio: establish a wildlife refuge complex comprised of land designated as national wildlife refuges (see S. 3021), S9714 [1OC]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see S. 2034), S2076 [19MR]

Tariff: exclude certain wire rods from any anti-dumping or countervailing duty order relative to investigations of carbon and certain alloy steel rods (see S. 2981), S8918 [19SE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see S. 3128), S10676 [17OC]

Privilege of the floor

Borkon, Lynn, S6964 [17JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4004 [8MY]

Air pollution: greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements, S3395 [25AP]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4801, S4803 [23MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5010 [5JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2791, S2793 [17AP]

———use oil and gas revenues to sustain and consolidate domestic steel producers, provide health insurance to retired steelworkers, and increase steel production to build natural gas pipeline, S2793 [17AP]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S9944 [4OC]

Budget: deficit, S6934-S6936 [17JY]

Clarence Miller Post Office Building, Lancaster, OH: designate (H.R. 4755), S10881 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6209 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1549-S1552 [5MR], S1622, S1628, S1631 [7MR], S1809, S1822 [13MR], S2053, S2056 [19MR], S2602 [11AP], S2791, S2793 [17AP], S2900 [18AP], S3272 [24AP], S3395 [25AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure management flexibility, S9211 [25SE], S11182 [15NO]

———establish (H.R. 5005), S9211, S9216 [25SE], S11182 [15NO]

———require employee representation in planning, development, and implementation of any human resources management system, S9214 [25SE]

———rights of union employees transferring into department, S9215 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a racial profiling education and awareness program and assist State and local law enforcement agencies in implementing such programs (S. 2114), S2584 [11AP]

District of Columbia: authorize the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to provide for the interstate supervision of offenders on parole, probation, and supervised release (S. 3044), S9908 [3OC]

Education: improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness (S. 2566), S4859 [23MY]

Electric power: establish State renewable electric energy generation standards, S2053, S2056 [19MR]

———reduce cost of credits for not meeting Federal renewable electric energy generation standards, S3272 [24AP]

Federal employees: reform employment guidelines (S. 2651), S9211 [25SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7201 [23JY], S7406 [26JY]

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Belgium, S6238-S6241 [27JN]

Foreign trade: remove trade barriers to U.S. automotive imports, S4801 [23MY]

Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S5010 [5JN]

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6464 [9JY]

Health: provide for health care liability reform, S7406 [26JY]

Iron and steel industry: make certain steelworker retirees eligible for temporary health benefits under trade adjustment assistance programs, S4803 [23MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7201 [23JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7201 [23JY]

Motor vehicles: establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S1809 [13MR]

———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1822 [13MR]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), S4479, S4480 [16MY], S4652 [21MY]

———support cooperative agreement with Russia, address deficiencies in military capabilities of allies, and support enlargement, S4651-S4654 [21MY]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the domestic energy supply and reform NRC, S2900 [18AP]

———renew Dept. of Energy and NRC indemnity authority for damages from nuclear incidents, S1622, S1628, S1631 [7MR], S6209 [27JN]

Ohio: Attorney General Betty Montgomery's office recipient of ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, S8082 [3SE]

Power resources: encourage use of renewable energy, S2791 [17AP]

———national energy policy, S1549-S1552 [5MR], S1622 [7MR], S1809, S1822 [13MR], S2053, S2056 [19MR], S2602 [11AP], S2791, S2793 [17AP], S2900 [18AP], S3272 [24AP], S3395 [25AP]

———streamline siting process for energy pipelines and transmission lines, S2602 [11AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4097 [9MY]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), S4736 [22MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S6934-S6936 [17JY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (S. 2034), S2083 [19MR]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, S398 [6FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S398 [6FE]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S4801 [23MY]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4801, S4803 [23MY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (S. 3128), S10679 [17OC]

Resolutions by organizations

NATO enlargement: delegation of ethnic communities, S4652 [21MY]

Statements

U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq: by, S8979 [20SE]

Texts of

S. 2034, Municipal Solid Waste Interstate Transportation and Local Authority Act, S2084-S2090 [19MR]

S. 2114, Racial Profiling Education and Awareness Act, S2584 [11AP]

S. 2765, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act, S7166 [22JY]

S. 2981, exclude certain wire rods from any anti-dumping or countervailing duty order relative to investigations of carbon and certain alloy steel rods, S8932 [19SE]

S. 3128, Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation establishment of a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars, S10680 [17OC]

S. 3131, Truth in Budgeting and Social Security Protection Act, S10680-S10687 [17OC]

Tributes

Bursch, Daniel W., S7890 [1AU]

Walz, Carl E., S7890 [1AU]