WYDEN, RON (a Senator from Oregon)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882, S3884 [2MY], S4267, S4289 [13MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5071 [5JN], S5175, S5207, S5221 [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), S6663, S6665 [11JY], S6712 [12JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S788 [13FE], S1172, S1220 [26FE], S1373 [28FE], S2467, S2500 [10AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5784 [19JN], S5872 [20JN], S6113, S6152, S6164 [26JN], S6203 [27JN]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), S6933 [17JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7756, S7757 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S969 [15FE], S1542 [5MR], S1685 [7MR], S1892, S1942 [14MR], S2290 [21MR], S3047, S3059, S3060, S3063, S3064, S3070, S3075, S3078 [22AP], S3147, S3176, S3177, S3178, S3179, S3181, S3182 [23AP], S3354, S3399 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8772 [18SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8144, S8221 [4SE]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (S. 2182), S10589 [16OC]
Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S356 [5FE], S426 [6FE]
Terrorism: establish a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology (S. 2037), S7080, S7084 [18JY]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S788 [13FE], S1172, S1220 [26FE], S1373 [28FE], S2467, S2500 [10AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, S9353 [25SE]
———S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S5673 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
Fixing the Vote, Washington (DC) Post, S1381 [1MR]
Impasse Over Homeland Security, New York (NY) Times, S9941 [4OC]
Senate Democrats Aim for Compromises To Save Bill Overhauling Voting System, David Rogers, Wall Street Journal, S1380 [1MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S7033 [18JY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 556), S6127 [26JN]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S348 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S3954 [7MY]
Army: terminate the Crusader artillery system program (see S. 2461), S3900 [6MY]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 2896), S8202 [4SE]
———establish a Community Corps (see S. 2392), S4969 [4JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 2608), S5773 [19JN]
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]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see S. 1156), S4703 [22MY]
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), S10888 [13NO]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see S. 2317), S5367 [11JN]
Crater Lake National Park: anniversary (see S. Res. 273), S4623 [21MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 35), S2675 [15AP]
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), S9595 [30SE]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S8092 [3SE]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see S. 2454), S4199 [10MY]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see S. 2869), S8619 [13SE]
Feed America Thursday: designate (see S. Res. 341), S10443 [15OC]
FERC: extension of deadline for commencement of construction of hydroelectric projects in Oregon (see S. 2927), S8565 [12SE]
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), S10041 [7OC]
Haines, OR: conveyance of certain lands (see S. 1907), S235 [29JA]
Iran: human rights violations (see S. Res. 306), S7372 [25JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3561 [30AP]
Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see S. 1162), S3954 [7MY]
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: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 987), S11079 [14NO]
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]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve advance directive requirements to ensure compliance with individual health care decisions (see S. 2857), S7899 [1AU]
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), S10223 [9OC]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see S. 1140), S2368 [8AP]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S3165 [23AP]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1394 [1MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 270), S5043 [5JN]
National Drought Council: establish (see S. 2528), S4492 [16MY]
National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 121), S6500 [9JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Missing Adult Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 40), S7431 [26JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9595 [30SE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3626 [1MY]
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]
Poverty: increase foreign assistance to combat global poverty (see S. Res. 182), S101 [24JA]
Power resources: provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 1951), S853 [14FE]
Public lands: provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (see S. 2672), S6574 [10JY]
Public welfare programs: improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2548), S5697 [18JN]
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: eliminate secret Senate holds (see S. Res. 244), S2829 [17AP]
———prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S1004 [25FE]
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), S9846 [2OC]
Taxation: clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see S. 2200), S4331 [14MY]
———exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2654), S5851 [20JN]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S8385 [9SE]
———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 2678), S9426 [26SE]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see S. 822), S100 [24JA]
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), S5043 [5JN]
Terrorism: establish a terrorist identification classification system (see S. 2459), S3900 [6MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S487 [7FE]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S8093 [3SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see S. 1962), S897 [15FE]
Citizens Health Care Working Group: establish (see S. 3063), S10040 [7OC]
Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship (see S. 3093), S10359 [10OC]
Copyrights: recognize rights of consumers to use copyright protected works (see S.J. Res. 51), S10677 [17OC]
Dept. of the Interior: grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road (see S. 2482), S4064 [8MY]
Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of roller chain (see S. 2197), S2950 [18AP]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see S. 3039), S9901 [3OC]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S100 [24JA]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see S. 2182), S2828 [17AP]
Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 2945), S8673 [17SE]
SEC: increase shareholder influence over stock option plans, provide incentives for managers to act in the long-term interests of corporations, and increase transparency of stock option grants (see S. 2822), S7579 [30JY]
Tariff: tramway cars for use in Portland, OR (see S. 2223), S3165 [23AP]
Terrorism: establish a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology (see S. 2037), S2183 [20MR]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4558 [20MY], S4668 [22MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7551 [30JY], S7774 [1AU]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3457 [25AP], S3495 [29AP]
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]
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 Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6001 [25JN], S6182 [27JN]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2352 [8AP], S2429 [10AP], S2714 [16AP], S2890 [18AP]
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]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1241 [27FE], S1386 [1MR], S1417 [4MR]
Letters
Dept. of Justice Office of Consumer Advocacy establishment to represent consumers of electricity and natural gas in proceedings before the FERC: Charles A. Acquard, National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, S1894 [14MR]
Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: League of Women Voters, S1381 [1MR]
———National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), S1381 [1MR]
———William D. Novelli, AARP, S1380 [1MR]
National energy policy: Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Groups, S1893 [14MR]
Science and Technology Emergency Mobilization Act: Andrew S. Grove, Intel Corp., S2186 [20MR]
———Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., S2186 [20MR]
———Robert P. Hoffman, Oracle Corp., S2186 [20MR]
———Susan A. Brophy, AOL Time Warner, Inc., S2187 [20MR]
Privilege of the floor
Bethell, Cindy, S1953 [14MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4021, S4043 [8MY]
Air Force: prohibit funding to convert or transfer aircraft away from the 939th Combat Search and Rescue Wing in Oregon, S5182 [6JN]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3553 [30AP]
Appropriations: legislative process, S9941 [4OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5182 [6JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S9942 [4OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10096, S10098 [8OC]
Army: Oregon National Guard search and rescue and medical evacuation helicopters and personnel funding, S6203, S6204, S6205, S6206, S6207 [27JN]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (S. 1962), S907
Citizens Health Care Working Group: establish (S. 3063), S10041 [7OC], S11381-S11384 [19NO]
Colombia: failure to comply with contractual obligations and binding arbitration decisions with U.S. companies, S3553 [30AP]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1177, S1186 [26FE], S1224, S1227, S1229 [27FE], S1328, S1331, S1332 [28FE], S1380, S1382 [1MR], S1415, S1416 [4MR], S2517, S2522 [11AP]
Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming and censorship (S. 3093), S10368 [10OC]
Copyrights: recognize rights of consumers to use copyright protected works (S.J. Res. 51), S10729 [17OC]
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, S7304
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5334 [11JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S6198, S6203, S6204, S6205, S6206, S6207 [27JN]
———require regular reports to Congress on the results of national missile defense system flight tests, S6198 [27JN]
Dept. of Energy: allow vehicle fleet administrators to choose between alternative fuel or hybrid vehicles, S2198 [21MR]
———enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1652 [7MR], S1893, S1894 [14MR], S2198 [21MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9941 [4OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy to represent consumers of electricity and natural gas in proceedings before the FERC, S1893, S1894 [14MR]
Dept. of the Interior: grant Deschutes and Crook Counties in Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road (S. 2482), S4074 [8MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8411 [10SE], S8516 [12SE], S8896 [19SE]
Eagle Creek, OR: Dept. of Agriculture decision on salvage timber sales, S2385 [9AP], S2721
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9866 [3OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S6802 [15JY], S7296 [24JY]
Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of roller chain (S. 2197), S2956 [18AP]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (S. 3039), S9906 [3OC]
Harney County, OR: continue operation of Steens Mountain Running Camp, S4829 [23MY]
Iran: human rights violations (S. Res. 306), S7379 [25JY]
Klamath Basin: respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, S4021 [8MY]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States, S7296 [24JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S6802 [15JY]
National Assisted Living Week: observance, S8375
National forests: implement an emergency hazardous fuels reduction plan, S8411 [10SE], S8516 [12SE], S8896 [19SE]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 94), S103 [24JA]
National Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (S. Res. 245), S2850
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (S. 1214), conference report, S10990 [14NO]
Oregon: tribute to companies developing cybersecurity technologies, S8979
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S9942 [4OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2174 [20MR]
———require candidates to personally appear in television and radio advertisements that mention their opponent to qualify for advertising discounts, S2174 [20MR]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), S9942 [4OC]
———national energy policy, S1652 [7MR], S1893, S1894 [14MR], S2198 [21MR]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S1652 [7MR]
Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (S. 2182), S2832
Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 2945), S8678 [17SE]
SEC: increase shareholder influence over stock option plans, provide incentives for managers to act in the long-term interests of corporations, and increase transparency of stock option grants (S. 2822), S7581 [30JY]
Senate: legislative program, S2384 [9AP]
Tariff: tramway cars for use in Portland, OR (S. 2223), S3167 [23AP]
Terrorism: establish a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology (S. 2037), S2184-S2186 [20MR], S7083 [18JY], S8979
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S3553 [30AP]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10420 [15OC]
———permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail, S1177, S1186 [26FE], S1224, S1227, S1229 [27FE], S1328, S1331, S1332 [28FE], S1380, S1382 [1MR], S1415, S1416 [4MR]
———permit the use of a signature, or personal mark, to verify the identity of voters who register by mail in States with federally-certified low levels of voter fraud, S1229 [27FE]
———protect voting rights (S. 565), S1177, S1186 [26FE], S1224, S1227, S1229 [27FE], S1328, S1331, S1332 [28FE], S1380, S1382 [1MR], S1415, S1416 [4MR], S2517, S2522 [11AP]
———treatment of absentee and mail-in ballots, S2522 [11AP]
Texts of
S. 1962, Capital Construction Fund Qualified Withdrawal Act, S908
S. 2182, Cyber Security Research and Development Act, S2833
S. 2945, 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, S8679-S8683 [17SE]
S. 3039, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, S9906 [3OC]
S. 3063, Health Care That Works for All Americans Act, S10043-S10045 [7OC]
S. 3093, Global Internet Freedom Act, S10369 [10OC]
Tributes
Tunstall, Robert L., S2409