AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5090 [5JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10227 [9OC]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6658 [11JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5866 [20JN], S5884, S5885, S5913, S5914 [21JN], S6077, S6078, S6117, S6157, S6158, S6159, S6168 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7701, S7751, S7756 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1655, S1686 [7MR], S2234, S2301 [21MR], S3075, S3076 [22AP], S3222 [23AP], S3320, S3323 [24AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8767 [18SE], S8935 [19SE], S9443, S9447 [26SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8470 [10SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7165 [22JY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S573 [11FE], S1799 [13MR], S2425 [10AP], S2993 [22AP], S7093 [19JY], S11662 [20NO]
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S4289 [13MY]
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S6225 [27JN], S7398 [26JY]
Articles and editorials
Lost in Translation, Katherine McIntire Peters, Government Executive (publication), S5949-S5951 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 1786), S1783 [12MR] (see S. 2039), S2579 [11AP]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1258), S1974 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see S. 2704), S10677 [17OC]
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), S10224 [9OC]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S4282 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the furnishing of health care during major disasters or medical emergencies (see S. 2187), S2829 [17AP]
———standardize copayment exemption levels for outpatient medications (see S. 1408), S2368 [8AP]
Education: support business incubation in academic settings (see S. 1335), S1351 [28FE]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see S. 2885), S7900 [1AU]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 3141), S10676 [17OC]
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), S10677 [17OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S9230 [25SE]
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]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., Processing and Distribution Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 2907), S8300 [5SE]
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: provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment (see S. 2072), S8754 [18SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———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), S4840 [23MY]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S4330 [14MY]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S9229 [25SE]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (see S. Res. 331), S9595 [30SE]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5041 [5JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Medical Services Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 112), S4568 [20MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3844 [2MY]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
National Youth Sports Program: reauthorize (see S. 1911), S1209 [26FE]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (see S. 1210), S3626 [1MY]
Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 295), S6250 [27JN]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see S. Con. Res. 113), S8301 [5SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see S. Res. 360), S11574 [19NO]
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]
Public welfare programs: promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 2628), S6128 [26JN]
———reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (see S. 2484), S6574 [10JY]
SBA: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 2335), S6014 [25JN]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 2982), S8918 [19SE]
Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5257 [7JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S9230 [25SE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see S. 1209), S425 [6FE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see S.J. Res. 32), S1004 [25FE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]
Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 2964), S8754 [18SE]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S7579 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 2727), S6707 [12JY]
Federal employees: authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel (see S. 3070), S10117 [8OC]
———authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel and protect certain disclosures of information by Federal employees (see S. 2829), S7744 [31JY]
Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (see S. Res. 261), S3953 [7MY]
Guam: clarify local judicial structure (see S. 2823), S7579 [30JY]
Hawaii Homes Commission Act: amend (see S.J. Res. 44), S8673 [17SE]
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: revise boundaries (see S. 3005), S9229 [25SE]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC]
OPIC: provide health coverage to employees under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 2527), S4492 [16MY]
Terrorism: enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (see S. 2767), S7164 [22JY]
University of Hawaii: tribute to men's volleyball team (see S. Res. 262), S3953 [7MY]
Biographies
Matsunaga, Spark M., S3897
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4953 [4JN], S5104 [5JN], S5118 [6JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6559 [10JY], S6685 [12JY]
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]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9409 [26SE], S9676 [1OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7462 [29JY], S7633 [31JY]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), motion to proceed, S6798 [15JY], S6883 [17JY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5575 [14JN], S5646 [18JN]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Lists
University of Hawaii men's volleyball team, S3974 [7MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
Senate, S573 [11FE], S1799 [13MR], S2425 [10AP], S7093 [19JY], S11662 [20NO]
Privilege of the floor
Balwani, Seema, S5258 [7JN]
Dees, Peter, S7175 [22JY]
Freedman, Brett, S7175 [22JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S694 [13FE]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S5033 [5JN]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (S. 2727), S6708 [12JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10258 [10OC]
Army: allow reallocation of funding from Crusader artillery system program to other indirect fire or future combat systems and clarify decisionmaking process, S5733 [19JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S4835
Bush, President: response to media reports alleging prior knowledge of intelligence relative to terrorist attacks, S4829 [23MY]
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), S6760 [15JY]
Clifton, Richard R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S7018 [18JY]
Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry: recommendations, S11552 [19NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), conference report, S10864 [13NO]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5733 [19JN], S5933 [24JN], S6071 [26JN]
———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S5933 [24JN]
Dept. of Education: Foreign Language Assistance Program funding, S3012
———National Security Education Program National Flagship Language Initiative funding, S3012
Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure management flexibility, S8888 [19SE]
———establish (H.R. 5005), S8745 [18SE], S8888 [19SE], S9199 [25SE], S9670 [1OC], S11043 [14NO], S11197 [15NO]
———maintain civil service rights and protections for transferred Federal employees, S9199 [25SE]
———maintain veterans preference requirements, S9670 [1OC]
———require compliance with equal employment opportunity and whistleblower protection laws, S9199 [25SE], S9670 [1OC]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (S. 2452), S5767 [19JN]
———protect rights and benefits of Federal employees, S5767 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize the furnishing of health care during major disasters or medical emergencies (S. 2187), S2841
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S10609 [17OC]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (S. 2885), S7951 [1AU]
Federal employees: authorize appropriations for the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel and protect certain disclosures of information by Federal employees (S. 2829), S7746 [31JY]
———impact of flexibilities in FAA and IRS personnel managment systems, S8745 [18SE]
———improve pay of civilian workforce, S895 [15FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7200 [23JY]
FEMA: GAO report on hazard mitigation programs, S10436 [15OC]
Foreign Affairs Day: observance, S4615
Germantown, MD: dedication of Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary and Longview School, S3897
Government: commend public servants for their dedication and continued service (S. Res. 261), S3973 [7MY]
Guam: clarify local judicial structure (S. 2823), S7582 [30JY]
Hawaii: commemorate birthday of King Kamehameha I, S5362
———impact of invasive species of plants, animals, and microbes, S5248 [7JN]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6471 [9JY]
Iraq: development of medium-range ballistic missiles, S2481 [10AP]
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park: revise boundaries (S. 3005), S9234 [25SE]
Medicaid: increase Federal matching contributions to State programs, S335 [5FE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7200 [23JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S7200 [23JY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (S.J. Res. 49), S10129 [8OC]
———tribute (S. Res. 331), S9579 [30SE]
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, S5629
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (S. 2452), S5767 [19JN]
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 (S. 1800), S3012
———enhance homeland security and coordinated efforts of Federal agencies, S4829 [23MY]
———national missile defense system, S6071 [26JN]
———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 (S. 1799), S3012
———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S6071 [26JN]
OMB: require Federal agencies to complete public-private competitions for contracts and procurement in a 12-month time frame, S11561 [19NO]
OPIC: provide health coverage to employees under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 2527), S4496 [16MY]
Philippines: effect on tuna industry in Mindanao of duty free treatment of U.S. canned tuna imports from certain Andean countries, S5033 [5JN]
Smithsonian Institution: opening of ``Kaho'olawe—Rebirth of a Sacred Hawaiian Island'' exhibit, S5266 [10JN]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, S335 [5FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S335 [5FE]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (S. 1560), S2719
———enhance agricultural biosecurity through increased prevention, preparation, and response planning (S. 2767), S7166 [22JY]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, S4781 [23MY]
———respond to the vulnerability of the U.S. agricultural production and food supply system, S694 [13FE]
———strengthen the preparedness of health care providers within the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and community hospitals to respond to bioterrorism (S. 1561), S2719
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S335 [5FE]
University of Hawaii: tribute to men's volleyball team (S. Res. 262), S3974 [7MY]
Reports
Final Report (excerpts): Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry, S11553 [19NO]
Texts of
S. 2527, provide health coverage to OPIC employees under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S4497 [16MY]
S. 2727, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S6709-S6711 [12JY]
S. 2767, Agriculture Security Preparedness Act, S7167-S7169 [22JY]
S. 2823, clarify local judicial structure in Guam, S7582 [30JY]
S. 2829, Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel appropriations and Federal employee information disclosure protection, S7746 [31JY]
S. 3005, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addition Act, S9234 [25SE]
S.J. Res. 49, honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs for Patsy T. Mink, S10130 [8OC]
Tributes
Ho'opi'i, Isaac, S1705
Kennedy, Senator, S1248 [27FE]
Thurmond, Senator, S9075 [24SE]
Wellstone, Paul D., S11715 [20NO]