ALLEN, GEORGE (a Senator from Virginia)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (S. 1731), S661 [12FE]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3574 [30AP], S3882 [2MY], S4080 [8MY], S4289 [13MY], S4407, S4422 [15MY], S4523 [17MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S5065, S5101 [5JN], S5144 [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), S713, S747 [13FE]

Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (H.R. 3833), S10949 [13NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5292 [10JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5783 [19JN], S6157 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7687, S7752, S7760 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1858, S1859 [13MR], S2291 [21MR], S2830 [17AP], S3304, S3326 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8688 [17SE], S8744, S8835 [18SE], S9142, S9177 [24SE], S9913, S9914 [3OC]

Higher Education Act: amend relative to the qualifications of foreign schools (S. 1998), S10738, S10771 [17OC]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5509, S5549 [13JN]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY]

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), S88, S104, S105, S106 [24JA], S128, S131, S143, S144, S147 [25JA], S168 [28JA], S212, S243 [29JA], S361, S379 [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), S713, S747 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Bob Lewis, Associated Press (news service), S1251 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agricultural Adjustment Act: extend the farm reconstitution provision (see S. 14), S11736 [20NO]

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

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see S. 2968), S10118 [8OC]

Armed Forces: exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual (see S. 1973), S1422 [4MR]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see S. 2966), S8918 [19SE]

———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see S. 2554), S7373 [25JY]

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

Business and industry: provide risk sharing and indemnification for government contractors supplying anti-terrorism technology and services (see S. 3076), S10117 [8OC]

———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (see S. 2760), S7103 [19JY]

Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historic Park: designate as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 2623), S5535 [13JN]

Chesapeake Bay: make grants to eligible institutions to develop, demonstrate, or disseminate information on practices, methods, or techniques relating to environmental education and training in the watershed (see S. 2675), S6013 [25JN]

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

Colombia: elections (see S. Res. 283), S5454 [12JN]

———support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see S. Res. 219), S2077 [19MR]

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), S6250 [27JN]

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), S8202 [4SE]

Crime: 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), S6362 [8JY]

Cuba: proposed referendum on political reform (see S. Res. 272), S4969 [4JN]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 414), S1351 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see S. 1984), S2369 [8AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts (see S. 2911), S8566 [12SE]

Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see S. 1549), S3165 [23AP]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Res. 132), S1599 [6MR]

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), S8566 [12SE]

Federal employees: increase pay rate for certain offices and positions within the executive and judicial branches of the Government (see S. 1129), S10040 [7OC]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 442), S1676 [7MR]

———protect gun owner privacy and ownership rights (see S. 906), S32 [23JA]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2268), S4493 [16MY]

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), S9902 [3OC]

Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (see S. 2712), S7902 [1AU]

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries (see S. 1943), S732 [13FE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see S. 201), S32 [23JA]

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

Higher Education Act: amend relative to the qualifications of foreign schools (see S. 1998), S3561 [30AP]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S5584 [14JN]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3304 [24AP]

Labor unions: encourage mediation to resolve dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (see S. Res. 333), S10041 [7OC]

Law enforcement: conduct study on effectiveness of ballistic imaging technology and evaluate its effectiveness as a law enforcement tool (see S. 2581), S10800 [28OC]

———prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (see S. 2395), S3559 [30AP] (see S. 2395), S7902 [1AU]

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), S3166 [23AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2480), S4569 [20MY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S3843 [2MY]

———coverage of remote monitoring services (see S. 1607), S1599 [6MR]

———ensure the quality of, and access to, skilled nursing facility services (see S. 2490), S5773 [19JN]

———freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see S. 2447), S6014 [25JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1967), S3014 [22AP]

———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), S5772 [19JN]

———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see S. 1738), S2723 [16AP]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see S. 885), S4199 [10MY]

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

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

National Drought Council: establish (see S. 2528), S8301 [5SE]

National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 143), S8918 [19SE]

National Fraud Against Senior Citizens Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 281), S5207 [6JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S8457 [10SE]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 94), S8202 [4SE]

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), S3435 [25AP]

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9595 [30SE]

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), S4065 [8MY]

———facilitate security of critical infrastructure (see S. 1456), S348 [5FE]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 221), S1676 [7MR]

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

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]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (see S.J. Res. 39), S6127 [26JN]

Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (see S. 2182), S3844 [2MY]

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]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 2945), S8673 [17SE]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 2734), S7309 [24JY]

———recognize role in national defense and encourage government purchase of innovative technologies and services from small businesses to help in homeland defense and the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 264), S5773 [19JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 682), S1004 [25FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1523), S4065 [8MY]

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), S3560 [30AP]

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), S8919 [19SE]

Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1278), S1209 [26FE]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see S. 780), S1935 [14MR]

———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see S. 2200), S4146 [9MY]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see S. 1383), S4492 [16MY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 2662), S5851 [20JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 732), S3953 [7MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 661), S4968 [4JN]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 808), S2368 [8AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 917), S5256 [7JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 205), S2413 [9AP]

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]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see S. 2134), S2723 [16AP]

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

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S1422 [4MR]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see S. 2637), S5696 [18JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S3436 [25AP]

Virginia: convert a temporary Federal district judgeship to a permanent judgeship (see S. 2029), S2076 [19MR]

Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (see S. 1961), S3954 [7MY]

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

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S5366 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coastal zones: clarify boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Plum Island Unit (see S. 3152), S10888 [13NO]

Coin Design Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 2772), S7226 [23JY]

Coins: ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin (see S. 2772), S7226 [23JY]

D. French Slaughter, Jr. Post Office Building, Culpepper, VA: designate (see S. 2389), S3505 [29AP]

EPA: prohibit from issuing or renewing certain national pollutant discharge elimination system permits (see S. 3049), S9901 [3OC]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (see S. 2936), S8618 [13SE]

Henry Bacon (S.S.): tribute to crew (see S. Res. 239), S2632 [12AP]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see S. 2694), S6250 [27JN]

Cloture motions

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5625 [17JN]

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

Excerpts

Virginia Declaration of Rights, S4327 [14MY]

Letters

Cyber Security Research and Development Act: Robert W. Holleyman II, and Harris N. Miller, Business Software Alliance, S10609 [17OC]

Lists

Alexandria, VA, Vietnam Veterans Memorial honorees, S6705 [12JY]

People killed in terrorist attack at the Pentagon, S8477 [11SE]

Poems

``I Did Not Die,'' Mary Frye, S8478 [11SE]

Press releases

Republicans Will Keep Fighting To Make R&D Credit Permanent—High Tech Task Force Chairman Allen Praises Senator Gordon Smith's Leadership: Senate Republican High Tech Task Force, S173 [28JA]

Senate Republican High Tech Task Force Agenda: Association for Competitive Technology, S1802 [13MR]

———Business Software Alliance, S1802 [13MR]

———Electronic Industries Alliance, S1802 [13MR]

———Information Technology Association of America, S1801 [13MR]

———Information Technology Industry Council, S1801 [13MR]

———TechNet (organization), S1802 [13MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4010, S4012 [8MY]

Air Transportation Stabilization Board: delay payments under the Airline Loan Guarantee Program, S4940 [4JN]

Alexandria, VA: dedication of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, S6704 [12JY]

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4523 [17MY], S4598 [21MY]

———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), motion to proceed, S3553 [30AP]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4940 [4JN], S5146 [6JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2557 [11AP]

Arlington, VA: anniversary of Metropolitan Chorus, S5951 [24JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10020 [7OC]

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), S6743, S6744 [15JY]

———require publicly traded companies to record and treat stock options as expenses in income statements, S6743, S6744 [15JY]

Campbell, Kelly: tribute for participation in National History Day exhibition, S5450 [12JN]

Carter, Jimmy: visit to Cuba, S4326 [14MY]

Chen Wu Sue-jen: visit to U.S., S9592 [30SE]

Chesapeake Bay: provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed, S4010, S4012 [8MY]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S805, S807 [14FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), unanimous-consent request, S4525 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5980 [25JN]

———promote public-private competition for contracts and procurement, S5980 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2232 [21MR], S2556 [11AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S9411 [26SE], S11014 [14NO]

Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition, S4523-S4525 [17MY]

———provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (S. 1848), S3553 [30AP]

Federal employees: adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments, S9411 [26SE]

———adjust certain Federal annuity computations relative to periods of receiving disability payments (S. 2936), S10751 [17OC]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, S2003 [18MR]

Hudson, Henry E.: nomination to be district judge, S7812 [1AU]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5510, S5513 [13JN], S5567, S5569 [14JN]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), unanimous-consent agreement, S5567 [14JN]

———ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), unanimous-consent request, S5574 [14JN]

International law: allow U.S. assistance to international efforts to bring to justice foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity, S5146 [6JN]

———protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, S5146 [6JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (S. 1140), unanimous-consent request, S4525 [17MY]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), S4515 [17MY]

NIST: development of checklists for widely-used software products to provide Federal agencies with recommendations to improve computer and network security, S10599 [16OC]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, S2556 [11AP]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 292), S6108 [26JN]

Power resources: allow State Governors to waive certain Federal renewable energy requirements if they would adversely impact electric power customers, S2232 [21MR]

———national energy policy, S2232 [21MR], S2556 [11AP]

Religion: constitutional amendment relative to the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on U.S. currency (S.J. Res. 39), S6108 [26JN]

Research: computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (H.R. 3394), S10608 [17OC]

———computer and network security research and development and research fellowship programs funding (S. 2182), S10599, S10600 [16OC]

Senate: legislative program, S131 [25JA]

Senate Republican High Tech Task Force: recommendations, S1800, S1802, S1803 [13MR]

Shortt, Kathy: National History Day Richard T. Farrell Teacher of Merit Award finalist, S5451 [12JN]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, S10672 [17OC]

Taxation: extend timeframe for special depreciation allowance for certain property acquired after terrorist attacks, S89 [24JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S89 [24JA], S211, S215, S216 [29JA]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S1855 [13MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), S89 [24JA], S132 [25JA], S211, S215, S216 [29JA]

———treatment of certain terrorist attack zone compensation of civilian uniformed personnel, S132 [25JA], S215, S216 [29JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8476, S8478 [11SE]

———establish a national emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response technology (S. 2037), S7083 [18JY]

———liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims, S5510 [13JN], S5567, S5569 [14JN]

Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S4523-S4525 [17MY]

Treaties and agreements: ensure equitable treatment of foreign and domestic investors under investor-State dispute settlement processes relative to compliance with local, State, and Federal regulations, S4598 [21MY]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S3553 [30AP], S4523-S4525 [17MY], S4598 [21MY]

Tunisia: independence anniversary, S2175 [20MR]

Versace, Humbert R. (Rocky): posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, S6704 [12JY]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (S. 2694), S6255 [27JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, S10494 [16OC]

———protect voting rights of members of the Armed Forces, S805 [14FE]

———protect voting rights (S. 565), S805, S807 [14FE]

———secure Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences, S807 [14FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Harry F. Byrd, Jr.: Virginia General Assembly, S1251 [27FE]

Tributes

Byrd, Harry F., Jr., S1250 [27FE]

Helms, Senator, S9801 [2OC]

Thurmond, Senator, S9071 [24SE]

Verdery, C. Stewart, S1392 [1MR]