DORGAN, BYRON L. (a Senator from North Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13998, S14008, S14062, S14066, S14067, S14068 [5NO], S14106, S14118, S14128, S14142, S14143, S14183, S14184 [6NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1091 [16JA], S1145, S1165 [17JA], S1289 [21JA], S1355 [22JA], S1406, S1434 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12302 [1OC], S12337, S12388 [2OC], S12427, S12473 [3OC], S12535 [14OC], S12585, S12627 [15OC], S12688, S12739, S12751 [16OC], S12779, S12791, S12850, S12851 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4720 [2AP], S4747, S4803, S4826 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3973, S4029, S4030 [19MR], S4189, S4196, S4198, S4218 [20MR], S4240, S4297, S4302, S4306, S4307 [21MR], S4350, S4358, S4377 [25MR]

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (S. 1215), S7736 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6597, S6636 [19MY], S6708, S6731 [20MY], S6797, S6802, S6819, S6876 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7284, S7286, S7407 [4JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9392, S9430 [15JY], S9566, S9603 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9784, S9809 [23JY], S9831, S9913 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9206, S9264 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11687 [17SE], S11733, S11758 [22SE], S11814, S11816, S11818, S11819, S11863, S11865, S11866 [23SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11009, S11039, S11040 [3SE], S11078, S11081, S11121, S11122 [4SE], S11246 [9SE], S11286, S11356, S11358 [10SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13079, S13168, S13169, S13172 [23OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14521, S14840, S14842, S14844 [12NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6449, S6563 [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11540, S11581, S11583 [16SE]

FAA: reauthorize (S. 824), S7783, S7852 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13350, S13411, S13413 [28OC], S13431 [29OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8252 [19JN], S8350, S8374 [23JN], S8446 [24JN], S8561 [25JN], S8625, S8769 [26JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9206, S9264 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S6004 [9MY], S7407 [4JN], S7516, S7557 [9JN], S10142 [29JY], S10704, S10712, S10717 [31JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7112, S7162 [23MY]

Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S14219 [6NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6154, S6271 [14MY], S6439, S6443, S6522, S6552, S6553 [15MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, S1457 [23JA]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, S11109 [4SE]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, S4917 [7AP]

———H.R. 2658, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9572 [17JY]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S14155 [6NO]

———H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S11826 [23SE]

———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, S11551 [16SE]

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, S13123 [23OC]

———H.R. 3289, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S12822 [17OC]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, S1843 [30JA]

Senate National Security Working Group, S5979 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Administration Won't Bar Use of Nuclear Weapons, Ellen Sorokin, Washington (DC) Times, S1659 [28JA]

AIDS Fuels Famine in Africa as Swaziland Farmers Die, Their Land Goes Unplanted, Roger Thurow, Wall Street Journal, S9214 [10JY]

Ethiopia's Dying Children, Nicholas Kristof, New York (NY) Times, S6574 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see S. 1840), S14271 [7NO]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see S. 21), S35 [7JA]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see S. 736), S4512 [27MR]

Armed Forces: expand reimbursement for travel expenses of covered beneficiaries for specialty care to cover specialized dental care (see S. 336), S5434 [28AP]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see S. 852), S7542 [9JN]

———improve benefits for members of the uniformed services and veterans (see S. 19), S35 [7JA]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (see S. Res. 95), S4166 [20MR]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see S. Res. 214), S10619 [31JY]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function (see S. 338), S3731 [13MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: assist States and local communities in evaluating and developing rural and small community water supply systems (see S. 1085), S6707 [20MY]

Burma: sanction the ruling military junta, strengthen democracy efforts, and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as legitimate representative of the Burmese people (see S. 1215), S7833 [12JN]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 83), S1977 [5FE]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to implement such programs at coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 727), S4512 [27MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see S. Res. 41), S1870 [4FE] (see S. Res. 45), S1977 [5FE]

Courts: provide for class action reform (see S. 1769), S13054 [22OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 966), S5650 [1MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 950), S5541 [30AP]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 498), S4513 [27MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see S. 457), S2921 [27FE]

Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see S. 647), S5434 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: ensure independence and preserve role of administrative law judges involved in Medicare appeals processes (see S. 1127), S7137 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see S. 452), S10971 [2SE]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 144), S230 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 50), S36 [7JA]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 378), S3087 [4MR]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1705), S12376 [2OC]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see S. Res. 52), S2188 [11FE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 1), S231 [13JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 54), S36 [7JA]

Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 229), S10619 [31JY]

Firearms: prohibit certain lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see S. 659), S3993 [19MR]

Food Security Act: strengthen payment limitations for commodity payments and benefits (see S. 667), S3993 [19MR]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1655), S11988 [25SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3253 [6MR]

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. 616), S3730 [13MR]

Health: ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (see S. 1197), S7476 [5JN]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see S. 518), S4376 [25MR]

Health care professionals: provide immediate relief from increased medical malpractice insurance costs and deal with root causes of the current medical malpractice insurance crisis (see S. 1374), S9120 [9JY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1266), S14452 [11NO]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (see S. 105), S37 [7JA]

International Religious Freedom Day: designate (see S. Res. 251), S13134 [23OC]

Iran: support democracy (see S. 1082), S12193 [30SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S5772 [6MY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see S. 1925), S16121 [9DE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see S. 679), S4166 [20MR]

———promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1907), S15408 [21NO]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 253), S1812 [30JA]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 894), S13660 [30OC]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 780), S8439 [24JN]

Medicaid: allow States to enter into drug rebate agreements to make prescription drugs available to individuals who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance (see S. 542), S3163 [5MR]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see S. 622), S3730 [13MR]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 204), S2457 [13FE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 632), S4898 [7AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 1037), S5995 [9MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 646), S5860 [7MY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S4630 [1AP]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see S. 816), S4957 [8AP]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 1999), S16120 [9DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S4958 [8AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 486), S3370 [7MR]

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick: tribute (see S. Res. 99), S4434 [26MR]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 240), S12448 [3OC]

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 46), S3254 [6MR]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S10972 [2SE]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: enhance and extend authority relating to energy savings performance contracts of the Government (see S. 658), S3993 [19MR]

National Guard: authorize Federal funding assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities (see S. 215), S9119 [9JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 222), S11349 [10SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 201), S9959 [25JY]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S8561 [25JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 44), S1871 [4FE]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see S. 539), S3163 [5MR]

———enhance homeland security (see S. 6), S4824 [3AP]

———establish strategy for dealing with the threat of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see S. Res. 77), S3163 [5MR]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 1245), S9245 [10JY]

National Space Commission: establish (see S. 1821), S14031 [5NO]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 204), S10140 [29JY]

Native Americans: establish, reauthorize, and improve energy programs relating to Indian tribes (see S. 424), S3254 [6MR]

———Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 331), S3164 [5MR]

North Dakota: implement recommendations of the Garrison Unit Tribal Advisory Committee by providing authorization for the construction of a rural health care facility on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (see S. 1146), S7134 [23MY]

Ogilvie, Mary Jane Jenkins: tribute (see S. Res. 110), S4957 [8AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see S. Con. Res. 7), S4167 [20MR]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 27), S1069 [16JA]

———prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see S. 1044), S6070 [13MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 75), S3163 [5MR]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see S. 385), S2456 [13FE]

Powers, Hiram: tribute (see S. Res. 209), S11246 [9SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see S. 275), S1870 [4FE]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see S. 919), S5343 [11AP]

———establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 104), S37 [7JA]

Rehabilitation Act: provide for equitable allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living (see S. 1237), S7718 [11JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see S. 300), S5484 [29AP]

SBA: make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 822), S5175 [10AP]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see S. 363), S2187 [11FE]

———oppose reduction of annual cost-of-living adjustments (see S. Res. 155), S7135 [23MY]

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. 982), S6980 [22MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 560), S4513 [27MR]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see S. 1162), S7237 [3JN] (see S. 1434), S10620 [31JY]

———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. 623), S5174 [10AP]

———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. 595), S5651 [1MY]

———encourage and accelerate production, sale, and use of new motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see S. 505), S3086 [4MR]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see S. 252), S2120 [10FE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 664), S6029 [12MY]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see S. 785), S4824 [3AP]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see S. 1736), S12607 [15OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 875), S10266 [30JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 576), S3369 [7MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 973), S10971 [2SE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see S. 1464), S9959 [25JY]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see S. 759), S4629 [1AP]

———provide incentives for production of renewable fuels and simplify administration of Highway Trust Fund fuel excise taxes (see S. 1548), S10618 [31JY]

———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see S. 665), S3993 [19MR]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (see S. 1316), S8439 [24JN]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S5344 [11AP]

———treatment of natural gas distribution lines (see S. 360), S2702 [25FE]

Telecommunications: facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see S. 865), S5173 [10AP]

———facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 564), S3253 [6MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S6070 [13MY]

———prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see S. 161), S288 [14JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 224), S11416 [11SE]

———compensate victims of attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and the U.S.S. Cole on the same basis as victims of attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 1728), S12533 [14OC]

Thurmond, Strom: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S8862 [27JN]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit inclusion of immigration provisions in trade agreement implementation legislation (see S. Res. 211), S10619 [31JY]

U.S. Boxing Administration: establish (see S. 275), S1870 [4FE]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see S. 908), S5343 [11AP]

United Mine Workers of America: protect health benefits of retired miners and provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see S. 1756), S12889 [20OC]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 59), S16120 [9DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 392), S2456 [13FE]

Veterans Day: observance (see S. Res. 264), S14451 [11NO]

Years of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 170), S9906 [24JY]

YMCA: authorizing appropriations to implement program for teens providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1201), S7476 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see S. 332), S2051 [6FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (see S. 1406), S9414 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see S. 1781), S13134 [23OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (see S. 531), S3162 [5MR]

———transfer of authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual (see S. 1378), S9049 [8JY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see S.J. Res. 17), S9414 [15JY]

Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see S. 382), S2341 [12FE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services and make other rural health care improvements (see S. 987), S5725 [5MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation (see S. Res. 22), S1069 [16JA]

Power resources: establish hydrogen fuel cell programs (see S. 461), S2839 [26FE]

Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see S. 602), S3620 [12MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (see S. 804), S4897 [7AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 488), S2920 [27FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see S. 283), S1871 [4FE]

Discharge petitions signed

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S11016 [3SE]

Letters

Energy Policy Act: Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General, S10473 [31JY]

Impact Aid Program funding: Senate Impact Aid Coalition, S11010 [3SE]

Remove matching requirement for airport security-related capital investment grants: David Z. Plavin, Airports Council International-North America, and Charles Barclay, American Association of Airport Executives, S7801 [12JN]

———James C. May, Air Transport Association, S7801 [12JN]

Transfer of authority to Dept. of the Interior to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual: by, S9057 [8JY]

Tribal colleges and universities funding: Loretta De Long, S11607 [17SE]

Lists

North Dakota organizations that have endorsed the charitable individual retirement account rollover, S4946 [8AP]

Motions

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6450 [15MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6408, S6443 [15MY]

Privilege of the floor

Dodge, Cami, S5791 [6MY]

Estep, Jason, S14279 [7NO]

Gaginis, John, S7507 [5JN]

Hinkle, Jerry, S5791 [6MY]

Jones, Dale, S12561 [14OC]

Krueger, Joe, S7558 [9JN]

Tareen, Bodar, S7558 [9JN]

Remarks

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in HIV/AIDS affected populations in sub-Saharan Africa, S6449, S6450 [15MY], S6574 [19MY]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance through CCC funding, S9214 [10JY]

Agriculture: conservation cropping systems project funding, S14150 [6NO]

———country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, S14121 [6NO]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (S. 332), S2056 [6FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (S. 1406), S9419 [15JY]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance, S1220 [21JA], S1333 [22JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13959, S13960, S14008 [5NO], S14106, S14107, S14118, S14121, S14128, S14130, S14150 [6NO]

Appropriations: legislative process, S12908 [21OC], S14229, S14231 [7NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S349 [15JA], S1110 [17JA], S1220 [21JA], S1333, S1359 [22JA], S1390, S1393, S1395, S1397, S1443, S1444, S1449, S1451 [23JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S349 [15JA], S1110 [17JA], S1220 [21JA], S1333, S1359 [22JA], S1390, S1393, S1395, S1397, S1443, S1444, S1449, S1451 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), S9934 [25JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11182 [8SE], S11814-S11816, S11826 [23SE], S12045, S12047 [26SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, S13755 [3NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12178 [30SE], S12232 [1OC], S12345 [2OC], S12426, S12427-S12430 [3OC], S12493, S12514, S12515, S12517, S12518, S12520 [14OC], S12684 [16OC], S12791 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4765, S4767 [3AP]

Armed Forces: expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home, S12345 [2OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, S6828, S6830 [21MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4652 [2AP], S14400 [11NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4094 [20MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S1659 [28JA], S2514-S2516 [14FE], S4399 [26MR]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, S15390 [21NO]

BIA: education funding, S1443 [23JA]

Budget: balance, S1661 [28JA]

———deficit, S1660 [28JA], S5159 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S5159 [10AP], S5292 [11AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3823, S3846 [18MR], S3965, S3968, S3969, S3974 [19MR], S4057, S4060 [20MR], S4241 [21MR], S4359 [25MR], S4398 [26MR]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S1659, S1660 [28JA]

———urge release of information on sources of foreign support for terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S13350, S13351 [28OC], S13431, S13432, S13433, S13434 [29OC]

Committees of the Senate: establish committee membership and funding ratios, S274, S278, S279 [14JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S274, S278, S279 [14JA]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S4945 [8AP]

Computers: criminalize sending of predatory and abusive e-mail, S13031 [22OC]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13031 [22OC]

Congress: encourage debate on issues of national concern, S11735 [22SE]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), motion to proceed, S13010 [22OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, S9367 [15JY], S11433 [15SE], S12493 [14OC], S12909 [21OC], S13079 [23OC], S14470, S14471, S14750 [12NO]

———lift travel restrictions (S. 950), S5596 [30AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: decision to ban beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S6846 [21MY]

———prohibit importation of live cattle from certain countries with instances of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and abide by international livestock health and safety standards, S14106 [6NO]

———risk of importation of live cattle from Canada, S14008 [5NO]

———Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program funding, S13960 [5NO], S14128, S14130 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6644, S6645, S6646, S6647, S6648, S6649, S6675 [20MY], S6797, S6799, S6800, S6803, S6828, S6830 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7285, S7286, S7297 [4JN]

———condemn Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency proposal to create futures trading market on the likelihood of terrorist attacks, S10033 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9316 [14JY], S9392 [15JY], S9448, S9450 [16JY]

———require a budget amendment on amounts requested for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9392 [15JY], S9448, S9450 [16JY]

———terminate additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S6645, S6646, S6647, S6648, S6649 [20MY], S7286 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: Impact Aid Program funding, S11010, S11012, S11017 [3SE]

Dept. of Energy: E85 ethanol fuel development funding, S11822 [23SE]

———establish a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure program, S5989 [9MY], S7516, S7518, S7520, S7522 [9JN], S7565, S7574 [10JN]

———prohibit use of funds for certain nuclear development test sites and programs, S11434 [15SE]

Dept. of HHS: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S8207, S8208, S8209 [19JN], S8268 [20JN]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (S. 1781), S13142 [23OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9831 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9214 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: ban commercial advertising on the National Mall, S11805 [23SE]

———establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (S. 531), S3186 [5MR]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11801 [23SE]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S13785 [3NO]

———transfer of authority to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual (S. 1378), S9057 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11607, S11610 [17SE], S11719 [18SE], S11801, S11805, S11816, S11819, S11820, S11821, S11822 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, S13785 [3NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: Office of Foreign Assets Control fining of Joan Slote for bicycle travel through Cuba, S11433 [15SE], S12493 [14OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10952, S10955, S10956 [2SE], S11010, S11012, S11017 [3SE], S11217 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13079 [23OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1589), S14470, S14471 [12NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14470, S14478, S14479 [12NO]

Devils Lake, ND: flood control outlet construction project funding, S1395, S1397 [23JA]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: enforcement funding, S15960 [25NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6449, S6450 [15MY], S6574 [19MY]

District of Columbia: Congressional Cemetery maintenance funding, S8826 [27JN]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13592 [30OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate estate tax repeal, S3968, S3969 [19MR]

Economy: address loss of manufacturing base, S14750 [12NO]

———impact of unemployment, S14633 [12NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S323 [15JA], S1658, S1660 [28JA], S2276 [12FE], S3708-S3710 [13MR], S11182 [8SE], S14953, S14954, S14956, S14957, S14958, S14959 [17NO]

Education: disadvantaged student programs funding, S10952, S10955, S10956 [2SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11434 [15SE]

EPA: permit registration of a Canadian pesticide, S14478, S14479 [12NO]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2273, S2277 [12FE], S2729 [26FE], S3001 [3MR], S3828, S3829 [18MR], S5512 [30AP], S5834 [7MY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S15390 [21NO]

———reauthorize (S. 824), S7783, S7794, S7795, S7796, S7800, S7801 [12JN]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, S7794, S7795, S7796 [12JN]

Fargo, ND: tribute to Little Country Theater, S11721 [18SE]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S11016 [3SE], S11383, S11393, S11399 [11SE], S11501, S11517 [16SE]

———ruling on media ownership rules, S7177 [2JN]

FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act, S10176 [30JY]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), S13637 [30OC]

———wildfire prevention and management funding, S11816 [23SE]

Food Security Act: strengthen payment limitations for commodity payments and benefits (S. 667), S4018 [19MR]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, S9214 [10JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13350, S13351 [28OC], S13431, S13432, S13433, S13434 [29OC]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S2732-S2734 [26FE], S3001 [3MR], S3053 [4MR], S4059 [20MR], S4887-S4890 [7AP], S5698 [5MY], S7111, S7112 [23MY], S9935-S9939 [25JY], S10957 [2SE]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S9934 [25JY]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), S11959, S11961, S11962 [25SE]

Government: encourage the Executive Office of the President and Executive departments to respond promptly and completely to all congressional requests for information about public expenditures, S14242, S14243 [7NO]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (S. 105), S81 [7JA]

Indian Health Service: funding through reductions in BIA and Dept. of the Interior Office of Special Trustee reorganization funding, S11719 [18SE]

INS: Border Patrol policies and training relative to high-speed pursuits, S200 [10JA]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S9316 [14JY]

———encourage countries that hold debt from the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein forgive the outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq, S12684 [16OC]

———reconstruction, S4399 [26MR]

———reduce unnecessary reconstruction spending, S12791 [17OC]

———require Presidential report to Congress on cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts before consideration of deficit-increasing legislation except for economic stimulus or homeland security purposes, S3823 [18MR]

———use of oil revenues to finance reconstruction, S12427-S12430 [3OC], S12514, S12515, S12517, S12518, S12520 [14OC], S13755 [3NO]

IRS: use of private collection companies to collect IRS debt, S6443 [15MY]

Little Rock, AR: Audubon Nature Center funding, S11820, S11821 [23SE]

Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening, S8187 [19JN]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (S. 382), S2366 [12FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S3052 [4MR], S3974 [19MR]

———enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas, S7957 [17JN]

———evaluate alternative payment and delivery systems, S8638 [26JN]

———lower premiums and improve coverage in prescription drug plans, S8625, S8626, S8637 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15889 [25NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S7957 [17JN], S8186, S8187, S8207, S8208, S8209 [19JN], S8265, S8268 [20JN], S8519 [25JN], S8624, S8625, S8626, S8637, S8638, S8695 [26JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services and make other rural health care improvements (S. 987), S5731 [5MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve services, S1390 [23JA]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and encourage use of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, S1449 [23JA]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S2732-S2734 [26FE]

National Accounts Energy Alliance: applications integration funding, S1451 [23JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish, S13010 [22OC]

National security: enhance homeland security, S1220 [21JA]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S1359 [22JA]

———homeland security funding, S4765, S4767 [3AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, S2275 [12FE], S2514-S2516 [14FE]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S349 [15JA]

Native Americans: fetal alcohol syndrome research funding, S11821 [23SE]

———tribal colleges and universities funding, S13785 [3NO]

News media: coverage of U.S. military action against Iraq, S4399 [26MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation, S10952, S10955, S10956 [2SE]

———implementation (S. Res. 22), S1085 [16JA]

Nuclear weapons: allow research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons, S6675 [20MY]

———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapon, S6797, S6799, S6800, S6803 [21MY]

———prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, S11434 [15SE]

———proliferation, S6644 [20MY]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5512 [30AP], S5834 [7MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S5837 [7MY], S6830 [21MY]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9214 [10JY]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 385), S2460 [13FE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S8186, S8207, S8208, S8209 [19JN], S8265, S8268 [20JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S12909 [21OC]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15158, S15160 [19NO], S15353 [21NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S5759 [6MY], S5987, S5989 [9MY], S7178 [2JN], S7221 [3JN], S7426 [5JN], S7516, S7518, S7520, S7522 [9JN], S7565, S7574 [10JN], S7750 [12JN], S9934 [25JY], S10002, S10004, S10005 [28JY], S10116 [29JY], S10176, S10224, S10225, S10226 [30JY], S10471, S10472, S10474 [31JY]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, S5987 [9MY]

———establish hydrogen fuel cell programs (S. 461), S2856 [26FE]

———fuel cell research funding, S2035 [6FE], S2514-S2516 [14FE], S2730, S2731 [26FE]

———national energy policy, S2035 [6FE], S2514-S2516 [14FE], S2730, S2731 [26FE]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S10004, S10005 [28JY]

———subject renewable fuels to the same liability standard as vehicle fuels and fuel additives, S7426 [5JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2729 [26FE], S3001 [3MR], S3828, S3829 [18MR], S5512 [30AP], S5834, S5836, S5837 [7MY], S5987 [9MY], S10223, S10224, S10225 [30JY], S10471, S10472 [31JY], S14229, S14231, S14242 [7NO], S14633, S14750, S14752 [12NO]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S10224 [30JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S5697 [5MY], S6056 [13MY], S7111, S7112 [23MY]

Public utilities: create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections, S10116 [29JY], S10176 [30JY], S10471, S10474 [31JY]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (S. 919), S5379 [11AP]

Research: development of hydrogen-fueled vehicles, S2035 [6FE], S2514-S2516 [14FE], S2730, S2731 [26FE]

Ridge, Thomas J.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1310, S1311 [22JA]

Rural areas: provide incentives to individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns, S114-S116 [9JA]

———reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (S. 602), S3664 [13MR]

Senate: legislative program, S10226 [30JY], S14229 [7NO]

———parliamentary rulings on relevancy of certain amendments, S6645, S6646, S6647, S6648, S6649 [20MY]

Singapore: free trade agreement with U.S., S5513 [30AP]

Social Security: redirect proposed tax cut revenues into reserve fund to strengthen trust funds, S3846 [18MR]

Swimmer, Ross O.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Office of Special Trustee for American Indians Special Trustee, S5334 [11AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, S7221, S7222 [3JN]

———allow a credit for contributions to congressional candidates (S. 804), S4902 [7AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (S. 488), S2974 [27FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S14229, S14232, S14242, S14243 [7NO]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (S. 1736), S12620 [15OC]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (S. 1464), S10040 [28JY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S275 [14JA], S323 [15JA], S1393 [23JA], S3053 [4MR], S3846 [18MR], S4057, S4060 [20MR], S4398 [26MR], S5159 [10AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 2), S5514 [30AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6056 [13MY], S6155, S6157, S6161, S6163, S6164 [14MY], S6408, S6443 [15MY]

———rates, S3053 [4MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S6155-S6157, S6161, S6163, S6164 [14MY], S6408 [15MY]

———treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as rentals from real estate (S. 1316), S8441 [24JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions, S4945 [8AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (S. 283), S1885 [4FE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (S. 1046), S11518 [16SE]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), S19 [7JA]

Terrorism: allow access and handling by State and local government personnel of classified information to facilitate preparation and response to terrorist attacks, S9831 [24JY]

———U.S. policy, S1659 [28JA]

Transportation Security Administration: delete matching requirement for airport security-related capital investment grants, S7783, S7800, S7801 [12JN]

Treaties and agreements: impact of free-trade agreements, S9935-S9939 [25JY], S10034-S10038 [28JY], S13840 [4NO]

———prohibit inclusion of immigration provisions in trade agreement implementation legislation, S9935 [25JY]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Russia on Strategic Offensive Reductions: ratification, S3051 [4MR], S3138 [5MR]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (S. 908), S5370 [11AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program funding, S1449 [23JA]

U.S. Geological Survey: land remote sensing funding, S11819 [23SE]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 1416), S9935 [25JY], S10034-S10038 [28JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (S. 1417), S9935 [25JY], S10034-S10038 [28JY]

University of North Dakota: advanced housing research consortium funding, S1444 [23JA]

Veterans: benefits funding, S4241 [21MR]

———health care funding, S12426 [3OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S7285 [4JN]

Veterans Day: observance, S14400 [11NO]

YMCA: authorizing appropriations to implement program for teens providing productive activities during after-school hours (S. 1201), S7493 [5JN]

Songs

``Shortest Story,'' Harry Chapin, S6574 [19MY]

Texts of

S. 332, permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada, S2057 [6FE]

S. 382, Medicare Cholesterol Screening Coverage Act, S2367 [12FE]

S. 461, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Act, S2856-S2863 [26FE]

S. 531, Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act, S3186 [5MR]

S. 804, allow a tax credit for contributions to congressional candidates, S4902 [7AP]

S. 1203, Distance Education and Online Learning Act, S7495 [5JN]

S. 1378, transfer of authority to Dept. of the Interior to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual, S9058 [8JY]

S. 1406, permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides, S9419-S9421 [15JY]

S. Res. 22, No Child Left Behind Act implementation, S1085 [16JA]

Tributes

Domenici, Senator, S7111 [23MY]

Ericson, Brandon, S14400 [11NO]

Frei, Jason, S4652 [2AP]

Frey, Jason, S14400 [11NO]

Ogilvie, Mary Jane Jenkins, S4887 [7AP]

Olson, Brandon, S14400 [11NO]

Sherman, William, S8123 [18JN]

Thurmond, Strom, S8826 [27JN]