REID, HARRY (a Senator from Nevada)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3551 [11MR]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S994 [15JA], S1091 [16JA], S1164 [17JA], S1174, S1253, S1254, S1256, S1270, S1287 [21JA], S1353, S1369, S1370 [22JA], S1414, S1427, S1428, S1440, S1495 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12390 [2OC], S12491, S12522, S12559, S12560 [14OC], S12577, S12624 [15OC], S12667, S12682, S12750, S12751 [16OC], S12852 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4677, S4717, S4718 [2AP], S4860, S4863 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3855, S3907 [18MR], S4168, S4189, S4193, S4209, S4210, S4214, S4218 [20MR], S4251 [21MR], S4337, S4348, 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]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13037 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6597, S6636 [19MY], S6854, S6880 [21MY], S6901, S7057, S7063 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7284, S7405, S7407 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9681, S9737 [22JY], S9784, S9809 [23JY], S9918 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9166, S9255, S9262, S9263 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11624, S11625, S11705 [17SE], S11733, S11758 [22SE], S11818, S11819 [23SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10992, S11039, S11040 [3SE], S11120 [4SE], S11136, S11170 [5SE], S11239, S11259 [9SE], S11321, S11356, S11358 [10SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13092, S13106, S13118, S13170, S13172, S13173 [23OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14932, S14968 [17NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6476, S6562, S6564, S6566 [15MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), S12160 [30SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11531, S11538, S11539, S11540, S11541, S11542, S11580, S11581, S11582, S11583, S11584, S11585 [16SE], S11605, S11687 [17SE]

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

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), S13682, S13687 [30OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), S9217, S9224, S9267 [10JY], S9269 [11JY]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8161 [18JN], S8405, S8441 [24JN], S8561 [25JN], S8766, S8769 [26JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9166, S9255, S9262, S9263 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7516, S7557 [9JN], S7576, S7594, S7645, S7647 [10JN], S7658 [11JN], S8368 [23JN], S9919 [24JY], S10072 [28JY], S10334 [30JY], S10715, S10732 [31JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7161 [23MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6164, S6274, S6384 [14MY], S6456, S6509, S6523, S6533, S6552 [15MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain Into the House Chamber, H7059 [17JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H211 [28JA]

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

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

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

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11341 [10SE]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S14971 [17NO]

———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. 2861, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S15021 [18NO]

———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]

National Council on the Arts, S5437 [28AP]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, S4730 [2AP]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S9513 [16JY]

Articles and editorials

Are Estrada's Opponents Anti-Latino? Eduardo M. Penalver, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3209 [6MR]

Full Disclosure for Judicial Candidates, New York (NY) Times, S2890 [27FE]

Help Taiwan Fight SARS, Chen Shui-bian, Washington (DC) Post, S6698 [20MY]

Keep Pros Who Love Parks, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S11804 [23SE]

There Is a Catch—Jobs, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, S14294 [10NO]

These Are Your Parks, Mike O'Callaghan, Las Vegas (NV) Sun, S11800 [23SE]

Too Many Leaps of Faith in Bush Tax-Cut Plan, Allan Sloan, Washington (DC) Post, S264 [14JA]

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]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1298), S12838 [17OC]

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

Anderson, Michael P.: tribute (see S. Res. 73), S3087 [4MR]

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

Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see S. Con. Res. 36), S5343 [11AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see S. 1622), S11989 [25SE]

———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), S11417 [11SE]

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

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see S. 1707), S14177 [6NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 56), S2522 [14FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 445), S5726 [5MY]

———revise certain retired pay eligibility requirements, provide TRICARE eligibility to certain reservists, and allow reservists and their employers a tax credit (see S. 1000), S13209 [24OC]

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

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function (see S. 338), S2839 [26FE]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 511), S3086 [4MR]

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. 1182, 1215), S7621 [10JN]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see S. 1890), S15187 [19NO]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 76), S36 [7JA]

———protect (see S. 16), S35 [7JA]

Climate: reduce risks from global warming and climate change to the economy, environment, and quality of life (see S. 17), S35 [7JA]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1545), S11246 [9SE]

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

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 884), S5174 [10AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1396), S9303 [11JY]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see S. Res. 164), S7720 [11JN]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see S. 1061), S6255 [14MY]

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

Cuba: encourage multilateral cooperation and authorize a program of assistance to facilitate a peaceful transition (see S. 1089), S6854 [21MY]

———human rights violations (see S. Res. 62), S2594 [24FE]

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute: support (see S. 1302), S8232 [19JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a loan repayment program to encourage provision of veterinary services in shortage and emergency situations (see S. 1858), S15187 [19NO]

———establish the National Drought Council (see S. 1454), S9905 [24JY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see S. 457), S2839 [26FE]

Dept. of Defense: continuation of health insurance coverage for certain Reserves called or ordered to active duty and their dependents (see S. 647), S4558 [31MR]

———establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (see S. 918), S5343 [11AP]

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: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see S. 1051), S6070 [13MY]

———establish a program to control or eradicate tamarisk in the Western States (see S. 1236), S8440 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (see S. 1605), S11349 [10SE]

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

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1010), S8896 [7JY]

Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see S. Con. Res. 33), S4898 [7AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1414), S12970 [21OC]

Education: encourage lifelong learning by investing in public schools and improving access to and affordability of higher education and job training (see S. 8), S34 [7JA]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see S. 504), S3086 [4MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 140), S3028 [3MR]

———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see S. 18), S35 [7JA]

———limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see S. 1265), S9709 [22JY]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see S. 501), S4703 [2AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see S. 777), S6707 [20MY]

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

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see S. 1485), S10140 [29JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see S. 7), S34 [7JA]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S6625 [19MY]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 4), S3995 [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]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (see S. Res. 167), S9794 [23JY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 344), S2921 [27FE]

Health: protect consumers in managed care and other health coverage plans, provide parity for mental health coverage, reduce medical errors, and increase access to quality health care (see S. 10), S35 [7JA]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1266), S7876 [13JN]

Higher Education Act: extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to certified or licensed teachers and provide grants that promote teacher certification and licensing (see S. 227), S1668 [28JA]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 739), S4512 [27MR]

Insurance: ensure that commercial insurers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 352), S2187 [11FE]

James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, San Francisco, CA: designate (see S. 670), S4165 [20MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S6029 [12MY]

———mint coins in commemoration (see S. 377), S2340 [12FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S8896 [7JY]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 985), S5651 [1MY]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 606), S9905 [24JY]

———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]

McCool, William C.: tribute (see S. Res. 73), S3087 [4MR]

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

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. 306), S1976 [5FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 7), S34 [7JA]

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 343), S3164 [5MR]

———extend eligibility periods for geriatric graduate medical education, expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine, and provide reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see S. 387), S2456 [13FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 373), S3164 [5MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S5485 [29AP]

———restore (see S. 1926), S15573 [22NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see S. 958), S5541 [30AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 486), S2920 [27FE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (see S. 1944), S15812 [24NO]

Minimum wage: level (see S. 20), S35 [7JA] (see S. 224), S1668 [28JA]

Mining and mineral resources: issue permits to allow reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines without incurring liability (see S. 1660), S11988 [25SE]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see S. Res. 247), S12838 [17OC]

Motor vehicles: improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 794), S7876 [13JN]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 255), S3087 [4MR]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 238), S2120 [10FE] (see S. 888), S6980 [22MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: funding (see S. 773), S4825 [3AP]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S12607 [15OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 24), S2921 [27FE]

National Cowboy Poetry Week: designate (see S. Res. 108), S4957 [8AP]

National Guard: authorize Federal funding assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities (see S. 215), S2341 [12FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 983), S5651 [1MY]

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

National parks and recreation areas: provide mass transit services (see S. 1032), S5950 [8MY]

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

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S9415 [15JY]

National security: enhance homeland security (see S. 6), S34 [7JA]

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

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

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (see S. 1575), S11032 [3SE]

Nuclear energy: strengthen security of sensitive radioactive material (see S. 350), S2187 [11FE]

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

Pensions: protect retirement security of workers by ensuring assets are adequately diversified and providing workers with access to information about their plans (see S. 9), S35 [7JA]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see S. 678), S9329 [14JY]

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

Public utilities: increase production of clean, domestically produced renewable energy as a fuel source for the national electric system (see S. 944), S5483 [29AP]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see S. 300), S8126 [18JN]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see S. 979), S5650 [1MY]

Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 74), S4825 [3AP]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see S. 318), S1977 [5FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 1157), S7135 [23MY]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 349), S3731 [13MR]

Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (see S. Res. 253), S14807 [12NO]

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]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see S. 1162), S7188 [2JN] (see S. 1434), S10620 [31JY]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see S. 1613), S11416 [11SE]

———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), S5434 [28AP]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 856), S6625 [19MY]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 173), S1069 [16JA]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see S. 265), S2341 [12FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 695), S7542 [9JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 875), S6625 [19MY]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see S. 507), S3086 [4MR]

———provide physicians and other health care professionals with a credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see S. 1055), S11032 [3SE]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see S. 374), S5542 [30AP]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see S. 1482), S11479 [15SE]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see S. 1408), S9414 [15JY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S7832 [12JN]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 202), S9244 [10JY]

Telecommunications: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 564), S3731 [13MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S7620 [10JN]

———preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1046), S9496 [16JY]

———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. 480), S4167 [20MR]

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

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 157), S3087 [4MR]

———provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 533), S16120 [9DE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (see S. 315), S1977 [5FE]

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

Tobacco products: ensure collection of all cigarette taxes (see S. 1177), S10620 [31JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see S. 1072), S6507 [15MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see S. Con. Res. 76), S13377 [28OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants (see S. 1709), S15976 [25NO]

———strengthen oversight provisions (see S. 1695), S12277 [1OC]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 59), S10045 [28JY]

———clarify prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (see S. 257), S3254 [6MR]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 68), S4557 [31MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S3621 [12MR] (see S. 585), S3410 [10MR]

———provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after a certain age will not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 249), S9905 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see S. 922), S5343 [11AP]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see S. 986), S5725 [5MY]

Courts: restore cost-of-living adjustments from previous years and improve benefits system for the Federal judiciary, and implement procedures to instill public confidence in Federal courts (see S. 1100), S6853 [21MY]

Cuba: establish international tribunal to prosecute crimes against humanity committed by Fidel Castro and other Cuban political and military leaders (see S. Res. 146), S6707 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 490), S2920 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see S. 452), S2839 [26FE]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see S. 965), S5650 [1MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the assisted living pilot program to include additional health care regions (see S. 1572), S10970 [2SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 491), S2920 [27FE]

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (see S. 840), S5059 [9AP]

Head Start Program: improve provisions relating to updating population data (see S. 1593), S11245 [9SE]

Middle East: express that the leadership of the Palestinian people by Yasser Arafat is a hindrance to peace, and that such peace depends on institutions free from the taint of terrorism (see S. Res. 236), S12137 [29SE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 196), S9496 [16JY]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (see S. 1363), S8725 [26JN]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 1819), S13909 [4NO]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see S. 131), S133 [9JA]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (see S. 1521), S10617 [31JY]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil (see S. 1639), S11753 [22SE]

Postal Service: limit closing and consolidation of certain post offices in rural communities (see S. 1534), S10618 [31JY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 1418), S9496 [16JY]

Taxation: modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (see S. 464), S2919 [27FE]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see S. 384), S2341 [12FE]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see S. 611), S3729 [13MR]

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

Washoe County, NV: convey certain land to the University and Community College System of Nevada (see S. 1826), S14032 [5NO]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see S. 618), S3730 [13MR]

Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (see S. 1376), S9049 [8JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see S. 1948), S15812 [24NO]

Eulogies

Debusschere, Dave: by Bill Bradley, S7708 [11JN]

Excerpts

Governing Principles of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary: ABA, S2333 [12FE]

Newspaper articles on election intimidation of minority voters, S338 [15JA]

Letters

Assist State and local governments implementation of Bush administration's smallpox vaccination plan: George C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S1017 [16JA]

Dept. of Agriculture country of origin labeling requirements implementation: Bruce Bass and Gary Machan, IBP, Inc., S14114 [6NO]

———several organizations, S14112 [6NO]

Gambling on college sports in Nevada: several University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law students, S5941 [8MY]

Highway infrastructure and mass transit funding: Kenny C. Guinn, Governor of Nevada, S4133 [20MR]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act: Bill Bogaard, Mayor of Pasadena, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———Dan Albert, Mayor of Monterey, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———David F. Romero, Mayor of San Luis Obispo, CA, S14237 [7NO]

———Judith Valles, Mayor of San Bernardino, CA, S14237 [7NO]

———Mark A. Peterson, Mayor of Concord, CA, S14234 [7NO]

———R.E. Lamkin, Mayor of Lakeport, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———Robert D'Amato, S14236 [7NO]

———Roderick J. Wood, S14236 [7NO]

———Stacey Murphy, Mayor of Burbank, CA, S14234 [7NO]

———Walter Allen III, Mayor of Covina, CA, S14235 [7NO]

———William H. Batey II, Mayor of Moreno Valley, CA, S14236 [7NO]

Loan guarantees for commercial nuclear powerplant construction: Betsy Loyless, League of Conservation Voters, S7580 [10JN]

———several organizations, S7580 [10JN]

Naturalization requirements through Armed Forces service, naturalization benefits extension to Ready Reserve members, and posthumous benefits extension to surviving spouses, children, and parents: Dilia DeGrego, S7281 [4JN]

Nomination of Edward C. Prado to be circuit judge: Representatives Rodriguez and Gonzalez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S5634 [1MY]

Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada to be circuit judge: Charles F.C. Ruff, Executive Office of the President, S2332 [12FE]

———Hector M. Flores, League of United Latin American Citizens, S2332 [12FE]

———several Hispanic professors, S3210 [6MR]

Nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court: John R. Bolton, Dept. of Justice, S2888 [27FE]

———Senator Biden, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2886 [27FE]

Nomination of William H. Rehnquist to be Chief Justice of the U.S.: John R. Bolton, Dept. of Justice, S2662 [25FE]

———Senator Biden, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2661, S2662 [25FE]

———Senator Kennedy, Howard M. Metzenbaum, and Paul Simon, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2662 [25FE]

Prohibit new Dept. of the Interior competitive outsourcing studies funding: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, S11790 [23SE]

———Chuck Luttrell, S11798 [23SE]

———Lin Yeazell, S11799 [23SE]

———Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation, S11790 [23SE]

———Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, S11789 [23SE]

Provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S14298 [10NO], S14717 [12NO]

Require that air traffic control remain a Government function: Marion C. Blakey, FAA, S15385 [21NO]

Lists

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) requests for documents relative to the nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court, S2887 [27FE]

Internal attorney memoranda provided as part of Senate consideration of certain nominations, S2886 [27FE]

President Clinton judicial nominees not confirmed in Congress first nominated, S2248 [12FE]

Motions

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1229 [21JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11002, S11015 [3SE], S11077 [4SE], S11224 [9SE], S11294 [10SE]

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), S13604 [30OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), S9225 [10JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6174 [14MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

Senate, S249 [14JA], S1913 [5FE], S2723 [26FE], S3375 [10MR], S3815 [18MR], S4733 [3AP], S5401 [28AP], S7417 [5JN], S9161 [10JY], S11173 [8SE], S12907 [21OC], S14973 [18NO]

Poems

``The Mother,'' Patrick Pearse, S1850 [4FE]

Press releases

Prohibit New Dept. of the Interior Competitive Outsourcing Studies Funding: Wilderness Society, S11789 [23SE]

Privilege of the floor

Barthold, Thomas, S10166 [29JY]

Beck, Stephanie, S10166 [29JY]

Beeman, Ray, S10166 [29JY]

Bloyer, John H., S10166 [29JY]

Blum, Alisa, S10166 [29JY]

Buehrens, Erica, S10440 [30JY]

Burman, Eric, S11587 [16SE]

Colinvaux, Roger, S10166 [29JY]

Crow, Jennifer, S8598 [25JN]

Curtis, Michelle, S8478 [24JN], S9268 [10JY]

Donze, Jessica, S8478 [24JN]

Epstein, Jonathan, S9431 [15JY], S11587 [16SE]

Flax, Nikole, S10166 [29JY]

Harper, Craig, S7558 [9JN]

Hirsch, Harold, S10166 [29JY]

James, Deirde, S10166 [29JY]

Johnson, Renee, S10166 [29JY]

Kennedy, Larry, S11867 [23SE]

Kirbabas, Mark, S10166 [29JY]

Klein, Jeff, S10166 [29JY]

Linstroth, Matt, S10166 [29JY]

Matthews, Lauralee A., S10166 [29JY]

McDermott, Patricia, S10166 [29JY]

Meighan, Brian, S10166 [29JY]

Navratil, John F., S10166 [29JY]

Nega, Joseph W., S10166 [29JY]

Noren, David, S10166 [29JY]

Pagel, Erica, S1371 [22JA]

Perez, Jerry, S7507 [5JN]

Pierson, John, S12852 [17OC]

Polk, Lisa, S10441 [30JY]

Rock, Cecily W., S10166 [29JY]

Sayegh, Carol, S10166 [29JY]

Schmitt, Mary M., S10166 [29JY]

Schneider, Tom, S7558 [9JN]

Schultz, Ron, S10166 [29JY]

Sierra, Gretchen, S10166 [29JY]

Sinkfield, Rhonda, S1495 [23JA], S10166 [29JY]

Tujios, Constantine, S10166 [29JY]

Upple, Gita, S12852 [17OC]

White, Ann Marie, S4452 [26MR]

Wiedrick, Mick, S10166 [29JY]

Wielobob, Allison, S10166 [29JY]

Winokur, Peter, S7859 [12JN], S13176 [23OC]

Winokus, Peter, S5791 [6MY]

Wold, Barry, S10166 [29JY]

Yin, George, S10166 [29JY]

Zimmerman, Tara, S10166 [29JY]

Zotter, Darcy, S12632 [15OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3426, S3429, S3456, S3466, S3469, S3475 [11MR], S3614, S3615 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), motion to commit, S3561, S3562 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), unanimous-consent agreement, S10452 [30JY], S11613 [17SE], S11964 [25SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), unanimous-consent request, S3581 [12MR]

Afghanistan: support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, S6657 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, S9363 [15JY]

Agriculture: country of origin labeling requirements implementation funding, S14111, S14112 [6NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13959, S14000 [5NO], S14111, S14112, S14136 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, S15919 [25NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), unanimous-consent agreement, S13891 [4NO], S14122 [6NO]

Air pollution: study new source review program changes relative to preventing deterioration of clean air regulations and to determine effects of such changes on air pollution and human health, S1216, S1218, S1219, S1226 [21JA]

Anderson, Michael P.: tribute (S. Res. 73), S3106 [4MR]

Appropriations: legislative process, S215, S222 [13JA], S12860, S12879 [20OC], S12986 [22OC], S13099, S13184 [23OC], S14229 [7NO], S14317, S14318, S14327 [10NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S351 [15JA], S1010, S1017 [16JA], S1107, S1109 [17JA], S1198, S1210, S1211, S1216, S1218, S1219, S1226, S1229 [21JA], S1302, S1340 [22JA], S1380, S1392, S1414, S1419, S1424, S1438, S1442 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, S2436 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S1049 [16JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), unanimous-consent request, S1375 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), S11971 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), unanimous-consent request, S14228 [7NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), S15326 [21NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S351 [15JA], S1010, S1017 [16JA], S1107, S1109 [17JA], S1198, S1210, S1211, S1216, S1218, S1219 [21JA], S1302, S1340 [22JA], S1380, S1392, S1414, S1419, S1424, S1438, S1442 [23JA], S2436 [13FE], S15919 [25NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11930 [25SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, S13784 [3NO], S14333 [10NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13697 [30OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12269 [1OC], S12334 [2OC], S12492, S12523 [14OC], S12577, S12578, S12579, S12585, S12589, S12591 [15OC], S12648, S12655, S12675, S12676, S12680, S12681, S12710, S12711, S12713, S12716, S12721 [16OC], S12773, S12803 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), S5392 [11AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4664, S4685, S4698 [2AP], S4747, S4754, S4755, S4769, S4772, S4775, S4776, S4805, S4808, S4811 [3AP]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S12860, S12879 [20OC], S13099 [23OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S3919, S3930 [19MR]

Armed Forces: authorize award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, S12492 [14OC]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents, S7280, S7281 [4JN]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (S. 922), S5380 [11AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized, S12713 [16OC]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (S. 1622), S11978 [25SE]

———expand eligibility for participation by members of the Selected Reserve and their dependents in the TRICARE program, S4063 [20MR]

———expedite awarding of Global War on Terrorism Medal to recipients, S12681 [16OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), S14333 [10NO]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), unanimous-consent request, S13734 [31OC]

———prohibit excessive overseas deployment of the National Guard and Reserves, S9377 [15JY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S4425 [26MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4077, S4078 [20MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, S9953 [25JY]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S2176 [11FE], S2782, S2783 [26FE]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers, S4772 [3AP]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, S12180 [30SE], S14948 [17NO]

Blair, Tony: address to joint session of Congress by British Prime Minister of Great Britain, S9546 [17JY]

Boardman, Phillip: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education Nevada Professor of the Year award recipient, S14024 [5NO]

Brack, Robert C.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9316 [14JY]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S14532 [12NO]

Budget: balance, S1661 [28JA], S6060 [13MY]

———debt limit, S5266 [11AP]

———deficit, S1660 [28JA], S2783 [26FE], S6153 [14MY]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement, S7104 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S5266 [11AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3834, S3855 [18MR], S3919, S3930, S3969, S3970, S3973 [19MR], S4045, S4060, S4063, S4131, S4133 [20MR], S4239, S4256 [21MR], S4340 [25MR], S4405 [26MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), unanimous-consent request, S3841 [18MR]

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. 1182), unanimous-consent request, S7562 [10JN]

———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), S7563 [10JN]

———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), unanimous-consent agreement, S7690 [11JN]

———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), unanimous-consent request, S7648 [10JN]

Burns, Larry A.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11897 [24SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S13600, S13613 [30OC], S14287 [10NO]

———State of the Union Message, S1502 [28JA], S1692 [29JA]

———U.N. speech relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, S11772 [23SE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (S. 1890), S15190 [19NO]

Bybee, Jay S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3678 [13MR]

Byrd, Senator: remarks on beginning of spring, S4239 [21MR]

California: prevent implementation of air emission requirements for small engines that would require the addition of devices that are potential fire hazards to such engines, S14931, S14932 [17NO]

Capitol Police: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 156), S5615 [30AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program funding, S11337, S11338 [10SE]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be circuit judge, S7531 [9JN]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7507 [5JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), S3715 [13MR]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland, S6698 [20MY]

Civil rights: protect (S. 16), S337-S339 [15JA]

Climate: global warming, S14301 [10NO]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (S. 1545), S14315 [10NO]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (S. 986), S5730 [5MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (S. Res. 41), S1848, S1849 [4FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): interpretation of leaked minority staff draft memo as it applies to the scope of investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S14259, S14260 [7NO]

Committees of the Senate: establish committee membership and funding ratios, S209, S211, S221, S222, S225 [13JA], S264, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S278, S279, S280 [14JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S250, S264, S267, S270, S271, S272, S273, S274, S278, S279, S280, S286 [14JA]

Community service: provide incentives to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), unanimous-consent agreement, S4871 [3AP]

Congress: tribute to female Members, S210 [13JA]

Congressional Hispanic Caucus: membership, S2133 [11FE]

Conrad, Glen E.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11736 [22SE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception, S3426 [11MR]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans, S3426, S3469, S3475 [11MR]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 1396), S9416 [15JY]

Cook, Deborah L.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5630 [1MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S552, S5527 [30AP]

Corps of Engineers: emergency assistance funding, S9220 [10JY]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges, S14302 [10NO]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), unanimous-consent request, S12887 [20OC]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 1125), S15519 [22NO]

———restore cost-of-living adjustments from previous years and improve benefits system for the Federal judiciary, and implement procedures to instill public confidence in Federal courts (S. 1100), S6864 [21MY]

Credit: prevent identity theft, improve use of and access to consumer reports, limit sharing of certain consumer information, and improve financial education and literacy (S. 1753), S13863, S13870, S13884, S13888 [4NO]

———prevent identity theft, improve use of and access to consumer reports, limit sharing of certain consumer information, and improve financial education and literacy (S. 1753), unanimous-consent agreement, S13419 [28OC]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S5112 [10AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (S. 1019), unanimous-consent request, S9742 [23JY]

Cuba: establish international tribunal to prosecute crimes against humanity committed by Fidel Castro and other Cuban political and military leaders (S. Res. 146), S6715 [20MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S90 [9JA], S211, S212 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations (H.R. 1367), S15865 [24NO]

———convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 490), S2975 [27FE]

———Mormon crickets control programs funding, S9224 [10JY]

———prohibit use of certain conservation funding to provide technical assistance under the Conservation Reserve Program, S14136 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6597, S6598 [19MY], S6647, S6649, S6660 [20MY], S6803, S6822, S6826, S6827, S6833 [21MY], S6891, S6892, S6902, S6903 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), unanimous-consent agreement, S6432 [15MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7280, S7281, S7284, S7285 [4JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, S14417, S14434 [11NO]

———condemn Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency proposal to create futures trading market on the likelihood of terrorist attacks, S10083 [29JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), S9230, S9231 [10JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), conference report, S14228, S14231 [7NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2559), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S14160, S14170 [6NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9313 [14JY], S9361, S9363, S9371, S9377 [15JY], S9471 [16JY], S9525, S9528, S9532, S9553, S9556 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), conference report, S11942 [25SE]

———prevent implementation of Total Information Awareness Program or similar programs that collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources, S1414 [23JA]

———status of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, S9363 [15JY]

———terminate additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S6649 [20MY]

———waiver authority for domestic source or content requirements for food or clothing, S6826 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: Hispanic education programs funding, S10993, S10994, S10997, S11001, S11003 [3SE], S11299 [10SE]

Dept. of Energy: Zero Energy Buildings Program funding, S11824 [23SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: first responders and terrorism prevention funding through reductions in tax cuts, S9841, S9843 [24JY]

———first responders funding, S9693 [22JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9681, S9683, S9693, S9697 [22JY], S9766 [23JY], S9841, S9843, S9845, S9846, S9861 [24JY]

———Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding for protection of areas with large tourist populations, S9681, S9683 [22JY]

———provide that waivers of certain prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates shall apply only if the waiver is required in the interest of national security, S1210, S1211 [21JA]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S11136, S11137 [5SE], S11175 [8SE], S11240 [9SE], S12213, S12214 [1OC]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations, S13353 [28OC]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9100, S9104, S9105 [9JY], S9166, S9169, S9180, S9192, S9193 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (S. 1051), S6141 [13MY]

———conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (S. 452), S2843 [26FE]

———eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana (H.R. 273), S5096 [9AP]

———prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11624 [17SE], S11788, S11791, S11797, S11799, S11800, S11801, S11804, S11807 [23SE]

———report on competitive outsourcing, S11807 [23SE]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S14300 [10NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11624 [17SE], S11738 [22SE], S11788, S11791, S11797, S11799, S11800, S11801, S11804, S11807, S11824 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, S13786 [3NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent agreement, S11795 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), unanimous-consent request, S11794 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (S. 1605), S11352 [10SE]

———modify Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative to include long-term, domiciliary, and mental health care provisions, S14501 [12NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), S14287, S14297, S14300, S14301, S14302, S14304, S14306, S14307, S14308, S14309, S14311, S14313, S14314, S14317, S14319, S14330, S14333 [10NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10943, S10962 [2SE], S10992, S10993, S10994, S10997, S11001, S11003 [3SE], S11087, S11088 [4SE], S11136, S11137 [5SE], S11173, S11175 [8SE], S11192, S11217, S11222, S11239 [9SE], S11275, S11299, S11337, S11338 [10SE], S12213, S12214 [1OC]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13095, S13098, S13099, S13101, S13112 [23OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14464, S14496, S14501, S14518, S14519 [12NO], S14931, S14932, S14933 [17NO], S15000 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2861), unanimous-consent agreement, S14932 [17NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1584), unanimous-consent request, S14620, S14621 [12NO]

Der-Yeghiayan, Samuel: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9316 [14JY]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S1796 [30JA]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S9100 [9JY], S13419 [28OC]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6036 [13MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in Dept. of Defense procurement, research, development, and evaluation funding, S9553, S9556 [17JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (S. 491), S2976 [27FE]

———outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), S6698 [20MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), S12027 [26SE], S12156, S12165, S12166, S12173, S12174, S12175, S12203 [30SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S12027 [26SE], S12175 [30SE]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13572, S13598 [30OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate estate tax repeal, S3969, S3970 [19MR]

Economy: impact of unemployment, S9313 [14JY], S11193 [9SE], S14287, S14297, S14304, S14305, S14306, S14307, S14309 [10NO], S14715 [12NO]

———importance of job creation, S14287, S14297, S14304, S14305, S14306, S14307, S14309 [10NO], S14715 [12NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S215, S217, S218, S219 [13JA], S317 [15JA], S8354, S8355, S8356 [23JN], S13071 [23OC], S14655 [12NO]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (S. 504), S3045 [4MR], S8218 [19JN], S8262 [20JN]

———funding, S100 [9JA], S8355 [23JN], S10962 [2SE], S14298 [10NO]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S1692-S1694 [29JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations, S9225 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11404 [11SE], S11519, S11539, S11545 [16SE], S11942 [25SE], S15089 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), unanimous-consent agreement, S11544 [16SE], S11605 [17SE]

EPA: clarify exemption of certain small engines from California air emission regulations and develop a national emissions standard, S14931, S14932 [17NO]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S1954, S1956, S1957, S1958 [5FE], S2032, S2033, S2059 [6FE], S2128, S2134, S2139, S2140, S2147, S2151, S2171 [11FE], S2237, S2238, S2239, S2240, S2241, S2242, S2248, S2249, S2265, S2266, S2312, S2313, S2319, S2329, S2333 [12FE], S2563 [24FE], S2636, S2642, S2652, S2660, S2662, S2663 [25FE], S2724, S2753, S2769, S2782, S2796, S2810, S2811, S2816 [26FE], S2876, S2885, S2886, S2888, S2889, S2902, S2903 [27FE], S2991 [3MR], S3057 [4MR], S3209, S3213 [6MR], S3434, S3454, S3455 [11MR], S3668 [13MR], S5461 [29AP], S5837 [7MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S2311 [12FE], S2620 [24FE], S2647, S2657 [25FE], S2817 [26FE]

———withdrawal of nomination to be circuit judge, S11064, S11099, S11100, S11109 [4SE]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S12180 [30SE], S14947, S14948 [17NO], S15385 [21NO]

———reauthorize (S. 824), S7783, S7784, S7785, S7790, S7791, S7806, S7809 [12JN], S7865 [13JN]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S11401 [11SE]

Federal employees: application of certain goals that would subject employees to public-private competitions or convert work to private contractors, S1424 [23JA]

FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act, S10212 [30JY]

———improve authority to review public utility mergers, S10122 [29JY]

———inclusion of electric power grid security in proposed rulemaking on cybersecurity, S11640 [17SE]

Fire prevention: hazardous fuels reduction projects in wildland-urban interface funding, S13621 [30OC]

———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), S13073 [23OC], S13474, S13480 [29OC], S13600, S13601, S13605, S13621, S13624, S13626, S13630 [30OC], S13786 [3NO], S13849 [4NO]

———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), unanimous-consent request, S12859 [20OC], S13073 [23OC], S13831 [3NO], S13890 [4NO]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 1806), unanimous-consent agreement, S14155, S14156 [6NO]

Floods: disaster assistance to West Virginia and Michigan, S9225 [10JY]

Floyd, Henry F.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S11736 [22SE]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, S9100, S9104, S9105 [9JY], S9166, S9169, S9180, S9192, S9193 [10JY], S13353 [28OC]

———increase funding for Iraqi security, reconstruction in Afghanistan, and humanitarian relief in Liberia through reductions in nonsecurity funding, S12803 [17OC]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S9100 [9JY], S14304 [10NO]

———international water security funding, S13370, S13371 [28OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13353, S13354, S13357, S13358, S13370, S13371 [28OC], S13650 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2800), unanimous-consent agreement, S13419 [28OC]

Foreign policy: collection of court-ordered damages from certain foreign countries responsible for personal injuries caused by torture or hostage taking, S13069 [23OC]

———improve drug enforcement interdiction efforts, S14310 [10NO]

Foreign trade: repeal of export controls on certain high-speed computers, S6818 [21MY]

———U.S. deficit, S10958 [2SE]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S9217 [10JY]

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, S14237, S14238, S14240, S14242 [7NO]

Government regulations: prohibit sales of products such as dietary supplements containing ephedra or ephedrine alkaloids, S2675 [25FE]

Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (S. 840), S5071 [9AP]

Head Start Program: improve provisions relating to updating population data (S. 1593), S11247 [9SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5755 [6MY], S12490 [14OC], S14715 [12NO]

———protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing effects of excessive liability costs (S. 11), motion to proceed, S9003, S9004, S9005 [8JY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5791 [6MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault, S3426, S3469, S3475 [11MR]

Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law, S14314 [10NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S1198 [21JA]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, S12131 [29SE], S12156, S12165, S12166 [30SE], S12269 [1OC], S12310, S12311 [2OC]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S9532 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report—motion to proceed, S15335 [21NO]

———require Presidential report on the validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S9528 [17JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S9371 [15JY], S11882 [24SE], S14308 [10NO]

———cost estimates of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts once hostilities cease, S2905, S2906 [27FE], S4045 [20MR]

———modify Coalition Provisional Authority reporting requirements, S12589 [15OC]

———prohibit post-conflict reconstruction funding from benefiting citizens or businesses in France or Germany, S4754, S4755 [3AP]

———support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, S6657 [20MY]

———use of oil revenues to finance reconstruction, S12487 [14OC]

Kennedy, Senator: comments relative to President Bush and U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S11774, S11776, S11777 [23SE]

Kuhl, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S14532 [12NO]

Las Vegas, NV: establish National Hazardous Materials Transportation Center, S9697 [22JY]

Las Vegas, NV; tribute to Las Vegas Police Dept., Metro Volunteer Program, S12887 [20OC]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S13330 [28OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2657), S9215, S9217, S9220, S9223, S9224 [10JY]

Los Angeles County, CA: drainage project funding, S11545 [16SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S337 [15JA], S1170 [21JA]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (H.R. 672), S5044 [9AP]

———tribute (S. Res. 73), S3106 [4MR]

Medicaid: reform, S2656 [25FE]

Medicare: anniversary, S10173 [30JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S6642 [20MY], S7273, S7274 [4JN]

———eliminate asset test to determine eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies for low-income beneficiaries, S8345 [23JN]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit relative to cancer drugs, S8621 [26JN]

———exempt beneficiaries from paying monthly premiums during any gap in coverage of their prescription drug benefit, S8486 [25JN]

———expedite implementation of prescription drug coverage following enactment of reform legislation, S8408 [24JN]

———reform, S2656 [25FE], S7273, S7274 [4JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15362 [21NO], S15521, S15524, S15525, S15561 [22NO], S15601, S15627 [23NO], S15882 [25NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S15528 [22NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S7960 [17JN], S8088, S8089 [18JN], S8345 [23JN], S8386, S8408 [24JN], S8484, S8486, S8487, S8496 [25JN], S8621, S8623, S8659, S8660, S8663 [26JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve services, S1392 [23JA]

Mexico: establish microcredit lending program, small rural business assistance program, small rural farmers assistance, and a system of private property ownership, S9180 [10JY]

———provide economic assistance to minimize impact of rural development crisis, S9166, S9169 [10JY]

———rural small business assistance funding, S13650 [30OC]

Middle East: express that the leadership of the Palestinian people by Yasser Arafat is a hindrance to peace, and that such peace depends on institutions free from the taint of terrorism (S. Res. 236), S12143 [29SE]

Minimum wage: level, S2652 [25FE], S9283, S9285 [11JY], S12214 [1OC]

———level (S. 224), unanimous-consent request, S14557 [12NO]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S10110 [29JY]

———provide additional tax incentives for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, S10087 [29JY]

NASA: space shuttle safety funding, S1848 [4FE]

National Children's Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 196), S9505 [16JY]

National Gallery of Art: dinner and exhibition for Senators, S9161 [10JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 983), S5675 [1MY]

National Park Service: prohibit study or implementation of plan to privatize, divest, or transfer any part of its mission, function, or responsibility (S. 1363), S8758 [26JN]

National security: homeland security funding, S2904 [27FE]

———war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S351 [15JA], S1010, S1017 [16JA], S2761, S2762 [26FE]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (S. 1819), S13910 [4NO]

———tribute to congressional delegation, S14326 [10NO]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (S. 131), S160 [9JA]

———loan guarantees for commercial nuclear powerplant construction, S7577, S7580, S7581 [10JN]

Nuclear weapons: improve security of nuclear weapons, materials, and facilities and increase nuclear nonproliferation funding, S4664-S4666 [2AP]

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

Ogilvie, Lloyd J.: tribute (S. Res. 83), S3663 [13MR]

Ogilvie, Mary Jane Jenkins: tribute (S. Res. 110), S4995 [8AP]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 14), S87 [7JA]

OMB: prohibit funding to implement revisions to rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, S13095, S13098 [23OC]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S4892 [7AP], S5461, S5471 [29AP], S5837 [7MY], S10094 [29JY], S14531 [12NO]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S4949 [8AP]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (S. 1521), S10644 [31JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S2642 [25FE], S5461 [29AP]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9100, S9104, S9105 [9JY], S9166, S9169, S9180, S9192, S9193 [10JY]

Petroleum: decrease dependence on foreign sources, S7571 [10JN]

———eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (S. 791), S14313 [10NO]

Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: extend certain protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil (S. 1639), S11756 [22SE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 71), S3074 [4MR]

Point of order, S6597 [19MY], S13353 [28OC]

Postal Service: limit closing and consolidation of certain post offices in rural communities (S. 1534), S10665 [31JY]

Poverty: authorize Millennium Challenge assistance to reduce global poverty through increased economic growth by supporting a new compact for global development, S13353 [28OC]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict, S14933 [17NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S10571 [31JY], S14313 [10NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15146 [19NO], S15264 [20NO], S15335 [21NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7370 [4JN], S7430, S7443 [5JN], S7571, S7577, S7580, S7581, S7594, S7599 [10JN], S7655, S7656, S7668, S7675, S7702, S7708 [11JN], S9575 [17JY], S9667 [22JY], S9993 [28JY], S10080, S10083, S10087, S10106, S10110, S10111, S10122, S10124, S10125, S10126 [29JY], S10185, S10212, S10216 [30JY], S10478 [31JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), unanimous-consent agreement, S7438 [5JN], S10086 [29JY], S10213 [30JY]

———exclude metal derivatives from certain regulatory oversight over energy trading markets by the CFTC, S7594, S7599 [10JN], S7675 [11JN]

———fuel cell research funding, S1442 [23JA]

———national energy policy, S12131 [29SE]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets, S14000 [5NO]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S7594, S7599 [10JN]

Prado, Edward C.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5633 [1MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5630 [1MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S552, S5527 [30AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2032, S2033 [6FE], S2139, S2171 [11FE], S2248, S2249, S2265, S2266, S2312, S2313, S2319, S2329, S2333 [12FE], S2563 [24FE], S2662, S2663 [25FE], S2769 [26FE], S3434, S3454, S3455 [11MR], S3668 [13MR], S5461 [29AP], S5692 [1MY], S5792 [6MY], S5836, S5837 [7MY], S5979 [8MY], S7531 [9JN], S7668 [11JN], S9952 [25JY], S10094 [29JY], S10171, S10216, S10222 [30JY], S11064, S11099, S11109 [4SE], S11625 [17SE], S12308 [2OC], S13075 [23OC], S14102 [6NO], S14229, S14231 [7NO], S14287, S14297, S14304, S14305, S14311, S14312, S14317, S14324, S14327, S14328, S14329, S14331, S14332 [10NO], S14530, S14531, S14532, S14536, S14545, S14546, S14556, S14557, S14559, S14566, S14655, S14715 [12NO]

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: ratification, unanimous-consent agreement, S5741 [5MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S9952 [25JY], S10222, S10251 [30JY], S10462 [31JY], S14102 [6NO]

Public debt: ceiling, S4808 [3AP]

———ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S6060 [13MY], S7104 [23MY]

———ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), unanimous-consent request, S6022 [12MY]

Public utilities: create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections, S10122 [29JY], S10212 [30JY]

Raul Elizondo Day: observance, S3494 [11MR]

Ridge, Thomas J.: nomination to be Sec. of Homeland Security, S1302, S1313, S1314 [22JA]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3454 [11MR], S5929 [8MY]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S552, S5527 [30AP]

Searchlight, NV: tribute, S14315, S14318, S14319, S14324, S14325, S14329, S14330-S14331 [10NO]

Senate: accomplishments, S14282 [7NO]

———adjournment, unanimous-consent agreement, S65 [7JA]

———executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S1238 [21JA], S6940 [22MY], S11613 [17SE], S12123 [29SE], S13944 [4NO], S14282 [7NO]

———legislative cooperation, S14319 [10NO]

———legislative priorities, S2660, S2662 [25FE], S2763 [26FE]

———legislative program, S181 [10JA], S250 [14JA], S307, S308 [15JA], S1101 [17JA], S1169, S1221, S1229 [21JA], S1302, S1372 [22JA], S1373, S1380 [23JA], S1499, S1500 [28JA], S1759, S1796 [30JA], S1913, S1969 [5FE], S2066 [10FE], S2231, S2232 [12FE], S2621 [25FE], S2876 [27FE], S3036 [3MR], S3037, S3107 [4MR], S3109, S3117 [5MR], S3207 [6MR], S3373, S3374 [7MR], S3421 [11MR], S3810 [17MR], S3815, S3834 [18MR], S3913, S4041 [19MR], S4225 [21MR], S4315 [24MR], S4333 [25MR], S4397, S4398 [26MR], S4459, S4460 [27MR], S4650 [1AP], S4731 [2AP], S5103, S5135 [10AP], S5259, S5265, S5266 [11AP], S5439, S5440, S5499 [29AP], S5695, S5742 [5MY], S5793 [7MY], S6033 [12MY], S6036 [13MY], S6441 [15MY], S6571, S6572, S6638 [19MY], S6843 [21MY], S6891, S6892 [22MY], S7199, S7266 [3JN], S7415 [4JN], S7511, S7559 [9JN], S7561, S7563 [10JN], S7651 [11JN], S7741 [12JN], S8007 [17JN], S8009, S8010 [18JN], S8216 [19JN], S8381 [23JN], S8479 [25JN], S9001 [8JY], S9061 [9JY], S9311, S9312 [14JY], S9357 [15JY], S9515 [17JY], S9665 [22JY], S10171, S10222, S10252 [30JY], S10992 [3SE], S11124 [4SE], S11133, S11134 [5SE], S11192, S11260 [9SE], S11501 [16SE], S11729 [22SE], S11771, S11781 [23SE], S11929 [25SE], S12027 [26SE], S12130 [29SE], S12211 [30SE], S12418 [2OC], S12565 [15OC], S12907, S12908 [21OC], S12986 [22OC], S13184 [23OC], S13323 [27OC], S13483 [29OC], S13535 [30OC], S13700 [31OC], S13840 [4NO], S14077 [5NO], S14227, S14228, S14229 [7NO], S14286, S14317, S14319, S14324, S14328, S14332, S14378 [10NO], S14493, S14519 [12NO], S14924 [17NO], S15103 [18NO], S15106, S15210 [19NO], S15326 [21NO], S15670 [24NO]

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

Senate Rules: amend relative to cloture on Presidential nominations (S. Res. 138), S5983 [9MY]

Smart, Elizabeth: return of abducted child, S3715 [13MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), S15305 [20NO], S16113 [9DE]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, S3426, S3469, S3475 [11MR]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (S. 1418), S9497 [16JY]

———ensure that trust fund surpluses are not reduced to fund tax cuts on corporate dividends, S6164, S6166, S6171, S6172, S6173 [14MY]

Sparks, NV: tribute, S14325 [10NO]

Sports: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympics and establish NIST grant program to fund detection and prevention of the use of performance-enhancing drugs (S. 1002), S5941 [8MY]

States: provide budget crisis relief and temporary fiscal relief through increased Medicaid payments, S6414 [15MY]

Suko, Lonny R.: nomination to be district judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S9367 [15JY]

Sutton, Jeffrey S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3454 [11MR], S5430, S5431 [28AP], S5440, S5445 [29AP]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S5096 [9AP]

Swimmer, Ross O.: nomination to be Dept. of the Interior Office of Special Trustee for American Indians Special Trustee, S5157 [10AP]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), S14228, S14231 [7NO]

———halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), unanimous-consent request, S14160, S14171, S14172 [6NO]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit, S7221, S7223, S7224, S7225 [3JN]

———accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (S. 1434), unanimous-consent request, S9772 [23JY]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), S8013 [18JN]

———improve tax equity for military personnel, S12585 [15OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S14231, S14234, S14237, S14238, S14240, S14242 [7NO]

———modify and expand credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources and waste products (S. 464), S2923 [27FE], S12131 [29SE]

———provide for deficit reduction by delaying the acceleration of income tax reductions, S6439 [15MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), unanimous-consent request, S12562 [14OC], S12822 [17OC], S13061 [22OC], S13420 [28OC], S13734 [31OC], S13830, S13831 [3NO], S13898 [4NO], S14458 [11NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S211, S212, S217, S218, S219 [13JA], S264, S265, S266, S281 [14JA], S317 [15JA], S1218, S1219 [21JA], S2761, S2762, S2763, S2783, S2784 [26FE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 414), unanimous-consent request, S2763 [26FE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6147, S6153, S6154, S6159, S6164, S6166, S6170, S6171, S6172, S6173, S6196 [14MY], S6414, S6435, S6436, S6439 [15MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), unanimous-consent agreement, S6048 [13MY], S6196 [14MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S6159 [14MY]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq, S12334 [2OC]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (S. 611), S3732 [13MR]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), S9, S15, S25 [7JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (S. Res. 224), S11379 [11SE]

———provide grants to enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, including incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (S. 466), unanimous-consent request, S2904 [27FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (S. 1072), S6513 [15MY]

———highway infrastructure and mass transit funding, S4131, S4133 [20MR], S4256 [21MR], S11016 [3SE]

Transportation Security Administration: clarify apportionment of funds from Aviation Security Capital Fund, S7783, S7784, S7785 [12JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), unanimous-consent request, S7105, S7106 [23MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 1079), unanimous-consent request, S6638 [19MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S4340 [25MR], S6597, S6598 [19MY], S6647 [20MY], S7284, S7285 [4JN], S12577, S12578, S12591 [15OC], S14434 [11NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 392), S2467 [13FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 392), unanimous-consent request, S6945 [22MY]

Washoe County, NV: convey certain land to the University and Community College System of Nevada (S. 1826), S14043 [5NO]

Wesley, Richard C.: nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S7648 [10JN]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 618), S3735 [13MR]

Whistleblowing: include the Dept. of Energy and the NRC as employers for the purposes of whistleblower protection (S. 1376), S9057 [8JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (S. 1948), S15843 [24NO], S15959 [25NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S2250 [12FE], S14334 [10NO]

Reports

Time for a New Start for U.S. Nuclear Energy? Peter Rigby, Standard & Poor's (business), S7578-S7580 [10JN]

Statements

Balancing the Budget: several Senators, S6061 [13MY]

Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada To Be Circuit Judge: Representative Rodriguez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S2151 [11FE]

———Senator Feinstein, S11099 [4SE]

Texts of

S. 392, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S2468 [13FE]

S. 490, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S2976 [27FE]

S. 491, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act, S2977 [27FE]

S. 611, Fair Treatment for Precious Metal Investors Act, S3732 [13MR]

S. 618, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S3735-S3737 [13MR]

S. 840, Great Basin National Heritage Route Act, S5071-S5073 [9AP]

S. 922, Naturalization and Family Protection for Military Members Act, S5381 [11AP]

S. 986, Colombian Temporary Protected Status Act, S5731 [5MY]

S. 1100, Securing Judicial Independence Act, S6864 [21MY]

S. 1363, Park Professionals Protection Act, S8758 [26JN]

S. 1418, Notch Fairness Act, S9498 [16JY]

S. 1521, Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act, S10644 [31JY]

S. 1534, Rural Post Office and Community Preservation Act, S10666 [31JY]

S. 1593, improve Head Start Program provisions relating to updating population data, S11247 [9SE]

S. 1639, extend certain Petroleum Marketing Practices Act protections to franchised refiners or distributors of lubricating oil, S11756 [22SE]

S. 1819, Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act, S13910 [4NO]

S. 1826, Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act, S14044 [5NO]

Tributes

Agassi, Andre, S1797 [30JA]

Arapis, Peter, Jr., S1137 [17JA]

Baird, Victor, S3116 [5MR]

Black, Barry C., S12305 [2OC]

Bradley, Bill, S7707 [11JN]

Byrd, Senator, S8710 [26JN]

Conrad, Senator, S4073 [20MR]

Dole, Senator, S7417 [5JN]

Evans, Claude (Blackie) and Carolyn, S11112 [4SE]

Feingold, Senator, S12123 [29SE]

Flatt, Linda, S9699 [22JY]

Golson, George, S12183 [30SE]

Graham, Senator Bob, S3671 [13MR]

Hoppe, J. David, S1774 [30JA]

Johnson, Brooks, S4425 [26MR], S9533 [17JY]

Johnson, Janine L., S8220 [19JN]

Keogh, Danny J., S6698 [20MY]

Lasater, Maura L., S5325 [11AP]

Leahy, Senator, S3213 [6MR]

Lenhardt, Alfonso E., S3155 [5MR], S3712 [13MR]

Levin, Senator, S14326 [10NO]

Lewis, Representative John, S16113 [9DE]

Maddux, Greg, S11828 [23SE], S11978 [25SE]

Mansfield, Mike, S12633 [15OC]

McConnell, Senator, S1847 [4FE]

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, S4467 [27MR]

Murwin, Bill, S11978 [25SE]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J., S2549 [24FE]

Pitts, Jimmy, S10966 [2SE]

Rogers, Fred M., S2912 [27FE]

Rose, Robert E., S12362 [2OC]

Salicchi, Ceasar, S11828 [23SE]

Selinder, Bjorn, S14264 [7NO]

Stevens, Senator, S2125 [11FE]

Wall, Breck, S12963 [21OC]

Wanderer, Emilie, S5529 [30AP]

Wellstone, Paul D., S13259 [27OC]