CANTWELL, MARIA (a Senator from Washington)

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3640 [12MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13998, S14063, S14066 [5NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1091, S1092 [16JA], S1145, S1155 [17JA], S1200, S1222, S1265, S1287 [21JA], S1357, S1369, S1370 [22JA], S1409, S1433, S1480 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12449 [3OC], S12535 [14OC], S12630 [15OC], S12682 [16OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3907 [18MR], S3979, S4021, S4023 [19MR], S4182, S4189, S4191, S4218 [20MR], S4250, S4251, S4277, S4302, S4307 [21MR], S4341, S4350, S4369, S4377 [25MR]

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), S13876, S13924 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6635 [19MY], S6831, S6854 [21MY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9601 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9710 [22JY], S9781, S9808 [23JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9256, S9258 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11705 [17SE], S11833 [23SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11040 [3SE], S11122 [4SE], S11171 [5SE], S11187 [8SE], S11228, S11231, S11246, S11257, S11258 [9SE], S11297, S11321, S11324, S11351, S11357, S11358, S11360 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14496, S14506, S14835, S14842, S14843, S14845 [12NO], S14934, S14938, S14967, S14968, S14969 [17NO]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13523 [29OC]

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), S13624, S13682, S13686 [30OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8089, S8161 [18JN], S8184, S8247, S8248, S8249 [19JN], S8291, S8314 [20JN], S8351 [23JN], S8522, S8586 [25JN], S8612 [26JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9256, S9258 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7498 [5JN], S7516, S7557 [9JN], S7645 [10JN], S7702, S7737 [11JN], S9919 [24JY], S10165 [29JY], S10173, S10297, S10333 [30JY], S10705, S10706, S10707, S10708, S10712 [31JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7101, S7161 [23MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6188, S6241, S6266, S6271, S6300, S6301, S6334 [14MY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 1839), S16043 [25NO]

Articles and editorials

Dubious Energy Bill Better Shelved, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S10175 [30JY]

In the Northwest—`Outsourcing' a Sweeping Attack on National Parks, Joel Connelly, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, S11802 [23SE]

Legacy of Power Cost Manipulation, Timothy Egan, New York (NY) Times, S1203 [21JA], S10127 [29JY]

Medco Accused of Favoring Merck Drugs, David B. Caruso, Washington (DC) Post, S8615 [26JN]

Medicare Debate Turns to Pricing of Drug Benefits, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S15735 [24NO]

Owen Deserves a Vote but Not a Confirmation, Austin (TX) American-Statesman, S5521 [30AP]

Power Points—Second Thoughts on FERC's California D-Day, Mark Golden, Wall Street Journal, S15262 [20NO]

Power Trader Tied to Bush Finds Washington All Ears, Lowell Bergman and Jeff Gerth, New York (NY) Times, S10130 [29JY]

U.S. Is Joining Lawsuit That Says Medco Put Profits Before Patients, Barbara Martinez, Wall Street Journal, S8614 [26JN]

U.S. Joining Suit Against Medco, Charles Duhigg, Washington (DC) Post, S8614 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew (see S. Res. 129), S5541 [30AP]

Agricultural Adjustment Act: amend to add pears and cherries to the list of fruits and vegetables subject to regulation in a marketing order by grade, size, quality, or maturity (see S. 1969), S15975 [25NO]

———remove requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears (see S. 1827), S14032 [5NO]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1298), S13053 [22OC]

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

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

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 543), S3163 [5MR]

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), S5726 [5MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see S. 789), S5434 [28AP]

———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]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Con. Res. 44), S6508 [15MY]

Aviation: enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership in aeronautics and aviation (see S. 788), S4824 [3AP]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 709), S4513 [27MR]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 511), S3804 [17MR]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 82), S15977 [25NO]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see S. 1890), S15288 [20NO]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1142), S7134 [23MY]

———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 121), S1245 [21JA]

———provide grants to support farm-to-cafeteria projects under the National School Lunch Act (see S. 1755), S15407 [21NO]

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

Climate: develop and coordinate a research program to assist understanding, assessment, and prediction of abrupt climate change (see S. 1164), S7188 [2JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 861), S5173 [10AP]

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), S10907 [1AU]

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

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 (see S. 256), S3505 [11MR]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 896), S5342 [11AP]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 1396), S12376 [2OC]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see S. 1194), S7476 [5JN]

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

Cuba: lift trade embargo, grant normal trade relations status, and lift travel restrictions (see S. 403), S3804 [17MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see S. 950), S8358 [23JN]

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), S2839 [26FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance within the International Trade Administration (see S. 1120), S7927 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for Genomes to Life Program (see S. 682), S4275 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see S. 460), S6256 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: anniversary of National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. Res. 87), S3730 [13MR]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see S. 144), S1871 [4FE]

———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1687), S12193 [30SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 50), S10971 [2SE]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see S. 1283), S10266 [30JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see S. Con. Res. 21), S11350 [10SE]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (see S. 1101), S6853 [21MY]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see S. Con. Res. 33), S8897 [7JY]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 1741), S12737 [16OC]

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act: amend labeling requirements (see S. 130), S133 [9JA]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 946), S5773 [6MY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 140), S4557 [31MR]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S. Res. 153), S7833 [12JN]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 1091), S8896 [7JY]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 40), S2188 [11FE]

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), S4558 [31MR]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see S.J. Res. 17), S9639 [21JY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 1), S133 [9JA]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1252), S16121 [9DE]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see S. 1314), S8357 [23JN]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see S. 321), S1977 [5FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (see S. 1507), S10617 [31JY]

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: inclusion of McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, OR (see S. 601), S6029 [12MY]

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

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1483), S14452 [11NO]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 859), S5173 [10AP]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 1115), S6978 [22MY]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see S. 1868), S14964 [17NO]

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1564), S10906 [1AU]

Housing: encourage Congress to participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for people in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 43), S5771 [6MY]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4326 [24MR]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see S. 1645), S11832 [23SE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S6978 [22MY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see S. 1684), S12534 [14OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1053), S12533 [14OC]

Intelligence services: improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see S. 436), S7832 [12JN]

Iraq: require disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for post-conflict reconstruction (see S. 876), S7136 [23MY]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S9050 [8JY]

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: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see S. 152), S288 [14JA]

———community policing programs (see S. 679), S4166 [20MR]

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see S. 1700), S12277 [1OC]

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

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

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1879), S15061 [18NO]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 652), S3881 [18MR]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 138), S4166 [20MR]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S5059 [9AP]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 493), S8358 [23JN]

———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 bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 419), S2522 [14FE]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 310), S1977 [5FE]

———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]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see S. 869), S6507 [15MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 416), S2522 [14FE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see S. 465), S2919 [27FE]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 1185), S7381 [4JN]

———improve outpatient vision services (see S. 1095), S6853 [21MY]

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

———provide fairness in the provision of services to Native Americans (see S. 1779), S13134 [23OC]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S5542 [30AP]

———restore (see S. 1926), S15407 [21NO]

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: extend certain trade benefits (see S. 1121), S7542 [9JN]

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

Motor vehicles: improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 794), S9959 [25JY]

———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), S1812 [30JA]

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

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

National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 46), S2341 [12FE]

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

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs (see S. Con. Res. 48), S7381 [4JN]

National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3505 [11MR]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 140), S6626 [19MY]

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

National Oceans Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 49), S7381 [4JN]

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), S10266 [30JY]

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

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S9497 [16JY]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see S. 578), S3369 [7MR]

———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]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 196), S5542 [30AP]

Oceans: establish an interagency research program to improve understanding of the role of the oceans and human health and a similar program at NOAA (see S. 1218), S8560 [25JN]

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

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see S. 678), S7542 [9JN]

Power resources: provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 509), S3086 [4MR]

Powers, Hiram: tribute (see S. Res. 209), S11480 [15SE]

Public utilities: improve operation of electric transmission system and enhance reliability of electric grid (see S. 1754), S12838 [17OC]

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), S8358 [23JN]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 818), S9496 [16JY]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 1255), S7877 [13JN]

———establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 1126), S7137 [23MY]

———increase amount to be reserved for women's business center programs sustainability grants (see S. 1247), S7831 [12JN]

———make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 822), S5485 [29AP]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 189), S8233 [19JN]

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), S4514 [27MR]

Shinseki, Eric K.: tribute (see S. Res. 190), S8726 [26JN]

Ships and vessels: extend authorization for the ferry boat discretionary program (see S. 1345), S8725 [26JN]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 391), S2456 [13FE]

Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 633), S3803 [17MR]

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

———create a grant program to promote joint activities between Federal, State, and local child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies (see S. 614), S3730 [13MR]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 1033), S5950 [8MY]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 312), S2341 [12FE]

———improve women's health care through expanded Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits (see S. 1238), S7718 [11JN]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see S. 362), S2187 [11FE]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 621), S3730 [13MR] (see S. 1976), S15975 [25NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 349), S3994 [19MR]

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), S8896 [7JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 560), S3621 [12MR]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes and allow the State and local income tax deduction against the alternative minimum tax (see S. 467), S2919 [27FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see S. 287), S1871 [4FE]

———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), S3994 [19MR]

———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]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see S. 206), S3804 [17MR]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see S. 596), S11832 [23SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), agree to conference report that increases child tax credit refundability and include military pay in such credit (see S. Res. 200), S9959 [25JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees (see S. 1702), S16121 [9DE]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see S. 207), S2051 [6FE]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 289), S2120 [10FE]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 664), S3993 [19MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 875), S6708 [20MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see S. 973), S6625 [19MY]

———provide tax relief and assistance for the families of the Columbia (space shuttle) crew and for future astronauts killed in the line of duty (see S. 298), S1871 [4FE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see S. 1637), S12970 [21OC]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 44), S36 [7JA]

———treatment of businesses who employ military reservists, and self-employed military reservists (see S. 1595), S12970 [21OC]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see S. 557), S5950 [8MY]

———treatment of seaplanes (see S. 1296), S10266 [30JY]

Telecommunications: authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning and market development (see S. 1294), S8232 [19JN]

———facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 564), S7832 [12JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see S. 1630), S11648 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S7542 [9JN]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (see S. 23), S35 [7JA]

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

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

Trade Act: amend to provide trade adjustment assistance for communities (see S. 1110), S6978 [22MY]

Tradeswomen: tribute (see S. Res. 162), S7541 [9JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 35), S35 [7JA] (see S. 225), S1668 [28JA] (see S. 270), S1813 [30JA] (see S. 923), S5343 [11AP] (see S. 1853), S14804 [12NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see S. 1708), S12376 [2OC]

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), S14452 [11NO]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 639), S3881 [18MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 59), S11913 [24SE]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see S. 517), S5542 [30AP]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 68), S11754 [22SE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their survivors (see S. 1213), S11245 [9SE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S5344 [11AP]

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

Votes for Women History Trail: establish (see S. 749), S4629 [1AP]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 525), S3162 [5MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 11), S3881 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Aviation: establish a center for excellence for applied research and training in the use of advanced materials in transport aircraft (see S. 815), S4957 [8AP]

Crime: prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (see S. 1533), S10618 [31JY] (see S. 1581), S11032 [3SE]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see S. 1024), S5950 [8MY]

Education: encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see S. 1677), S12137 [29SE]

———establish strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants (see S. 1346), S8725 [26JN]

———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 1348), S8725 [26JN]

———provide for training service and delivery innovation projects (see S. 1347), S8725 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see S. 1455), S9959 [25JY]

FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act (see S. 681), S4275 [21MR]

Financial institutions: clarify the citizenship of Federal savings associations for purposes of Federal court jurisdiction (see S. 1812), S13802 [3NO]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 1200), S7476 [5JN]

Insurance: prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied (see S. 1300), S8232 [19JN]

LIHEAP: provide guidelines for the release of contingency funds (see S. 1761), S12888 [20OC]

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

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 1438), S9708 [22JY]

Public utilities: require electric utilities to provide net metering service (see S. 1471), S10045 [28JY]

Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program: reauthorize and revise (see S. 421), S2522 [14FE]

Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 264), S1813 [30JA]

Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 529), S3162 [5MR]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see S. 1614), S11478 [15SE]

Letters

Create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections: Christine A. Bruenn, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S10187 [30JY]

Manipulation of electricity markets: Joseph T. Kelliher, S13999 [5NO]

Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act: Gail E. Shearer, Consumers Union, S8615 [26JN]

Prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied: Charles Bofferding, Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, S8616 [26JN]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S8616 [26JN]

———Rod Shafer, Washington State Pharmacy Association, S8616 [26JN]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S8616 [26JN]

Motions

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6412 [15MY]

Privilege of the floor

Archuleta, Daniel, S10440 [30JY]

Davies, Ryan, S10440 [30JY]

Fallstitch, Jasmine, S10440 [30JY]

Gonzales, Antonio, S10440 [30JY]

Guttierrez, James, S10440 [30JY]

Murray, Frank, S10440 [30JY]

Nelson, Christine, S10440 [30JY]

Pearsall, Scott, S10440 [30JY]

Peterkin, Tara, S10440 [30JY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S1363 [22JA], S3598 [12MR], S11603 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3598 [12MR], S11603 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, S12946 [21OC]

Abraham Lincoln (U.S.S.): tribute to Navy and Marine Corps crew, S5759 [6MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13977, S13998, S14000 [5NO]

Air Force: procurement of tanker aircraft funding, S13114 [23OC]

Altonaga, Cecilia M.: nomination to be district judge, S5759 [6MY]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, S12697 [16OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1202, S1204 [21JA], S1409, S1451 [23JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1202, S1204 [21JA], S1409, S1451 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12682, S12697 [16OC], S12804 [17OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S3865 [18MR]

Armed Forces: improve process for notifying members of the reserve components, their families, employers, and Congress of changes in deployment policies and revise method used in calculating deployment periods, S12682 [16OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4089 [20MR]

Black History Month: observance, S2592 [24FE]

Bonneville Power Administration: transmission upgrade, S1451 [23JA]

Budget: extend pay-as-you-go requirement, S7103 [23MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3865 [18MR], S4144 [20MR], S4265 [21MR], S4340, S4369 [25MR]

China, Republic of: commemoration of China Airlines purchase of Boeing aircraft, S4273 [21MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (S. Res. 45), S1923 [5FE]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13044 [22OC]

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, S13004 [22OC]

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), S13876, S13882 [4NO]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (S. 1194), S7487 [5JN]

———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (S. 1533), S10661 [31JY]

———prevent identity theft and mitigate the harm to victimized individuals (S. 1581), S11034-S11036 [3SE]

———provide for access to business records by consumers who are victims of identity theft, S13876, S13882 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, S14491 [12NO]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for Genomes to Life Program (S. 682), S4280 [21MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (S. 1024), S5951 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit new competitive outsourcing studies funding, S11801 [23SE]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S13787 [3NO]

———study preservation and interpretation of historic sites of the Manhattan Project for potential inclusion in the National Park System (S. 1687), S12199 [30SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11801 [23SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, S13787 [3NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11335 [10SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13114 [23OC]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13590 [30OC]

Education: encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (S. 1677), S12142 [29SE]

———establish strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans, and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants (S. 1346), S8735 [26JN]

———modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (S. 1348), S8735 [26JN]

———provide for training service and delivery innovation projects (S. 1347), S8735 [26JN]

Employment: dislocated worker assistance programs funding, S11335 [10SE]

———workforce training programs funding, S1409 [23JA], S4144 [20MR]

Enron Corp.: involvement in manipulation of California energy crisis, S15261, S15262 [20NO]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2404 [13FE], S14626 [12NO]

FAA: reauthorize (S. 824), S7815 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (S. 1455), S9960 [25JY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S11512 [16SE]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize and improve LIHEAP, Weatherization Assistance Program, and State Energy Conservation Programs, S7448 [5JN]

FERC: enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act, S10126-S10133 [29JY], S10173, S10174, S10175, S10176, S10187 [30JY], S10529 [31JY]

———enhance protection of electricity consumers under the Federal Power Act (S. 681), S4277 [21MR]

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), S13624, S13631 [30OC]

Firefighters: wildland firefighter safety funding, S13631 [30OC]

GAO: require study on costs and benefits of alternatives in environmental assessments and impact statements relative to hazardous fuels reduction projects, S13624 [30OC]

Holocaust: remembrance, S5480 [29AP]

Insurance: prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied, S8613, S8615, S8617 [26JN]

———prohibit a health plan from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless certain requirements are satisfied (S. 1300), S8244 [19JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1053), S12394 [2OC]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (S. 152), S292 [14JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S1202, S1204 [21JA]

———provide guidelines for the release of contingency funds (S. 1761), S12891 [20OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S4265 [21MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15735, S15736 [24NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8613, S8615, S8617 [26JN]

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 1438), S9710 [22JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, S7745 [12JN]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5521, S5522 [30AP], S14626 [12NO]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, S15154 [19NO]

Pickering, Charles W., Sr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13557 [30OC], S14626 [12NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15149, S15154 [19NO], S15259, S15261, S15262 [20NO], S15329 [21NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S10529 [31JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7423, S7448 [5JN], S7679 [11JN], S7745 [12JN], S10126 [29JY], S10173, S10174, S10175, S10176, S10187 [30JY], S10478 [31JY]

———prohibit manipulation of electricity markets, S13998, S14000 [5NO], S15154 [19NO]

———promote use of cellulosic biomass ethanol derived from agricultural residue, S7423 [5JN]

———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S7679 [11JN], S13977 [5NO]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2404 [13FE], S5521 [30AP], S14625, S14626 [12NO]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14626 [12NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7099, S7100, S7103 [23MY]

Public utilities: create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections, S10126 [29JY], S10173, S10174, S10175, S10176, S10187 [30JY], S10478, S10529 [31JY]

Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program: reauthorize and revise (S. 421), S2538 [14FE]

Social Security: permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments to expand health coverage under that program or for Medicaid expenditures (S. 264), S1827 [30JA]

Suko, Lonny R.: nomination to be district judge, S9368 [15JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 529), S3184 [5MR]

———make higher education more affordable, S6460 [15MY]

———permanently extend research and development credit, S6191, S6192, S6194 [14MY], S6412 [15MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6183, S6191, S6192, S6194 [14MY], S6412, S6460 [15MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4482 [27MR]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), S10 [7JA]

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

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary, S13656 [30OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S6183 [14MY], S7099, S7100 [23MY]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 1839), unanimous-consent request, S15956 [25NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 1853), S14785 [12NO], S15178 [19NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 1853), unanimous-consent request, S14785, S14786 [12NO], S14993 [18NO], S15178 [19NO]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S4340 [25MR]

Veterans Day: observance, S14389 [11NO]

Votes: position on missed, S5718 [5MY], S5759 [6MY]

Weaver, Jasmin: U.S.-Ireland Alliance George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipient, S2338 [12FE]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (S. 1614), S11480 [15SE]

Work Force Investment Act: workforce training programs funding, S4369 [25MR]

Year of the Blues: observance, S7376 [4JN]

Statements

Research Equals Jobs Growth and Economic Growth: R&D Credit Coalition, S6192 [14MY]

Texts of

S. 1346, Sectoral Market Assessment for Regional Training Enhancement and Revitalization Act, S8736 [26JN]

S. 1347, provide for training service and delivery innovation projects, S8737 [26JN]

S. 1348, Federal Pell Grant Eligibility Clarification Act, S8737 [26JN]

S. 1438, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act, S9711 [22JY]

S. 1533, Identity Theft Victims Assistance Act, S10662-S10665 [31JY]

S. 1581, Identity Theft Victims Assistance Act, S11036-S11038 [3SE]

S. 1614, Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, S11480 [15SE]

Tributes

Jones, Quincy D., Jr., S7376 [4JN]

Roskelley, John and Jess, S6848 [21MY]