FEINGOLD, RUSSELL D. (a Senator from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S13998, S14066 [5NO], S14142, S14183 [6NO]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1163, S1165 [17JA], S1269, S1290 [21JA], S1350, S1354, S1355, S1368, S1370 [22JA], S1432 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12559 [14OC], S12589, S12592, S12609, S12627, S12629 [15OC], S12655, S12667, S12713, S12751 [16OC], S12792, S12839, S12851 [17OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3855, S3904, S3905, S3907 [18MR], S4048, S4071, S4183, S4189, S4196 [20MR], S4240, S4250, S4277, S4297, S4302 [21MR], S4358, S4377, S4392 [25MR], S4631 [1AP]

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]

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), S13885, S13886, S13923, S13926 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6634 [19MY], S6690, S6696, S6721, S6723, S6731 [20MY], S6821, S6854 [21MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9531, S9600 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9806 [23JY], S9866, S9871, S9918, S9919 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9259 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11703 [17SE], S11754 [22SE], S11818 [23SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11136, S11170 [5SE], S11297, S11323, S11324, S11356, S11357, S11359, S11361 [10SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13087, S13089, S13169, S13172 [23OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14938, S14968 [17NO]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6476, S6478, S6531, S6562, S6565, S6566 [15MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11436, S11485 [15SE], S11541, S11580, S11581, S11583 [16SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (S. 113), S5913, S5914, S5974 [8MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13366, S13367, S13368, S13410, S13413, S13414, S13418 [28OC]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), S5251 [10AP]

Immigration: extend duration of the immigrant investor regional center program (S. 1642), S12473, S12476 [3OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8249, S8252 [19JN], S8522, S8580, S8586 [25JN], S8608, S8612 [26JN], S9416 [15JY]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9259 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7498, S7499 [5JN], S7576, S7645 [10JN], S9980 [25JY], S10165 [29JY], S10203 [30JY]

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

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6509 [15MY]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Russia on Strategic Offensive Reductions: ratification, S3223, S3224, S3335 [6MR]

Analyses

Budget Process Law Extension To Maintain Fiscal Accountability and Responsibility, S75 [7JA]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S1843 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Answers, Please—Nominee Estrada Refuses To Disclose Judicial Views, Philosophies to the Senate, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, S3127 [5MR]

Benching Congress—The Rising Power of the Judiciary, Chris Mooney, Tompaine.com (Internet site), S3127 [5MR]

Bush's Full-Court Press, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S3127 [5MR]

Defense Budget Spills Forth, New York (NY) Times, S6927 [22MY]

Judicial Power Trip, Portland (OR) Oregonian, S3128 [5MR]

Our View—Make Federal Testing Fit With Curriculum, La Crosse (WI) Tribune, S15278 [20NO]

Take a Test, Get a Prize, Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel, S15277 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase competition and transparency among packers required to report information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased (see S. 325), S2051 [6FE]

———provide greater fairness in livestock and poultry contract arbitration process (see S. 91), S37 [7JA]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see S. 366), S2340 [12FE]

American Jewish History Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 25), S4435 [26MR]

America's National Maritime Museum: reaffirm and revise designation to establish additional museums around the country (see S. 674), S4165 [20MR]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see S. 736), S11417 [11SE]

Animals: encourage research on the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (see S. 1036), S5995 [9MY]

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

Armed Forces: issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see S. Con. Res. 2), S9245 [10JY]

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

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 1323), S10620 [31JY] (see S. 1920), S15977 [25NO]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see S. 2004), S16120 [9DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 709), S4630 [1AP]

Budget: require balanced and protect Social Security surpluses (see S. 689), S4275 [21MR]

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

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), S7478 [5JN] (see S. 1215), S7833 [12JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see S. 121), S132 [9JA]

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

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 841), S5059 [9AP]

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), S10618 [31JY]

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

Computers: prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (see S. 1231), S12449 [3OC]

Congress: make certain Congressional Research Service publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see S. Res. 54), S2596 [24FE]

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), S7833 [12JN]

Courts: allow media coverage of proceedings (see S. 554), S6853 [21MY]

———restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see S. 1086), S6707 [20MY]

Crime: enhance rights of crime victims and establish grants for local governments to assist crime victims (see S. 805), S4897 [7AP]

———prohibit fraudulent use of authentication features in production of identity documents (see S. 731), S4558 [31MR]

Crippen, Dan L.: tribute (see S. Res. 15), S133 [9JA]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see S. 950), S6257 [14MY]

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: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see S. 1103), S6977 [22MY]

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

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: appoint a Director to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination and transfer the Office for Domestic Preparedness to the Office of the Secretary (see S. 796), S5772 [6MY]

———establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer program with State and local law enforcement agencies (see S. 1612), S12970 [21OC]

———waive limitation on the use of appropriated funds for the State Homeland Security Grant Program (see S. 838), S5772 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see S. 764), S9245 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior: make grants to State and tribal governments to assist efforts to manage and control the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds (see S. 1366), S8726 [26JN]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 871), S5173 [10AP]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see S. Con. Res. 21), S9245 [10JY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see S. Res. 133), S5771 [6MY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 75), S13134 [23OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 617), S3730 [13MR]

Drugs: enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing enforcement of existing antitrust laws relative to brand name and generic drugs (see S. 946), S5484 [29AP]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S. Res. 153), S8234 [19JN]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see S. 1091), S6852 [21MY]

———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), S1872 [4FE]

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), S11118 [4SE]

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

Federal Election Administration: establish (see S. 1388), S9244 [10JY]

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

Financial institutions: merge bank and savings association deposit insurance funds and reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see S. 229), S6853 [21MY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see S. 98), S37 [7JA]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see S. 1001), S8727 [26JN]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see S. 760), S4629 [1AP]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 169), S8301 [20JN]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1652), S11913 [24SE] (see S. 1655), S11988 [25SE]

Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (see S. 90), S37 [7JA]

Grand Excursion of 1854: support anniversary celebrations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S2457 [13FE]

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), S9593 [17JY]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see S. 518), S8439 [24JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. Con. Res. 41), S5541 [30AP]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see S. 453), S7235 [3JN]

———reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (see S. 1115), S8127 [18JN]

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

Higher Education Act: eliminate certain eligibility requirements for grants to Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 1287), S11186 [8SE]

———eliminate wait out period between grant applications made by eligible Hispanic-serving institutions (see S. 1081), S11186 [8SE]

Homeland Security Act: amend provisions on voluntarily furnished critical infrastructure information to restore public disclosure, government regulation, and whistleblowing protections (see S. 609), S6256 [14MY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture and U.S. contributions to the U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (see S. 854), S8560 [25JN]

———condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4514 [27MR]

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), S13378 [28OC]

———establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 1353), S11569 [16SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1510), S10617 [31JY]

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

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: ensure that children with disabilities who are homeless or are wards of the State have access to special education services (see S. 1619), S13054 [22OC]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 1484), S11187 [8SE]

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]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see S. 423), S2522 [14FE]

Intelligence services: improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see S. 436), S2840 [26FE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 1813), S14032 [5NO]

———require a report on reconstruction efforts (see S. 1594), S11245 [9SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 377), S2340 [12FE]

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), S15407 [21NO]

Law enforcement: promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see S. 1907), S15287 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 985), S7832 [12JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1531), S12193 [30SE]

Medicare: establish demonstration programs to improve health care quality (see S. 1148), S7134 [23MY]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare+Choice program to such plans (see S. 1220), S7833 [12JN]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 373), S2340 [12FE]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see S. 1092), S8440 [24JN]

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

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 122), S5484 [29AP]

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

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 24), S2458 [13FE]

National Guard: authorize Federal funding assistance to States for the discharge of homeland security activities (see S. 215), S1479 [23JA]

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 140), S9050 [8JY]

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 Military Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 107), S10142 [29JY]

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

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S9330 [14JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 70), S3506 [11MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 44), S4168 [20MR]

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

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see S. 1073), S6507 [15MY] (see S. 1245), S7831 [12JN]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see S. 324), S3087 [4MR]

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

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see S. Con. Res. 8), S2701 [25FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation (see S. Res. 22), S3506 [11MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Shirin Ebadi for peace (see S. Res. 244), S13910 [4NO]

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

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see S. Con. Res. 7), S3732 [13MR]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see S. 825), S4957 [8AP]

Pesticides: provide for the enhanced review of covered products, authorize fees for certain products, and extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (see S. 1664), S13711 [31OC]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 1497), S10265 [30JY]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see S. 1913), S15406 [21NO]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see S. 678), S5485 [29AP]

Rhodes Scholarships: celebrate anniversary and establishment of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (see S. Res. 187), S8726 [26JN]

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

Rynearson, Arthur J.: tribute (see S. Res. 33), S1736 [29JA]

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see S. Con. Res. 14), S3163 [5MR]

Senate Rules: amend relative to points of order against unauthorized appropriations, new matter, or nongermane matter in legislation, amendments, and conference reports (see S. Res. 173), S7980 [17JN]

———prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 74), S3163 [5MR]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see S. 1286), S8125 [18JN]

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

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

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see S. 982), S5996 [9MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see S. 560), S3252 [6MR]

Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see S. 182), S1068 [16JA]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 1349), S8725 [26JN]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see S. 384), S4376 [25MR]

———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. 970), S7477 [5JN]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see S. 1973), S16122 [9DE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S6257 [14MY]

———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), S9244 [10JY]

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

———provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related laboratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the U.S. during the period between September 13, 2001, and November 30, 2001 (see S. 1740), S12737 [16OC]

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

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

U.N.: allow weapons inspectors sufficient time to assess Iraq's compliance with Security Council disarmament resolutions and encourage U.S. to seek resolution specifically authorizing use of force (see S. Res. 28), S1978 [5FE]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see S. Res. 202), S11990 [25SE]

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), S12376 [2OC]

———strengthen oversight provisions (see S. 1695), S12534 [14OC]

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

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

Years of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 170), S11119 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: international response to need for food in the Horn of Africa (see S. Res. 149), S6707 [20MY]

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (see S. 43), S36 [7JA]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see S. 40), S36 [7JA]

Armed Forces: require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 9), S3730 [13MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to dismissal of certain involuntary cases (see S. 1128), S6978 [22MY]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see S. 128), S132 [9JA]

Budget: reduce deficit through elimination of funding for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, irrigation water subsidies, and production of Trident II missiles (see S. 49), S36 [7JA]

Buy American Act: amend to increase requirement for American-made content and to tighten waiver provisions (see S. 1480), S10140 [29JY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see S. 402), S2457 [13FE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see S. 132), S133 [9JA]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 1691), S12277 [1OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 1691), S12277 [1OC]

Courts: provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (see S. 1117), S6978 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see S. 42), S36 [7JA]

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

———prevent implementation of Total Information Awareness Program or similar programs that collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 188), S1069 [16JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (see S. 45), S36 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 1199), S7476 [5JN]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see S. 1151), S7135 [23MY]

Diseases: combat polio (see S. Res. 109), S4957 [8AP] (see S. Res. 266), S14804 [12NO]

Education: increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see S. Res. 19), S288 [14JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 956), S5541 [30AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see S. 683), S4275 [21MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 473), S2920 [27FE]

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]

Health: promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 39), S36 [7JA]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see S. 1544), S10618 [31JY]

Kenya: elections (see S. Res. 231), S11832 [23SE]

Law enforcement: limit authority to delay notice of search warrants (see S. 1701), S12376 [2OC]

Medicare: eliminate geographic physician work adjustment factor, provide incentives to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas, and revise certain wage adjustments for skilled nursing facilities (see S. 36), S35 [7JA]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 1994), S16120 [9DE]

———repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund (see S. 1995), S16120 [9DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see S. 48), S36 [7JA]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see S. 47), S36 [7JA]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 770), S4702 [2AP]

Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (see S. 221), S1668 [28JA]

Schools: establish an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (see S. 231), S1736 [29JA]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (see S. 1874), S14965 [17NO]

Taxation: disallow deductions and credits for companies who discriminate against Canadian pharmacies that pass along discounts to consumers living in the U.S. (see S. 477), S2920 [27FE]

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

———treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (see S. 301), S1976 [5FE]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see S. Con. Res. 69), S11568 [16SE]

Letters

Federal capital cases decision-making process: by, S3876 [18MR]

Nomination of Charles W. Pickering, Sr., to be circuit judge: Stephen Gillers, New York University School of Law, S13560 [30OC]

Permit Medicare+Choice plans that disproportionately serve special needs or frail, elderly beneficiaries to offer specialized Medicare Advantage plans: Karen A. Bullock, Community Health Partnership, Inc., S8689 [26JN]

———Karen Musser, Elder Care of Dane County, WI, S8689 [26JN]

Lists

Supporters of Feingold amendment to S. 14, Energy Policy Act, on protection of consumers and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions, S10206 [30JY]

Privilege of the floor

Ayers, Andrew, S11587 [16SE]

Busansky, Alex, S5977 [8MY]

Corneliss, Nicolaas, S9160 [9JY]

Matugama, Sharmila, S14849 [12NO]

Questions and answers

Nomination of Timothy M. Tymkovich to be circuit judge: by and Timothy M. Tymkovich, S4602 [1AP]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S11602 [17SE]

———prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, S3611 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3611 [12MR], S11602 [17SE]

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

Africa: authorize emergency supplemental assistance to combat the growing humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, S1233 [21JA]

Agriculture: allow modified bloc voting by dairy marketing cooperatives in the scheduled referendum on Federal milk marketing order reform (S. 43), S48 [7JA]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (S. 40), S45 [7JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S14147 [6NO]

Animals: encourage research on the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (S. 1036), S5999 [9MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1233 [21JA], S1348, S1354, S1356 [22JA], S1380, S1381, S1416 [23JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1233 [21JA], S1348, S1354, S1356 [22JA], S1380, S1381, S1416 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, S13775 [3NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12255 [1OC], S12315 [2OC], S12575, S12589, S12592 [15OC], S12721 [16OC], S12814 [17OC]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S3872 [18MR], S3949 [19MR]

Armed Forces: discharge of linguistic personnel relative to sexual orientation, S2984 [27FE]

———prohibit excessive overseas deployment of the National Guard and Reserves, S9570 [17JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S12575 [15OC]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (S.J. Res. 9), S3748 [13MR]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S5263 [11AP]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4091 [20MR]

———tribute, S12315 [2OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S5053 [9AP]

Army: increase end strength and structure additional forces for constabulary duty, S12721 [16OC]

Aviation: require that air traffic control remain a Government function, S14949 [17NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to dismissal of certain involuntary cases (S. 1128), S7018 [22MY]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 2465), S10897 [1AU]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: district court decision on constitutionality of certain provisions, S5738-S5740 [5MY]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (S. 128), S159 [9JA]

Budget: create reserve fund for costs associated with use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, S4064, S4065 [20MR], S4230 [21MR]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement, S7102, S7104, S7105 [23MY]

———extend pay-as-you-go requirement relative to tax cuts or entitlement spending, S4358 [25MR]

———reduce deficit through elimination of funding for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, irrigation water subsidies, and production of Trident II missiles (S. 49), S51-S53 [7JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S5310 [11AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3872 [18MR], S3949 [19MR], S4064, S4065 [20MR], S4230 [21MR], S4358 [25MR]

Burma: human rights violations, S4953 [8AP], S11113 [4SE]

Burundi: efforts to end civil war, S5768 [6MY]

Buy American Act: amend to increase requirement for American-made content and to tighten waiver provisions (S. 1480), S10142 [29JY], S12270 [1OC]

———compliance, S11824 [23SE], S12270 [1OC]

———require a report to Congress relative to Federal acquisitions of U.S.-made products, S13887, S13889 [4NO]

Bybee, Jay S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3692 [13MR]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (S. 402), S2475-S2477 [13FE]

———temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (S. 132), S160 [9JA], S843 [15JA], S3875 [18MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (S. 121), S1236 [21JA]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, S2987-S2989 [27FE]

Clark, Robert T.: nomination to be Army lieutenant general, S15042 [18NO]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (S. Res. 41), S1862 [4FE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (S. 1691), S12278 [1OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (S. 1691), S12278 [1OC]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve those in need, improve public disclosure by certain organizations, and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (S. 476), S5013 [9AP]

Computers: prohibit transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail to persons on a national No-Spam Registry and impose requirements on content of all commercial e-mail (S. 1231), S13125 [23OC]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: human rights violations, S7536 [9JN]

———U.S. policy, S286 [14JA]

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, S13005 [22OC]

———provide a definition of a prevailing party for Federal fee-shifting statutes (S. 1117), S7000 [22MY]

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), S13885, S13886, S13887, S13889 [4NO]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (S. 950), S6250 [14MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (S. 42), S47 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6674 [20MY], S6926 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, S14486 [12NO]

———establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (S. 918), S5377 [11AP]

———include overseas military operations funding in the budget, S9543 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9531, S9543, S9569, S9570, S9571 [17JY]

———prevent implementation of Total Information Awareness Program or similar programs that collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources, S1416 [23JA]

———prevent implementation of Total Information Awareness Program or similar programs that collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (S. 188), S1079 [16JA]

———Roboscout Program funding, S9569 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make changes to the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (S. 45), S49 [7JA], S2775 [26FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9954 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: community oriented policing services program funding, S12187 [30SE]

———enforcement of antitrust laws relative to pork processing industry acquisitions by Smithfield Foods, Inc., S12600 [15OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S11196 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: make grants to State and tribal governments to assist efforts to manage and control the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds (S. 1366), S8761 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), S11824 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 1199), S7492 [5JN]

———prohibit funding to implement policies in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks, S14938 [17NO]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (S. 1151), S7146 [23MY], S14382 [11NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11196 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13087 [23OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14938 [17NO]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S1967 [5FE]

———combat polio (S. Res. 109), S4974 [8AP]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S1348 [22JA]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6448, S6477, S6479 [15MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, S6477 [15MY]

Dorr, Thomas C.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Development, S14986 [18NO]

———nomination to the CCC, S14986 [18NO]

Drugs: ensure access to assured quality pharmaceuticals at the lowest possible price to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S6479 [15MY]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (S. 139), S13589 [30OC]

Electric power: protect consumers and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions, S10204, S10205, S10206, S10208, S10209 [30JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 956), S5600 [30AP], S15275-S15277 [20NO]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, S104 [9JA]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2114 [10FE], S2773 [26FE], S3126 [5MR]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S14949 [17NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, S12592 [15OC]

———allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (S. 683), S4280 [21MR]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S9490 [16JY], S11503 [16SE]

Federal Election Administration: establish (S. 1388), S9247 [10JY]

Federal employees: application of certain goals that would subject employees to public-private competitions or convert work to private contractors, S1356 [22JA]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, S8194 [19JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 473), S2927 [27FE]

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), S13633 [30OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exclude U.S. persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' relative to international terrorism (S. 113), S5914, S5917, S5921 [8MY]

———limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes (S. 1507), S10621-S10623 [31JY], S12990-S12992 [22OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13368 [28OC]

Foreign trade: require country of origin labeling of all forms of ginseng, S14147 [6NO]

———U.S. deficit, S14534 [12NO]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), S11965 [25SE]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S6448 [15MY]

Government: extend and strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility (S. 90), S74 [7JA]

Health: promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers (S. 39), S44 [7JA]

———protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing effects of excessive liability costs (S. 11), motion to proceed, S9075 [9JY]

Hong Kong: status of civil liberties after reversion to the People's Republic of China, S8550 [25JN]

Illinois: decision by former Governor Ryan to pardon and commute sentences of death row inmates, S843 [15JA]

———decision by Governor Blagojevich to continue moratorium on capital punishment, S5532 [30AP]

Indonesia: make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, S1354 [22JA], S1380, S1381 [23JA]

———make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S., efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, S13368 [28OC]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (S. 1544), S10672 [31JY]

———require reports to Congress on data-mining programs that collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources, S13885, S13886 [4NO]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (S. 423), S2539 [14FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S10502 [31JY]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (S. 1552), S12991 [22OC]

International Women's Day: observance, S3499 [11MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S12121-S12123 [29SE]

———Iraqi Defense Corps and national security forces funding, S12255 [1OC]

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

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, S10502 [31JY]

Laos: human rights violations, S9236 [10JY]

Law enforcement: limit authority to delay notice of search warrants (S. 1701), S12377 [2OC]

———prohibit racial profiling, S103 [9JA]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, S13336 [28OC]

Liberia: U.S. policy, S9111-S9113 [9JY]

Marquette University: tribute to men's basketball team, S5056 [9AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S103 [9JA], S1064 [16JA]

Medicare: eliminate geographic physician work adjustment factor, provide incentives to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas, and revise certain wage adjustments for skilled nursing facilities (S. 36), S43 [7JA]

———hospital ownership exceptions to physician self-referral restrictions, S9582 [17JY]

———permit Medicare+Choice plans that disproportionately serve special needs or frail, elderly beneficiaries to offer specialized Medicare Advantage plans, S8688 [26JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 1994), S16133 [9DE]

———reform, S2774 [26FE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R.. 1), S9582 [17JY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15684 [24NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8194 [19JN], S8688, S8699 [26JN]

———repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund (S. 1995), S16133 [9DE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, S13087 [23OC]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (S. 48), S50 [7JA]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits, S12368 [2OC]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, S12368 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S10108 [29JY]

National Guard: Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams funding, S9569 [17JY]

National security: war on terrorism and homeland security funding, S2775 [26FE]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (S. 47), S50 [7JA]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation relative to Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations administration, S15275-S15277 [20NO]

Nuclear energy: loan guarantees for commercial nuclear powerplant construction, S7587 [10JN]

Nuclear weapons: allow research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons, S6674 [20MY]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S5627 [1MY]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence, S7444 [5JN]

Pickering, Charles W., Sr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13558 [30OC]

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (S. 1497), S10275 [30JY]

———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (S. 1913), S15412 [21NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), S10572 [31JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15251 [20NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7444 [5JN], S7587 [10JN], S10108 [29JY], S10204, S10205, S10206, S10208, S10209 [30JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), unanimous-consent request, S10203 [30JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2773 [26FE], S3078 [4MR], S4603 [1AP], S14100, S14101 [6NO], S14534 [12NO]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14100, S14101 [6NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7102, S7104, S7105 [23MY]

Public utilities: create more efficient electric grid, increase investment in utility infrastructure, and enhance consumer protections, S10204, S10205, S10206, S10208, S10209 [30JY]

Public welfare programs: ensure fair treatment and due process protections for enhanced data collection and reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 770), S4708 [2AP]

Radio: increase locally and independently produced content and facilitate competition in programming, advertising, and concert promotion (S. 221), S1674 [28JA]

Senate: require candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form (S. 1874), S14966 [17NO]

Sierra Leone: U.N. war crimes tribunal indictments, S3801 [17MR]

Supreme Court: decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, S8548 [25JN]

Sutton, Jeffrey S.: nomination to be circuit judge, S5451 [29AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (S. 560), S3318 [6MR]

Taxation: disallow deductions and credits for companies who discriminate against Canadian pharmacies that pass along discounts to consumers living in the U.S. (S. 477), S2935 [27FE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S5310 [11AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 970), S11783 [23SE]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 44), S48 [7JA]

———treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles (S. 301), S1978 [5FE]

Taylor, Charles: indictment of Liberian President by the Special Court in Sierra Leone, S7467 [5JN]

Terrorism: U.S. policy, S6037-S6039 [13MY]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (S. Con. Res. 69), S11578 [16SE]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Russia on Strategic Offensive Reductions: establish conditions for withdrawal or extension of treaty, S3224 [6MR]

———ratification, S3224 [6MR]

Tymkovich, Timothy M.: nomination to be circuit judge, S4601, S4603 [1AP]

U.N.: allow weapons inspectors sufficient time to assess Iraq's compliance with Security Council disarmament resolutions and encourage U.S. to seek resolution specifically authorizing use of force (S. Res. 28), S1966 [5FE]

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 (S. 1709), S12990-S12992 [22OC]

———repeal sections that violate constitutional rights and civil liberties, S12990-S12992 [22OC]

University of Wisconsin: tribute to men's basketball team, S3502 [11MR]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 639), S3884 [18MR]

Veterans: health care funding, S14382 [11NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S14382 [11NO]

Winchell, Barry: murder at Fort Campbell, KY, while serving in Army, S15042 [18NO]

Yemen: report on detention and escape of suspects in the attack on the U.S.S. Cole, S9531 [17JY]

Zimbabwe: human rights violations, S12600 [15OC]

———support democratic transition and economic recovery, S7536 [9JN]

———U.S. policy, S3499 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S12123 [29SE]

Statements

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) Rules Relative to Judicial Nominations: by, S14100 [6NO]

Summaries

District Court Decision on Constitutionality of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Provisions, S5740 [5MY]

Texts of

S. 44, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S49 [7JA]

S. 47, eliminate the Navy Extremely Low Frequency Communication System, S50 [7JA]

S. 48, eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress, S51 [7JA]

S. 49, Deficit Reduction Act, S53 [7JA]

S. 90, extend and strengthen budget procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility, S75 [7JA]

S. 132, National Death Penalty Moratorium Act, S161-S164 [9JA]

S. 188, Data-Mining Moratorium Act, S1080 [16JA]

S. 301, tax treatment of charitable use of passenger automobiles, S1979 [5FE]

S. 402, Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, S2477 [13FE]

S. 473, Clean Water Authority Restoration Act, S2928 [27FE]

S. 683, Military Families Leave Act, S4281 [21MR]

S. 770, Fair Treatment and Due Process Protection Act, S4709-S4712 [2AP]

S. 918, Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams Implementation Act, S5378 [11AP]

S. 956, Student Testing Flexibility Act, S5602 [30AP]

S. 1128, Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act, S7019 [22MY]

S. 1151, Veterans Outreach Protection Act, S7146 [23MY]

S. 1199, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act, S7493 [5JN]

S. 1480, Buy American Improvement Act, S10143 [29JY]

S. 1507, Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act, S10623 [31JY]

S. 1544, Data-Mining Reporting Act, S10672 [31JY]

S. 1691, Wartime Treatment Study Act, S12279-S12281 [1OC]

S. 1701, Reasonable Notice and Search Act, S12378 [2OC]

S. 1874, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act, S14967 [17NO]

S. 1994, Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act, S16133 [9DE]

S. 1995, repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund, S16133 [9DE]

Tributes

Garton, Joe, S11114 [4SE]

Howell, Brian, S15971 [25NO]

Hunter, John P., S16114 [9DE]

Jendrzejczyk, Michael, S6701 [20MY]

Kenseth, Matt, S15810 [24NO]

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, S4699 [2AP]

Nash, Edith, S15809 [24NO]

Shannon, Dorothy, S4161 [20MR]

Wellstone, Paul D., S13655 [30OC]