HOLLINGS, ERNEST F. (a Senator from South Carolina)

Addresses

Briggs v. Elliot Descendants Reunion Banquet: by, S3029 [3MR]

State of the Union: President Bush (2001) (excerpt), S1698 [29JA]

Amendments

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

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1049, S1091 [16JA], S1145, S1163 [17JA], S1269 [21JA], S1417, S1480 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12655, S12667, S12682, S12749, S12750, S12751 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4681, S4718, S4719 [2AP], S4777, S4781, S4857, S4858, S4864 [3AP]

Aviation: develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce (S. 165), S5974 [8MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3809, S3810 [17MR], S3903 [18MR], S3995 [19MR], S4205, S4211 [20MR], S4253, S4276 [21MR]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13024, S13057 [22OC], S16036 [25NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9353 [14JY], S9366, S9427 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9758, S9807 [23JY]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11323, S11360 [10SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13118, S13169, S13173 [23OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S14507, S14843 [12NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1584), S11927 [24SE]

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

FAA: reauthorize (S. 824), S7811, S7857 [12JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8561 [25JN]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 196), S5504, S5614 [30AP]

NTSB: reauthorize (S. 579), S15478, S15507 [21NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S10173, S10297 [30JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7106, S7161 [23MY]

Railroads: revitalize and enhance the passenger and freight rail transportation system (S. 1961), S16041 [25NO]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), S15085 [18NO]

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

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6338 [14MY], S6438 [15MY]

Analyses

Oceans and Human Health Act (S. 1218), S7622 [10JN]

Appointments

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

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

———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, S7820 [12JN]

———H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, S9886 [24JY]

———H.R. 2658, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S9572 [17JY], D927 [31JY]

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

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

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

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

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

NATO Parliamentary Assembly, S6638 [19MY]

Articles and editorials

Al-Qaeda, ``Exploits Insecurity in Iraq To Acquire Weapons and Swell Its Ranks,'' Peter Speigel, Financial Times (publication), S13766 [3NO]

Burk Is Way Off Course, Sally Jenkins, Washington (DC) Post, S5339 [11AP]

Candidate With That Rarest of Attributes—Candor, S12183 [30SE]

Defense Memo—A Grim Outlook, Dave Moniz and Tom Squitieri, USA Today, S13765 [3NO]

Deficits and Dysfunction, Peter J. Peterson, New York (NY) Times, S8222 [19JN]

Delusional on the Deficit, by, Washington (DC) Post, S8223 [19JN]

Digging the Deficit Hole, Washington (DC) Post, S3376 [10MR]

Economic View; Producing Abroad Is Harming Recovery, Louis Uchitelle, New York (NY) Times, S10495 [31JY]

Economy—More Financial Jobs Go Offshore, Michael Schroeder, Wall Street Journal, S5797 [7MY]

Fair Payment for War, William H. Gates, Sr. and Chuck Collins, Washington (DC) Post, S4784 [3AP]

FCC's Powell Keeps Chin Up as Regulation Storm Rages, Paul Davidson, USA Today, S11464 [15SE]

Few Spared as Insurance Rates Soar; Corporate, Household Budgets Feel Same Pain, Dee DePass, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S9018 [8JY]

Football Coach All Alone at Brink of 500 Wins, Jill Lieber, USA Today, S11563 [16SE]

Ford, GM Push Vendors Toward China; `World Price' Frenzy Threatens U.S. Jobs, Robert Sherefkin and David Sedgwick, Automotive News (publication), S10497 [31JY]

Former Congressman Leaves Legacy of Dedication, Andrew Dys, Rock Hill (SC) Herald, S7602 [10JN]

Greenspan Says Tax Cut Without Spending Reductions Could Be Damaging, David E. Rosenbaum, New York (NY) Times, S5794 [7MY]

How Michael Powell Could Have the Last Laugh, Catherine Yang, Business Week (publication), S11463 [15SE]

Hundreds Say Goodbye to Beloved Legislator; Lourie Remembered as S.C. Progressive Who Fought the Good Fight, Valerie Bauerlein, Columbia (SC) State, S6850 [21MY]

I.B.M. Explores Shift of Some Jobs Overseas, Steven Greenhouse, New York (NY) Times, S10499 [31JY]

Inspires Others, Penny Parker, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S3081 [4MR]

Insurers Scale Back Corporate Liability Policies, Jonathan D. Glater and Joseph B. Treaster, New York (NY) Times, S9020 [8JY]

J.P. Morgan, Insurance Firms Settle Legal Dispute, Edward Iwata, USA Today, S9019 [8JY]

Laid-Off Factory Workers Find Jobs Are Drying Up for Good, Clare Ansberry, Wall Street Journal, S10492-S10494 [31JY]

Local Artist, Arts Writer, Cultural Affairs Office Among Verner Winners, Dave Munday, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S3408 [10MR]

Misled and Undermanned—The Truth on Iraq, by, Columbia (SC) State, S15054 [18NO]

Model Tee Fords, Rich Skyzinski, Golf Journal, S1468 [23JA]

NASA Supporters Seek National Debate on Space Goals, Matthew L. Wald, New York (NY) Times, S14037 [5NO]

New Global Job Shift, Pete Engardio, Aaron Bernstein, and Manjeet Kripalani, Business Week (publication), S1701-S1703 [29JA]

No Excuse for Tax Cuts, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S4783 [3AP]

Railroad Regulator Linda Morgan Resigns, Don Phillips, Washington (DC) Post, S3083 [4MR]

Sour Mood Pervades the Economic Front, Edmund L. Andrews, New York (NY) Times, S4781 [3AP]

Stubborn Stagnation, Robert J. Samuelson, Washington (DC) Post, S5796 [7MY]

Sure-Fire Recipe for Trouble, Mortimer B. Zuckerman, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S8117 [18JN]

Tax Lunacy, Financial Times (publication), S7108 [23MY]

Tax Wealthy To Pay for Iraq War—Test Patriotism's Deeper Meaning, Robert B. Reich, USA Today, S11462 [15SE]

Tennis Trailblazer Althea Gibson Dead at 76, Doug Smith, USA Today, S12134 [29SE]

Traditional Coast Guard Duties Suffer, Study Says, Christopher Lee, Washington (DC) Post, S4679 [2AP]

2004 Budget Likely To Show Record Deficits, Jonathan Weisman and Mike Allen, Washington (DC) Post, S1699 [29JA]

Washington Talks a Blue Streak as Social Security's Red Ink Runs, Allan Sloan, Washington (DC) Post, S4783 [3AP]

Washington's Weak Dollar Policy, David Hale, Financial Times (publication), S7108 [23MY]

Washington's Wild Ways Choke Recovery, by, Columbia (SC) State, S5796 [7MY]

Way Ahead of His Time, Aaron G. Sheinin, Columbia (SC) State, S11904 [24SE]

Where the Good Jobs Are Going; Forget Sweatshops, U.S. Companies Are Now Shifting High-Wage Work Overseas, Especially to India, Jyoti Thottam and Sean Gregory, Time (publication), S10494 [31JY]

Yearlong Decline in Dollar Is Little Help on Trade Gap, Daniel Altman, New York (NY) Times, S4781 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: 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]

Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see S. 763), S4702 [2AP]

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

Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building, Omaha, NE: designate (see S. 703), S5174 [10AP]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see S. 83), S1737 [29JA]

Clemson University: tribute to men's golf team (see S. Res. 161), S7476 [5JN]

Coastal Zone Management Act: amend (see S. 218), S1479 [23JA] (see S. 241), S1736 [29JA]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see S. 1808), S13711 [31OC]

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

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

CPSC: reauthorize (see S. 1261), S11989 [25SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see S. 641), S7382 [4JN]

Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see S. 1597), S11245 [9SE]

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

Dept. of Transportation: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road bus operations (see S. 929), S5434 [28AP]

Disasters: require the Depts. of Homeland Security and Commerce to develop and coordinate a national emergency warning system (see S. 118), S132 [9JA]

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

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

FAA: reauthorize (see S. 824), S4957 [8AP]

———reauthorize programs (see S. 1618), S11568 [16SE]

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

———protect children from indecent programming through enforcement of laws, investigation of complaints, and sanctioning of broadcast violators (see S. Res. 283), S16120 [9DE]

Federal Maritime Commission: authorize appropriations (see S. 1244), S7718 [11JN]

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]

———establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see S. 544), S3163 [5MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 4), S1069 [16JA]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see S. 508), S3086 [4MR]

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

Francis Marion University: tribute to men's golf team (see S. Res. 163), S7619 [10JN]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see S. 1654), S11913 [24SE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1234), S11989 [25SE]

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

Health: increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see S. Res. 96), S4166 [20MR]

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

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see S. 1813), S13910 [4NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S8862 [27JN]

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

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Con. Res. 55), S7832 [12JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1531), S11350 [10SE]

Medicaid: 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), S7541 [9JN]

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

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see S. 869), S5173 [10AP]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see S. 654), S3881 [18MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S4512 [27MR]

———modify definition of rehabilitation hospital and rehabilitation unit for reimbursement under prospective payment system (see S. 1222), S10620 [31JY]

———reform reimbursement rates for chemotherapy drugs and administration (see S. 1303), S8440 [24JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S3253 [6MR]

———restore (see S. 1926), S15977 [25NO]

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

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 888), S5773 [6MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 67), S11416 [11SE]

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

National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 140), S5995 [9MY]

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

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1587), S11161 [5SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1478), S10045 [28JY]

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

NOAA: ratify certain legal appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps (see S. 886), S5174 [10AP]

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), S1144 [17JA]

NTSB: reauthorize (see S. 579), S3369 [7MR]

Oceans: provide for ocean and coastal observations, enhance security at U.S. ports, and implement a data and information system required by all components of an ocean observing system (see S. 1400), S9328 [14JY]

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

Public welfare programs: extend State waivers under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 605), S5726 [5MY]

Railroads: authorizing appropriations for the Federal railroad safety program (see S. 1402), S9328 [14JY]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund safety programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see S. 1646), S11832 [23SE]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see S. 1090), S6852 [21MY]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 189), S1069 [16JA]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 333), S6979 [22MY]

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

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

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see S. 750), S4629 [1AP]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 349), S4513 [27MR]

Sports: reauthorize sport fishing and recreational boating safety programs (see S. 1804), S13660 [30OC]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1389), S9244 [10JY]

Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see S. 136), S133 [9JA]

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

———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), S7235 [3JN]

———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see S. 271), S7188 [2JN]

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

———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), S16120 [9DE]

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

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

Tobacco products: eliminate price supports and compensate quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities (see S. 1490), S10265 [30JY]

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see S. 1152), S7135 [23MY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 392), S7541 [9JN]

Women: reduce the preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 1726), S13263 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Business and industry: eliminate incentives to move operations abroad, enforce antidumping and trade laws, prohibit commerce in products made with child labor, and extend Buy American Act provisions (see S. 592), S3504 [11MR]

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

Coastal zones: exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations (see S. 1643), S11832 [23SE]

Congaree Swamp National Park: establish (see S. 1313), S8357 [23JN]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 498), S3027 [3MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Manufacturing (see S. 592), S3504 [11MR]

———protect consumers by regulating interstate sale of insurance (see S. 1373), S9049 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, SC, relative to the Reconstruction Era (see S. 500), S3027 [3MR]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see S. 276), S1870 [4FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see S.J. Res. 5), S1479 [23JA]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see S. 1798), S13660 [30OC]

National Cancer Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S13134 [23OC]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security (see S. 89), S37 [7JA]

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

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), S7618 [10JN]

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

———revitalize and enhance the passenger and freight rail transportation system (see S. 1961), S15975 [25NO]

Taxation: impose a value-added tax and use receipts to fund U.S. war effort (see S. 112), S132 [9JA]

———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see S. 1290), S8232 [19JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see S. 970), S5650 [1MY]

———suspend future reductions of income tax rates if Social Security surpluses are used to fund such cuts (see S. 88), S37 [7JA]

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

Tolani, Hitesh Gulab: relief (see S. 99), S37 [7JA]

Tolani, Jaya Gulab: relief (see S. 99), S37 [7JA]

Excerpts

Budget Enforcement Act: off-budget status of old-age, survivors, and disability insurance trust funds, S3006 [3MR]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 conference report (H. Con. Res. 95): public debt and Social Security trust fund provisions, S5795 [7MY]

Letters

Congaree National Park Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S8360 [23JN]

———Angela Viney, South Carolina Wildlife Federation, S8361 [23JN]

———Dana Beach, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, S8361 [23JN]

———Daniel L. Tufford, Columbia Audubon Society, S8360 [23JN]

———Dell Isham, Sierra Club, South Carolina chapter, S8360 [23JN]

———John E. Frampton, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, S8360 [23JN]

———LaBruce S. Alexander, Friends of Congaree Swamp (organization), S8361 [23JN]

———Michael T. Dawson, River Alliance (organization), S8361 [23JN]

Lists

Appropriate levels of public debt in S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S3946 [19MR]

State-owned corporations in Singapore, S10491 [31JY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S11460 [15SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S11460 [15SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S14018 [5NO]

Amtrak: Board of Directors appointments, S10840 [31JY]

———funding, S1050 [16JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1050 [16JA], S1135 [17JA], S1442 [23JA]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, S2434, S2436 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1050 [16JA], S1135 [17JA], S1442 [23JA], S2434, S2436 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief (H.R. 2859), S10840 [31JY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, S13764, S13765, S13766 [3NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12315 [2OC], S12820 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4678, S4680, S4683, S4684 [2AP], S4779, S4781, S4782, S4784 [3AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit excessive overseas deployment of the National Guard and Reserves, S9385 [15JY]

———tribute, S12315 [2OC]

Ashley, Dottie: South Carolina Arts Commission Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award recipient, S3408 [10MR]

Aviation: enable the U.S. to maintain its leadership in aeronautics and aviation (S. 788), S4841 [3AP], S7780 [12JN]

———encourage air carriers to offer reduced air fares to active duty Armed Forces members, S7786 [12JN]

———require background checks of alien flight school applicants regardless of weight of the aircraft for which they seek training and require report on the effectiveness of the requirement, S7804 [12JN]

Benedict College: tribute to gospel choir, S4509 [27MR]

Budget: create reserve fund for costs associated with use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, S4066 [20MR]

———deficit, S3376, S3377, S3378, S3379 [10MR], S8222 [19JN], S9385, S9388, S9389 [15JY]

———eliminate tax cuts, S4232 [21MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S5311 [11AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3941, S3942, S3946 [19MR], S4066, S4068, S4069 [20MR], S4232, S4253 [21MR]

———treatment of public debt, S1697-S1703 [29JA]

Bush, President: encourage submission of a proposal to the Committee on Finance (Senate) raising revenues to offset funds spent on war with Iraq, S4781, S4782, S4784 [3AP]

Business and industry: eliminate incentives to move operations abroad, enforce antidumping and trade laws, prohibit commerce in products made with child labor, and extend Buy American Act provisions (S. 592), S3516 [11MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (S. 861), S5186 [10AP]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13019 [22OC]

Congaree Swamp National Park: establish (S. 1313), S8360 [23JN]

Congress: protect prerogatives in allocation of homeland security funding, S4779 [3AP]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 498), S3029 [3MR]

Dept. of Commerce: anniversary, S2439 [13FE]

———establish an Office of Manufacturing (S. 592), S3516 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, S14484 [12NO]

———establish commission to study overseas deployments, S9385 [15JY]

———exemption from certain environmental regulations, S14484 [12NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9385, S9389 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9758, S9760, S9762 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11338 [10SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), S12203 [30SE]

Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act: amend labeling requirements (S. 130), S203 [10JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S101 [9JA], S182, S183, S184 [10JA]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3376 [10MR]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S15386 [21NO]

———reauthorize (S. 824), S7780, S7783, S7785, S7786, S7792, S7802, S7804, S7812, S7815, S7819 [12JN]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules, S11454 [15SE]

———disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S11463, S11464 [15SE]

———ruling on media ownership rules, S8117 [18JN]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (S. 1798), S13661 [30OC]

Floyd, Henry F.: nomination to be district judge, S11738 [22SE]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S3004, S3007 [3MR], S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10498, S10500, S10501 [31JY]

FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive unsolicited commercial e-mail, S13019 [22OC]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), S11957 [25SE]

Greenville, SC: tribute to Greenville Hospital System Children's Hospital, S4374 [25MR]

Health: protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing effects of excessive liability costs (S. 11), motion to proceed, S9017, S9019, S9021 [8JY]

Iraq: cost of use of Armed Forces against Iraq and rebuilding efforts, S11454 [15SE]

Leavitt, Michael O.: nomination to be EPA Administrator, unanimous-consent request, S13011 [22OC]

Medicare: contractor funding, S11338 [10SE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15890 [25NO]

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

Myrtle Beach, SC: tribute to Carolina Forest High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5338 [11AP]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, S1703 [29JA]

National Cancer Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 252), S13184 [23OC]

National Park Service: Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Program funding, S1442 [23JA]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, S4066 [20MR], S4253 [21MR], S4678, S4680, S4683, S4684 [2AP], S9758, S9760, S9762 [23JY]

National Space Commission: establish (S. 1821), S14033-S14035 [5NO]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 196), S5506 [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 (S. 1218), S7621 [10JN]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J.: tribute (S. Res. 83), S3652 [13MR]

Oglala Sioux Tribe: court system funding, S2434 [13FE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S3376 [10MR]

Public debt: ceiling (H.J. Res. 51), S7106, S7108 [23MY]

Railroads: authorizing appropriations for the Federal railroad safety program (S. 1402), S15742 [24NO]

———establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (S. 104), S80 [7JA]

———revitalize and enhance the passenger and freight rail transportation system (S. 1961), S15986 [25NO]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots relative to perimeter rule on flight distances, S7815 [12JN]

———study housing of gates used by shuttle services within same terminal, S7804 [12JN]

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (S. 189), S15096 [18NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S3005-S3007 [3MR], S3376 [10MR], S3946 [19MR], S7106, S7108 [23MY]

———reform, S3941, S3942 [19MR]

South Carolina: Natural Resource Conservation Service and Earth Sciences and Resources Institute at the University of South Carolina funding, S14018 [5NO]

———tribute to peach farmers, S9402 [15JY]

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: funding, S1135 [17JA]

Taxation: abolish certain tax cuts, S6438 [15MY]

———impose a value-added tax and use receipts to fund U.S. war effort (S. 112), S101 [9JA], S3004 [3MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (S. 150), S14230 [7NO]

———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (S. 1290), S8236 [19JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S182, S183 [10JA], S1697 [29JA], S3376, S3377, S3378, S3379 [10MR], S3942 [19MR], S5311 [11AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 2), S5793-S5798 [7MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6438 [15MY]

———rates, S3005-S3007 [3MR], S3376, S3377, S3378, S3379 [10MR], S4068 [20MR], S11460-S11463 [15SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (S. 970), S5657 [1MY]

———suspend future reductions of income tax rates if Social Security surpluses are used to fund such cuts (S. 88), S74 [7JA]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (S. 161), S304 [14JA]

Thurmond, Strom: tribute (S. Res. 191), S8858 [27JN]

Toal, Jean Hoefer: Government Technology (publication) honoree, S4510 [27MR]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers, S2436 [13FE]

Transportation Security Administration: allow flexibility in the use of the Aviation Security Capital Fund, S7792 [12JN]

———clarify apportionment of funds from Aviation Security Capital Fund, S7785 [12JN]

Treaties and agreements: impact of free-trade agreements, S10490, S10491, S10494, S10495, S10496, S10498, S10500, S10501 [31JY]

———prohibit inclusion of immigration provisions in trade agreement implementation legislation, S10490, S10491 [31JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), S10490, S10491 [31JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), S10491 [31JY]

World Trade Organization: decision on Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act relative to U.S. anti-dumping regulations, S1064 [16JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S12183 [30SE]

Reports

Social Security and the Unified Budget: Alan Greenspan, National Commission on Social Security Reform (1983), S3005 [3MR]

War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations (S. 762): Iraqi Relief and Reconstruction Fund Provisions, S4684 [2AP]

Schedules

2001 debt timeline, S3379 [10MR]

Summaries

Mid-Session Budget Review for FY 2004: OMB, S9386 [15JY]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23): Hollings Amendment on Greater Security for U.S. Seaports, S4066 [20MR]

War in Iraq and Homeland Security Supplemental Appropriations (S. 762): Hollings Amendment on Seaport Security, S4684 [2AP]

Tables

Budget realities, S3377 [10MR], S4067 [20MR], S5794 [7MY], S7107 [23MY]

CBO baseline projections of Federal interest and debt, S11461 [15SE]

CBO projections of discretionary spending and homeland security spending, S11461 [15SE]

CBO's projections of Federal debt under its adjusted baseline, S1701 [29JA]

Daily history of debt results, S7106 [23MY]

Debt to the penny, S1699 [29JA], S3006 [3MR], S9387 [15JY]

Federal budget deficits, trust funds, national debt, and interest costs (1947-2002), S1698 [29JA]

Federal Government financing and debt, S3377 [10MR], S4068 [20MR], S9387 [15JY]

Import percentages of certain products, S10495 [31JY]

Social Security tax rates for 2002 and later, S3942 [19MR]

Social Security trust fund financial operations (2002), S3942 [19MR]

Taxes to pay for war, S1698 [29JA], S4783 [3AP]

Texts of

S. 161, Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act, S1070 [16JA]

S. 861, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, S5187 [10AP]

S. 970, Job Protection Act, S5658-S5660 [1MY]

S. 1218, Oceans and Human Health Act, S7623-S7625 [10JN]

S. 1290, permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity, S8236 [19JN]

S. 1798, American Home Fire Safety Act, S13662 [30OC]

S. 1821, National Space Commission Act, S14035-S14037 [5NO]

S. 1961, American Railroad Revitalization, Investment, and Enhancement (ARRIVE 21) Act of the 21st Century, S15989-S16002 [25NO]

Tributes

Blatt, Soloman, Jr., S845 [15JA]

Ford Family, S1468 [23JA]

Garris, George, S11344 [10SE]

Gettys, Tom S., S7602 [10JN]

Gibson, Althea, S12134 [29SE]

Johnson, Hootie, S5339 [11AP]

Lourie, Isadore, S6850 [21MY]

McKissick, John, S11474 [15SE], S11563 [16SE]

Morgan, Linda J., S3083 [4MR]

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, S4502 [27MR]

Simmons, Philip, S3081 [4MR], S8298 [20JN]

Thurmond, Strom, S8679 [26JN]

Walker, Richard (Dixie), S10902 [1AU]

West, John C., S11904 [24SE]

Wilkins, Walt and Donyelle, S9899 [24JY]