LOTT, TRENT (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1091 [16JA], S1412, S1480 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12301 [1OC], S12360, S12389 [2OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S4214 [20MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6718, S6726 [20MY], S6896, S7057 [22MY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9366, S9427, S9428 [15JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9205, S9264 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), S13121, S13174 [23OC]

FAA: reauthorize (S. 824), S7807, S7857 [12JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8464 [24JN], S8581 [25JN], S8666, S8683, S8780 [26JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S9205, S9264 [10JY]

Senate Commission on Art: select an appropriate scene commemorating the establishment of a bicameral Congress for placement in the Senate reception room (S. Res. 177), S16043, S16054 [25NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6432, S6552 [15MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2, Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, S6475 [15MY]

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

———H.R. 1308, Relief for Working Families Tax Act, S7509 [5JN]

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

———H.R. 2417, intelligence services appropriations, S10932 [1AU]

Senate National Security Working Group, S5878 [7MY]

Articles and editorials

Judge Pickering—Senate Should Confirm Nomination, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S13542 [30OC]

Trials of a Southern Judge—Evidence Doesn't Support Charges of Racism Against Charles Pickering, Janita Poe and Tom Baxter, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S13543-S13545 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 3), S2522 [14FE]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 709), S4433 [26MR]

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

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see S. 1628), S11648 [17SE]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see S. 582), S3882 [18MR]

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]

Congress: authorize States to implement mechanisms to ensure continuity in the event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated (see S. 1820), S14031 [5NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see S. 884), S7719 [11JN]

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see S. 1023), S5951 [8MY]

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 1023), S8896 [7JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 1), S1669 [28JA]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see S. 146), S6625 [19MY] (see S. 1019), S7136 [23MY]

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

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

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see S. 1414), S10620 [31JY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 140), S3253 [6MR]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see S. 1638), S12057 [26SE]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see S. 501), S3087 [4MR]

———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation and provide notice regarding loan consolidation (see S. 835), S8726 [26JN]

Electric power: protect customers by ensuring States maintain jurisdiction over electric utilities and prohibiting FERC implementation of a standard market design (see S. 954), S5541 [30AP]

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

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

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

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

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

Freedom of religion: restore certain religious freedoms (see S. 1558), S12193 [30SE]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see S. 1668), S12056 [26SE]

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

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), S3411 [10MR]

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

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), S14177 [6NO]

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

Kluge, John W.: tribute (see S. Res. 132), S5771 [6MY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 253), S2188 [11FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 894), S9049 [8JY]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: designate (see S. Con. Res. 51), S7541 [9JN] (see S. Con. Res. 54), S7718 [11JN]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see S. 778), S8233 [19JN]

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

NASA: make certain workforce authorities available (see S. 610), S7477 [5JN]

National Guard: authorize the operation of counterdrug schools (see S. 1785), S13209 [24OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 30), S10266 [30JY]

National Passenger Rail Office: establish (see S. 1505), S10265 [30JY]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S9794 [23JY]

Native Americans: acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see S. 420), S14805 [12NO]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see S. 902), S7719 [11JN]

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), S1872 [4FE]

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), S9639 [21JY]

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

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

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 71), S3086 [4MR]

Powers, Hiram: tribute (see S. Res. 209), S11569 [16SE]

Public utilities: improve electricity transmission system (see S. 716), S5726 [5MY]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see S. 300), S5542 [30AP]

Russia: normal trade relations status (see S. 580), S4167 [20MR]

Senate Rules: amend relative to cloture on Presidential nominations (see S. Res. 138), S5995 [9MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see S. 545), S4558 [31MR]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 545), S5651 [1MY]

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

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

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

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), S8863 [27JN]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see S. 219), S1668 [28JA]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see S. 774), S5726 [5MY]

———clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances (see S. 552), S3252 [6MR]

———provide a credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production and allow for expensing of geological and geophysical expenditures and delay rental payments (see S. 696), S4325 [24MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 198), S14451 [11NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1246), S11913 [24SE]

———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see S. 271), S7619 [10JN]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 202), S1368 [22JA]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1568), S10906 [1AU]

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

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

———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), S3164 [5MR]

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

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

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

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S7235 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 61), S9959 [25JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for unveiling of the portrait bust of Dan Quayle (see S. Con. Res. 63), S10971 [2SE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 84), S3730 [13MR]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 60), S2522 [14FE]

———issue regulations on authorizing the use of official equipment of the Senate (see S. Res. 238), S12376 [2OC]

———permit the Chairman to designate another member of the Committee to serve in place of the Chairman on the Committee on Printing (Joint) (see S. Con. Res. 20), S3730 [13MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see S. Res. 84), S3730 [13MR]

Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 66), S2839 [26FE]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a grant program to provide financial assistance for local rail line relocation projects (see S. 1329), S8559 [25JN]

FAA: reauthorize the Essential Air Service Program (see S. 964), S5541 [30AP]

Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council: restore balance to membership (see S. 781), S4823 [3AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see S. 1765), S12969 [21OC]

Martin, Phillip: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 780), S4823 [3AP]

Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1137), S6978 [22MY]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J.: authorize printing of prayers (see S. Res. 157), S7135 [23MY]

Senate Rules: authorize printing (see S. Res. 80), S3505 [11MR]

———require greater public disclosures relative to Senate holds (see S. Res. 216), S10906 [1AU]

Taxation: provide procedural fairness in application of controlled group provisions to employers who contribute to multiemployer pension plans and engage in bona fide corporate transactions (see S. 1857), S14804 [12NO]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see S. 251), S1812 [30JA]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (see S. 308), S1977 [5FE]

Cloture motions

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, S14532, S14783 [12NO]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (S. Res. 18), S286 [14JA]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S3070 [4MR], S3455 [11MR], S3693 [13MR]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S14858 [12NO], S14951 [17NO]

Health: protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing effects of excessive liability costs (S. 11), motion to proceed, S8894 [7JY], S9083 [9JY]

Kuhl, Carolyn B.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14532, S14777 [12NO]

Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, S14532, S14777 [12NO]

Pickering, Charles W., Sr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13420 [28OC], S13572 [30OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15179 [19NO], S15334 [21NO]

Letters

Disapprove FCC ruling on media ownership rules: several Senators, S11388 [11SE]

Nomination of Charles W. Pickering, Sr., to be circuit judge: Carol E. Dinkins, ABA, S13542 [30OC]

———Constance I. Slaughter-Harvey, S13543 [30OC]

———Phillip West, S13542 [30OC]

———several Mississippi State government officials, S13542 [30OC]

Require greater public disclosures relative to Senate holds: by, S10923 [1AU]

Require that air traffic control remain a Government function: Marion C. Blakey, FAA, S14951 [17NO]

Lists

Medical malpractice awards in California under California's Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, S8883 [7JY]

Privilege of the floor

Hunt, William, S7859 [12JN]

Remarks

Airports: require that airline passenger security fee funds are used for airport security, S11892 [24SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1344 [22JA], S1400 [23JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1344 [22JA], S1400 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11878 [24SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12774 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4693 [2AP]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S14385 [11NO]

Aviation: noise mitigation projects funding, S11154 [5SE]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, S7787 [12JN], S14940, S14941, S14942, S14945, S14946, S14951 [17NO]

———require that air traffic control remains a Government function, S13615, S13616 [30OC]

Bailey, MS: anniversary of post office, S2117 [10FE]

Brown, Clyde: NOAA Environmental Hero Award recipient, S10610 [31JY]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (S. Con. Res. 61), S9977 [25JY]

Cargo transportation: support transit of certain air cargo through Anchorage, AK, S15388 [21NO]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (S. Res. 45), S1925 [5FE]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): interpretation of leaked minority staff draft memo as it applies to the scope of investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S13950, S13951 [5NO]

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): amendments to various regulations, S13796 [3NO]

Corps of Engineers: Yazoo Basin Backwater Pumping Plant funding, S1400 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S6836 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), S7287 [4JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9397 [15JY]

———meals ready to eat funding, S9397 [15JY]

———terminate additional rounds of military base closures and realignments, S7287 [4JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), conference report, S11892 [24SE]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2142 [11FE]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, S11154 [5SE], S11892 [24SE], S13615, S13616 [30OC], S14940, S14941, S14942, S14945, S14946, S14951 [17NO], S15388 [21NO]

———reauthorize programs (S. 1618), unanimous-consent request, S13614 [30OC]

———reauthorize (S. 824), S7781, S7785, S7787, S7795, S7800, S7802, S7804, S7806, S7807 [12JN]

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

———require foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to the same safety standards as domestic air stations, S7807 [12JN]

———use the most common route to determine mileage between a small airport and a hub airport in establishing Essential Air Service Program eligibility, S7806 [12JN]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (S.J. Res. 17), S11387, S11388 [11SE]

Health: protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing effects of excessive liability costs (S. 11), S8870 [7JY]

———protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing effects of excessive liability costs (S. 11), motion to proceed, S8874, S8875, S8882, S8883 [7JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, S11878 [24SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8870 [7JY]

Members of Congress: mass mailings, S15771, S15784, S15791 [24NO]

Merchant Marine Act: Maritime Loan Guarantee Program funding, S4693 [2AP]

Motor vehicles: impose additional requirements for improving corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S10089 [29JY]

———provide additional tax incentives for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, S10089 [29JY]

National Commission on the Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq: establish, S12774 [17OC]

National Tartan Day: observance, S4818 [3AP]

Navy: shipbuilding funding, S6836 [21MY]

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), S5508 [30AP]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J.: tribute (S. Res. 83), S3650 [13MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7810 [12JN]

Pickering, Charles W., Sr.: nomination to be circuit judge, S13540, S13542, S13545 [30OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, S15109 [19NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S10089 [29JY], S10474 [31JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S3676 [13MR], S8870 [7JY], S10475 [31JY], S14661 [12NO]

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

Senate: executive calendar, unanimous-consent agreement, S10589 [31JY]

———legislative cooperation, S10474 [31JY]

———legislative program, S13535 [30OC]

Senate Rules: Internet services usage rules and regulations, S12363 [2OC]

———require greater public disclosures relative to Senate holds (S. Res. 216), S10923 [1AU], S15253 [20NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 1157), S7272 [4JN]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (S. 219), S1671 [28JA]

Taxation: provide procedural fairness in application of controlled group provisions to employers who contribute to multiemployer pension plans and engage in bona fide corporate transactions (S. 1857), S14808 [12NO]

Transportation Security Administration: delete matching requirement for airport security-related capital investment grants, S7785, S7800 [12JN]

Treaty Between the U.S. and Russia on Strategic Offensive Reductions: ratification, S3146 [5MR]

TVA: impose greater accountability relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight (S. 308), S1982 [5FE]

U.S. Airways, Inc.: pension plan restructuring, S1344 [22JA]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 1853), unanimous-consent request, S14668, S14669 [12NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S14385 [11NO]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S17 [7JA]

Reports

Senate Quarterly Mass Mail, S15772-S15783, S15785-S15790, S15792-S15803 [24NO]

Reports filed

Prohibit Removal of Works of Art, Historical Objects, or Exhibits From the Senate Wing of the Capitol or Any Senate Office Building for Personal Use: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 178), S8722 [26JN]

Sec. of Homeland Security Inclusion in the Line of Presidential Succession: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 148), S8722 [26JN]

Senate Rules Amendment Relative to Cloture on Presidential Nominations: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. Res. 138), S8722 [26JN]

Resumes

Hoppe, J. David, S1773 [30JA]

Rules

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate), S2440 [13FE], S13797-S13801 [3NO]

Senate Internet services usage rules and regulations, S12363 [2OC]

Texts of

S. 308, impose greater accountability on the TVA relative to capital investment decisions and financing operations by increasing oversight, S1983 [5FE]

S. 964, Small Community and Rural Air Service Revitalization Act, S5609-S5611 [30AP]

S. 1857, Multiemployer Pension Plan Procedural Fairness Act, S14810 [12NO]

Tributes

Cobb, William W., Jr., S6026 [12MY]

Conerly, A. Wallace, S3990 [19MR]

Hollingshead, James, S9326 [14JY]

Hoppe, J. David, S1773, S1774, S1775 [30JA]

Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, S4427 [26MR]

Ramonas, Denise Greenlaw, S13193 [24OC]

Taylor, Fred, S6067 [13MY]