CORZINE, JON (a Senator from New Jersey)

Amendments

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1049, S1091 [16JA], S1155, S1164 [17JA], S1195, S1200, S1222, S1254, S1268, S1296 [21JA], S1347, S1353, S1369, S1370 [22JA], S1407, S1481 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12260, S12301 [1OC], S12337, S12388, S12390, S12392 [2OC], S12523, S12524, S12559, S12560 [14OC], S12585, S12589, S12627, S12629 [15OC], S12657, S12739, S12750, S12753 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4686, S4716, S4719, S4720 [2AP], S4825, S4826 [3AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3817, S3903, S3904, S3905, S3907 [18MR], S3979, S3995, S4021, S4023 [19MR], S4071, S4183, S4189, S4205, S4206, S4220 [20MR], S4251, S4253, S4276, S4277, S4296, S4301, S4310, S4311 [21MR], S4353, S4355, S4359, S4361, S4377, S4389, S4390, S4392, S4393 [25MR], S4413 [26MR]

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), S13040, S13059 [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), S13884, S13926 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1050), S7063 [22MY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9428 [15JY], S9451, S9472, S9505, S9506 [16JY], S9529, S9548, S9563, S9600, S9601, S9602 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9778, S9807 [23JY], S9851, S9913, S9917, S9918 [24JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S6032 [12MY], S9182, S9246, S9259, S9262, S9263, S9264 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S10948, S10985 [2SE], S11004, S11009, S11039, S11040 [3SE], S11069, S11090, S11121, S11122 [4SE], S11136, S11170 [5SE], S11226, S11230, S11232, S11234, S11246, S11258, S11259 [9SE], S11290, S11321, S11351, S11356, S11357, S11358 [10SE]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), S13926 [4NO], S14506, S14843 [12NO]

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

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), S11542, S11583, S11585 [16SE]

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), S13522 [29OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), S13263 [27OC], S13378 [28OC], S13639, S13694 [30OC]

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

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8309 [20JN], S8341, S8353, S8371, S8374 [23JN], S8405, S8424, S8441, S8474, S8475 [24JN], S8500 [25JN], S8632, S8728 [26JN]

Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (S. 925), S6032 [12MY], S9182, S9246, S9259, S9262, S9263, S9264 [10JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (S. 14), S7702, S7737 [11JN], S10142 [29JY], S10715, S10717 [31JY]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6210, S6266, S6268, S6269, S6271, S6291, S6301, S6388 [14MY], S6442, S6508, S6509, S6562 [15MY]

Articles and editorials

Beyond Their Reach, Rachel Hartigan Shea, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S11236 [9SE]

Faulty Rethinking of the 2nd Amendment, Jack Rakove, New York (NY) Times, S2342 [12FE]

Guns and Justice, Washington (DC) Post, S2343 [12FE]

How To Unspam the Internet, Lawrence Lessig, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S8564 [25JN]

Ominous Reversal on Gun Rights, New York (NY) Times, S2343 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 1298), S8359 [23JN]

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

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

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 55), S5174 [10AP]

———change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see S. 922), S5652 [1MY]

———change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see S. 789), S5485 [29AP]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in the Iraqi theater of operations to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see S. 1670), S12193 [30SE]

———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]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see S. 1557), S12608 [15OC]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see S. 1431), S9592 [17JY]

Aviation: 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 (see S. 236), S1736 [29JA]

———require that air traffic control remain a Government function (see S. 338), S2921 [27FE]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (see S. 1233), S7718 [11JN]

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

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), S7543 [9JN] (see S. 1215), S7833 [12JN]

Capital punishment: 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]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see S. 1142), S9794 [23JY]

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see S. 448), S13377 [28OC]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see S. 893), S5342 [11AP]

Civil rights: protect (see S. 16), S35 [7JA]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see S. 1602), S11245 [9SE]

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

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

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see S. 1545), S11119 [4SE]

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

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 1691), S13378 [28OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 1691), S13378 [28OC]

Congress: make certain Congressional Research Service publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see S. Res. 54), S16122 [9DE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 1928), S15407 [21NO]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 896), S6980 [22MY]

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

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see S. Res. 164), S7619 [10JN]

Corps of Engineers: treat recreation benefits the same as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental protection and restoration (see S. 1653), S14452 [11NO]

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see S. 1023), S7833 [12JN]

———restore judicial discretion in sentincing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see S. 1086), S6980 [22MY]

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

———prevent identity fraud (see S. 223), S1668 [28JA]

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

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

Cuba: human rights violations (see S. Res. 62), S2703 [25FE]

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

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: tribute (see S. Res. 232), S11832 [23SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see S. 457), S3087 [4MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State (see S. 918), S5486 [29AP]

———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 Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see S. 915), S7542 [9JN]

Dept. of HHS: ensure independence and preserve role of administrative law judges involved in Medicare appeals processes (see S. 1127), S6978 [22MY]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see S. 1222), S7981 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see S. 921), S5343 [11AP]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see S. 764), S9415 [15JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 50), S14965 [17NO]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see S. 1010), S6508 [15MY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see S. Res. 133), S6072 [13MY]

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

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see S. 491), S7477 [5JN]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see S. Con. Res. 33), S9415 [15JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see S. 617), S5860 [7MY]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 645), S4376 [25MR]

Economy: provide Federal aid and economic stimulus through a one-time revenue grant to the States and their local governments (see S. 201), S3505 [11MR]

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

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 140), S2839 [26FE]

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

———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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 304), S1976 [5FE]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see S.J. Res. 17), S11569 [16SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 640), S8559 [25JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see S. Con. Res. 1), S231 [13JA]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1252), S8896 [7JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: ensure prescription drug coverage for Medicare-eligible enrollees is actuarially equal to benefit offered to general enrollees (see S. 1369), S10046 [28JY]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 473), S14451 [11NO]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 122), S132 [9JA]

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

Financial Literacy and Education Coordinating Committee: establish (see S. 1470), S10045 [28JY]

Financial Literacy Commission: establish (see S. 1532), S10618 [31JY]

Financial Literacy for Youth Month: designate (see S. Res. 48), S1977 [5FE]

Firearms: require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun (see S. 866), S5173 [10AP]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see S. 544), S7235 [3JN]

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]

Foreign policy: express gratitude to nations participating with the U.S. in the coalition to disarm Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4514 [27MR]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see S. 760), S4825 [3AP]

Frank, Anne: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 169), S8234 [19JN]

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

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

Greenspan, Alan: tribute (see S. Res. 67), S2839 [26FE]

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), S7719 [11JN]

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

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

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

Higher Education Act: amend to enhance literacy in finance and economics (see S. 1800), S13660 [30OC] (see S. 1968), S15975 [25NO]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see S. Con. Res. 26), S4704 [2AP]

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), S12534 [14OC]

———establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 1353), S15976 [25NO]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see S. 1510), S12449 [3OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 939), S8126 [18JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 1730), S12839 [17OC]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see S. 1684), S12192 [30SE]

———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]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see S. 588), S3504 [11MR]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 977), S9304 [11JY]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see S. Con. Res. 81), S15187 [19NO]

Italy: express condolences regarding the deaths of 19 Italian citizens in Iraq (see S. Res. 268), S15061 [18NO]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1757), S13378 [28OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S5542 [30AP]

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

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

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

———eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see S. 1700), S14806 [12NO]

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see S. 469), S2920 [27FE]

———require certain notifications when a National Instant Criminal Background Check System query reveals someone in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File attempting to purchase a firearm (see S. 1882), S15061 [18NO]

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

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see S. 606), S3620 [12MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S7927 [16JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 894), S5342 [11AP]

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]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see S. 874), S6708 [20MY]

———extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see S. 652), S7477 [5JN]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to States (see S. 138), S2341 [12FE]

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

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

———provide fiscal relief and program simplification to States and improve coverage and services to beneficiaries (see S. 1012), S5859 [7MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 971), S5650 [1MY]

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

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

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

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

———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see S. 343), S2187 [11FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S4898 [7AP]

———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]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 569), S3411 [10MR]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see S. 899), S7542 [9JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see S. 486), S3882 [18MR]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1833), S14176 [6NO]

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

Motor vehicles: improve system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency (see S. 794), S4897 [7AP]

———increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see S. 255), S1812 [30JA]

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

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 238), S1736 [29JA] (see S. 888), S5951 [8MY]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 67), S11480 [15SE]

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

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 Labor Relations Act: establish efficient system to enable employees to form or become members of labor organizations (see S. 1513), S14177 [6NO]

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

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

National security: enhance homeland security (see S. 6), S34 (see S. 22), S35 [7JA]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see S. 1587), S12534 [14OC]

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

———provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 87), S37 [7JA]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 204), S10621 [31JY]

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

Political campaigns: provide lowest advertising rate, establish airtime requirements for campaign related programming, and create political advertisement voucher system (see S. 1497), S11118 [4SE]

Power resources: establish hydrogen fuel cell programs (see S. 461), S2839 [26FE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 261), S1813 [30JA]

———improve provision of education and job training under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 262), S1813 [30JA]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see S. 1140), S14805 [12NO]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see S. 300), S4434 [26MR]

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

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

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

Science: authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research (see S. 189), S7876 [13JN]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 303), S4557 [31MR]

SEC: provide authority to impose civil money penalties in administrative proceedings for violations of securities laws (see S. 183), S1068 [16JA]

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

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

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

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

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 312), S1977 [5FE]

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

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 845), S5059 [9AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 349), S7541 [9JN]

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), S6708 [20MY]

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

———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), S3805 [17MR]

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

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see S. 661), S6071 [13MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees (see S. 1702), S12376 [2OC]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 173), S848 [15JA]

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

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see S. 664), S5060 [9AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see S. 875), S12193 [30SE]

———provide a partially refundable tax credit to family caregivers (see S. 1214), S7540 [9JN]

———provide a rebate to individuals for payroll taxes and provide employers with an income tax credit for payroll taxes paid during the payroll tax holiday period (see S. 911), S5343 [11AP]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq (see S. 1634), S11648 [17SE]

———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see S. 271), S1813 [30JA]

———treatment of certain sniper weapons (see S. 429), S2594 [24FE]

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

Telecommunications: facilitate the deployment of wireless telecommunications networks to further the availability of the Emergency Alert System (see S. 564), S8233 [19JN]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see S. 1046), S11032 [3SE]

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

———close certain loopholes that have allowed terrorists to acquire firearms and maintain records of certain handgun transfers during periods of heightened terrorist risk (see S. 969), S5650 [1MY]

———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]

———provide for medal to be awarded by the President to representatives of individuals killed in terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 passengers (see S. 533), S13134 [23OC]

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

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see S. Res. 271), S15407 [21NO]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (see S. Con. Res. 13), S3163 [5MR]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see S. Res. 202), S12738 [16OC]

Undetectable Firearms Act: repeal sunset provisions (see S. 1774), S13053 [22OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 35), S203 [10JA] (see S. 225), S1668 [28JA] (see S. 1853), S14807 [12NO]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see S. 1708), S13378 [28OC]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 59), S13711 [31OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 451), S11118 [4SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S13661 [30OC]

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

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see S. 1801), S13660 [30OC]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 418), S2522 [14FE]

———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]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see S. Res. 118), S7237 [3JN]

YMCA: authorizing appropriations to implement program for teens providing productive activities during after-school hours (see S. 1201), S7476 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), S1144 [17JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1035), S5995 [9MY]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 56), S8726 [26JN]

Children and youth: promote financial education (see S. 1181), S7381 [4JN]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see S. 889), S5342 [11AP]

Claims: allow victims of terrorist attacks to receive certain compensation regardless of any collateral source compensation they may be eligible to receive (see S. 638), S3881 [18MR]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 1385), S9119 [9JY]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see S. 1711), S12448 [3OC]

———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see S. 586), S3504 [11MR]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see S. 1327), S8559 [25JN]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 230), S1736 [29JA]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1477), S10045 [28JY]

Dept. of Justice: expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see S. 1224), S7619 [10JN]

———prohibit funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution (see S. 364), S2340 [12FE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 1013), S5859 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see S. 1014), S5859 [7MY]

Drunken driving: provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle (see S. 192), S1069 [16JA]

Education: limit the applicability of annual updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology relative to financial aid eligibility (see S. 1265), S7876 [13JN]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see S. 1344), S8725 [26JN]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see S. 194), S1144 [17JA]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see S. 232), S1736 [29JA]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see S. 1714), S12448 [3OC]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information and include fraud alerts in consumer credit files (see S. 1633), S11648 [17SE]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1938), S15812 [24NO]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see S. 999), S5771 [6MY]

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

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (see S. 1656), S11988 [25SE]

Insurance: require employers to offer health care coverage for all employees and guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children of a certain age (see S. 1935), S15647 [23NO]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (see S. 1971), S15975 [25NO]

Iraq: require the President to submit to Congress a quarterly report on the projected total cost of U.S. military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq (see S. 1942), S15812 [24NO]

Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 646), S3881 [18MR]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see S. 952), S5541 [30AP]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 1422), S9592 [17JY]

Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see S. Res. 223), S11350 [10SE]

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

National Commission on Iraq Intelligence: establish (see S. 1946), S15812 [24NO]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: funding (see S. 734), S4512 [27MR]

National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see S. 443), S2701 [25FE]

New Jersey: establish a final criterion for promulgation of a rule relative to sediments to be used as remediation material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (see S. 1094), S6853 [21MY]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute (see S. Res. 176), S8233 [19JN]

New Jersey Nets (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 176), S8233 [19JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see S. 1272), S7980 [17JN]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 316), S1977 [5FE]

———ignore certain time limits for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for recipients in States experiencing significant increases in unemployment (see S. 574), S3369 [7MR]

———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (see S. 813), S4957 [8AP]

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (see S. 179), S1068 [16JA]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 386), S2456 [13FE]

Taxation: treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see S. 1566), S10906 [1AU]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see S. 157), S288 [14JA]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see S. 1847), S14451 [11NO]

Letters

Chemical facility security relative to terrorism: Thomas J. Ridge, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Christine Todd Whitman, EPA Administrator, S297 [14JA]

FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act: Kris Cook, National Affordable Housing Management Association, S12462 [3OC]

———National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, and Mortgage Bankers Association, S12462 [3OC]

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Felicia H. Stewart, S3657 [13MR]

———Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (organization), S3656 [13MR]

Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: by, S14728 [12NO]

Motions

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12575 [15OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9780 [23JY]

Privilege of the floor

Gayle, Michael, S12755 [16OC]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S11614, S11615 [17SE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), S3655 [13MR], S11614, S11615 [17SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), S14020, S14021 [5NO]

Amtrak: funding, S1058 [16JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), S1043, S1044, S1058 [16JA], S1407, S1430 [23JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, S1043, S1044, S1058 [16JA], S1407, S1430 [23JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. 1689), S12331 [2OC], S12523 [14OC], S12574 [15OC], S12718, S12720 [16OC], S12774, S12775, S12778, S12808 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (S. 762), S4694, S4695, S4697 [2AP]

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 (S. Con. Res. 2), S1154 [17JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S12523 [14OC], S12574 [15OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 1035), S5996 [9MY], S14392 [11NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, S5262 [11AP]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (S. Res. 95), S4088, S4142 [20MR]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Con. Res. 56), S8764 [26JN]

Budget: deficit, S6955 [22MY]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, S2245-S2248 [12FE]

———reconciliation process, S5301 [11AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, S5301 [11AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3846, S3847 [18MR], S4142 [20MR], S4360 [25MR]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S1707 [29JA]

CERCLA: Superfund program funding, S1430 [23JA]

Chertoff, Michael: nomination to be circuit judge, S7530 [9JN]

Children and youth: promote financial education (S. 1181), S7389 [4JN]

Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant permanent residence status to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (S. 889), S5349 [11AP]

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, S13953 [5NO]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (S. 1711), S12449 [3OC]

———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities (S. 586), S3506 [11MR]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (S. 1327), S8562 [25JN]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), S13040 [22OC]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (S. 1751), motion to proceed, S12996 [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), S13857, S13884 [4NO]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (S. 230), S1737 [29JA]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (S. 1477), S10070 [28JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S14705 [12NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2658), S9473 [16JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct chemical facility security assessments, S9778, S9780, S9782 [23JY], S12995 [22OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), S9778, S9780, S9782 [23JY]

Dept. of Justice: expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (S. 1224), S7630 [10JN]

———prohibit funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution (S. 364), S2341 [12FE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, S11070 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 1013), S5871 [7MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (S. 1014), S5872 [7MY], S14392 [11NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), S11070 [4SE], S11234, S11237, S11238, S11239 [9SE], S11274 [10SE]

Diseases: combat fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, S3498 [11MR]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6488 [15MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), S11990 [25SE], S12442 [3OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, S12442 [3OC]

Drunken driving: provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle (S. 192), S1082 [16JA]

Ecology and environment: environmental protection and natural resource conservation funding, S4360 [25MR]

———redirect proposed tax revenues to increase enviromental and natural resources conservation programs funding, S4142 [20MR]

Economy: importance of job creation, S14586 [12NO]

———national objectives priority assignments, S187, S190, S192 [10JA], S314 [15JA], S1043, S1044 [16JA], S2876 [27FE], S14586 [12NO]

Education: funding, S1043, S1044 [16JA]

———student financial aid programs funding through delays in NIH funding obligations, S11234, S11237, S11238, S11239 [9SE], S11274 [10SE]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (S. 1344), S8732 [26JN]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (S. 194), S1145 [17JA]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, S2165 [11FE], S2244 [12FE], S2641 [25FE], S2876 [27FE]

———nomination to be circuit judge, unanimous-consent request, S2879 [27FE]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (S. 1714), S12461 [3OC]

Financial institutions: notify customers of unauthorized use of personal information and include fraud alerts in consumer credit files (S. 1633), S11724 [18SE]

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), S13631 [30OC]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 1938), S15827 [24NO]

FTC: compensate persons who assist in identifying violators of unsolicited commercial e-mail laws and require subject lines of unsolicited commercial e-mail include an identifier, S13040 [22OC]

———require financial institutions and other users of consumer reports to provide notice to appropriate Federal agencies in cases in which information is compromised, S13884 [4NO]

Gavin, Carole A.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education New Jersey Professor of the Year award recipient, S15056 [18NO]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases, S6488 [15MY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (S. 859), S5182 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: amend to enhance literacy in finance and economics (S. 1800), S13667 [30OC]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish, S13631 [30OC]

———establish (S. 999), S5775 [6MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (S. 1564), S10914 [1AU]

Housing: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 1656), S11990 [25SE]

INS: prohibit deportation of alien spouses and children of certain victims of the terrorist attacks, S1407 [23JA]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1053), S12497 [14OC]

———require employers to offer health care coverage for all employees and guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children of a certain age (S. 1935), S15652 [23NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, S9440 [16JY]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (S. 1971), S16015 [25NO]

Iraq: require the President to submit to Congress a quarterly report on the projected total cost of U.S. military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq (S. 1942), S15837 [24NO]

Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services (S. 646), S3894 [18MR]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (S. 952), S5598 [30AP]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, S15639, S15642 [23NO], S15708 [24NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (S. 1), S8854 [27JN]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (S. 1422), S9593 [17JY]

Meucci, Antonio: tribute (S. Res. 223), S11354 [10SE]

Minimum wage: level (S. 224), S14587 [12NO]

———level (S. 224), unanimous-consent request, S14587, S14599 [12NO]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 122), S5495 [29AP]

National Commission on Iraq Intelligence: establish (S. 1946), S15838-S15841 [24NO]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: funding, S1466 [23JA]

National Commission on the Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq: establish, S9473 [16JY], S12718, S12720 [16OC], S12774, S12775, S12778 [17OC]

National Underground Railroad Family Reunion Festival: tribute, S8554 [25JN]

New Jersey: Garden State Ethanol consortium project funding, S14020, S14021 [5NO]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute (S. Res. 176), S8201, S8202 [19JN]

New Jersey Nets (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 176), S8201, S8202 [19JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (S. 1272), S7982 [17JN]

Poland: commemorate anniversary of the execution of Polish captives by Soviet authorities in Katyn, Miednoye, and Kharkiv, S11562 [16SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S2165 [11FE], S14585, S14586, S14587, S14593, S14599, S14705, S14711 [12NO]

Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 316), S1996 [5FE]

———ignore certain time limits for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for recipients in States experiencing significant increases in unemployment (S. 574), S3370 [7MR]

———promote financial education under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and allow such education to count as a work activity under that program (S. 813), S4961 [8AP]

Roads and highways: prohibit the use of a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle (S. 179), S1072 [16JA]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: tribute, S3879 [18MR]

Roberto, Richard: National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year finalist, S15404 [21NO]

Rushmore Policy Council: condemn actions relative to Senator Daschle's reelection campaign, S5828 [7MY]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 386), S2462 [13FE]

Social Security: investment of trust funds in private financial markets, S11740, S11742, S11743, S11744, S11745, S11746 [22SE]

———redirect proposed tax cut revenues into reserve fund to strengthen trust funds, S3846, S3847 [18MR]

———reform, S11740, S11742, S11743, S11744, S11745, S11746 [22SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (H.R. 1828), S14411 [11NO]

Taxation: provide a rebate to individuals for payroll taxes and provide employers with an income tax credit for payroll taxes paid during the payroll tax holiday period (S. 911), S5374 [11AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, S187, S190, S192 [10JA], S314 [15JA], S1043, S1044 [16JA], S1707 [29JA], S2245-S2248 [12FE], S2639, S2641, S2642 [25FE], S2876 [27FE], S3846, S3847 [18MR], S5301 [11AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, S6955 [22MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (S. 1054), S6234 [14MY], S6445 [15MY]

———rates, S2876 [27FE], S11742, S11744 [22SE]

———suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use such revenue to make supplemental appropriations for security and stabilization of Iraq, S12331 [2OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (S. 1566), S10915 [1AU]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals, S4694, S4695, S4697 [2AP]

———ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (S. 157), S295-S297 [14JA]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (S. Res. 271), S15475 [21NO]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), S10587 [31JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), S10587 [31JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, S14392 [11NO]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (S. 1847), S14392, S14454 [11NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S14392 [11NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S14392 [11NO]

War: call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces, S14392 [11NO]

Summaries

Homeland Security Report—Voluntary Initiatives Are Under Way at Chemical Facilities but the Extent of Security Preparedness Is Unknown: GAO, S4695 [2AP]

Texts of

S. 157, Chemical Security Act, S297-S299 [14JA]

S. 179, Mobile Telephone Driving Safety Act, S1073 [16JA]

S. 192, provide for criminal and civil liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle, S1083 [16JA]

S. 194, National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Registry Act, S1146-S1148 [17JA]

S. 230, Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Act, S1737-S1739 [29JA]

S. 316, Chance To Succeed Act, S1996-S1998 [5FE]

S. 364, prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to advocate positions inconsistent with existing Supreme Court precedent relative to interpretation of right to bear arms under the Constitution, S2342 [12FE]

S. 386, Education for Retirement Security Act, S2463 [13FE]

S. 574, Unemployment Protection for Low-Income Families Through TANF (UPLIFT) Act, S3370 [7MR]

S. 586, Round II EZ/EC Flexibility Act, S3507 [11MR]

S. 813, TANF Financial Education Promotion Act, S4961 [8AP]

S. 859, Microbicide Development Act, S5182-S5185 [10AP]

S. 889, Terrorist Victim Citizenship Relief Act, S5350 [11AP]

S. 952, Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act, S5599 [30AP]

S. 999, Highlands Stewardship Act, S5776 [6MY]

S. 1013, Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, S5872 [7MY]

S. 1014, place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category, S5873 [7MY]

S. 1035, reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S5997 [9MY]

S. 1181, promote youth financial education, S7389 [4JN]

S. 1224, Firearms Safety and Consumer Protection Act, S7630-S7632 [10JN]

S. 1272, Wrongful Death Accountability Act, S7983 [17JN]

S. 1327, Restrict and Eliminate the Delivery of Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail or Spam (REDUCE Spam) Act, S8563 [25JN]

S. 1344, Money Wire Improvement and Remittance Enhancement (WIRE) Act, S8733 [26JN]

S. 1422, Teacher Education for Autistic Children (TEACH) Act, S9594 [17JY]

S. 1477, Congressional Tribute to Celia Cruz Act, S10071 [28JY]

S. 1564, Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, S10914 [1AU]

S. 1633, Identity Theft Notification and Credit Restoration Act, S11725 [18SE]

S. 1656, Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Modernization Act, S11991-S11999 [25SE]

S. 1711, Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act, S12449-S12452 [3OC]

S. 1714, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act, S12461 [3OC]

S. 1847, Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act, S14455 [11NO]

S. 1935, Universal Secure Access to Health Care Act, S15653-S15663 [23NO]

Transcripts

Man Who Knew—Former Powell Chief of Intelligence and Others Disagree With Evidence Presented to U.N. for War in Iraq: 60 Minutes II (television program), S12718-S12720 [16OC]

Tributes

Doby, Lawrence E., S8202 [19JN]

Ferre, Luis A., S12966 [21OC]

Picco, Steve, S13376 [28OC]

Rosenberg, Bernhard H., S7652 [11JN]

Wellstone, Paul D., S13203 [24OC]