BOXER, BARBARA (a Senator from California)
Amendments
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3807, S3882 [2MY], S4504 [16MY], S4552 [20MY], S4638 [21MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4996, S4997, S5063, S5070, S5097 [5JN], S5147, S5207 [6JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S10191, S10227, S10229 [9OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (S. 2554), S6587, S6588 [10JY]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6508 [9JY], S6578 [10JY], S6658, S6659, S6660, S6663, S6665 [11JY], S6712 [12JY]
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S1005 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2514), S5926, S5964 [24JN], S6075, S6158 [26JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), S7721, S7753, S7760 [31JY]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S1685 [7MR], S1946 [14MR], S2515, S2596 [11AP], S2830, S2855, S2856 [17AP], S3032, S3033, S3059, S3060, S3063, S3064 [22AP], S3176, S3177, S3178, S3179, S3181, S3182, S3209 [23AP], S3292, S3293 [24AP], S3342 [25AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8225, S8227 [4SE], S8264, S8279 [5SE], S8801 [18SE], S9145 [24SE], S9438, S9544 [26SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8416, S8470 [10SE], S8711, S8771 [18SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7104 [19JY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5636 [17JN]
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S1005 [25FE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H98 [29JA]
Conferee: S. 1214, Port and Maritime Security Act, S5673 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
Calling It a Career—Jim Costa's Valuable Services in the State Legislature Coming to an End, Fresno (CA) Bee, S7887
Memos Show Possible Ethanol Price-Fixing, Zachary Coile, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S3344 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: protection of Afghan refugees (see S. Res. 235), S2485 [10AP]
Agriculture: establish a grant program to train farm workers in new agricultural technologies (see S. 1938), S732 [13FE]
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 357), S11079 [14NO]
Armed Forces: exclude certain housing allowances of uniformed services members from the determination of eligibility for free and reduced price meals for children of the individual (see S. 1973), S1351 [28FE]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S3954 [7MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 2250), S8565 [12SE]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see S. 2554), S6574 [10JY]
———improve security (see S. 2949), S8673 [17SE]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see S. Con. Res. 110), S4281 [13MY]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see S. 454), S6250 [27JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, designate an Independent Public Accounting Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (see S. 2004), S1705 [8MR]
———review accounting treatment and adopt generally accepted accounting principles for the treatment of employee stock options (see S. 2760), S7103 [19JY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see S.J. Res. 37), S4330 [14MY]
Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see S. 940), S2326 [22MR]
Children's Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 338), S10572 [16OC]
Children's Memorial Flag Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S1005 [25FE]
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. 1291), S10677 [17OC]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see S. 2537), S4704 [22MY]
———improve access to broadband services in rural and under-served areas (see S. 2448), S6014 [25JN]
———require report on a national strategy for the deployment of high speed broadband Internet telecommunications services (see S. 2582), S10443 [15OC]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see S. 2924), S8506 [11SE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2438), S3625 [1MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 1990), S1599 [6MR]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see S. Res. 307), S8202 [4SE]
CPSC: amend flammability standards for children's sleepwear (see S. 2188), S8565 [12SE]
Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see S. 2598), S5205 [6JN]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see S. 2010), S5957 [24JN]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 414), S2578 [11AP]
Dept. of Labor: reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 2184), S8619 [13SE]
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. 2697), S6250 [27JN]
Diseases: combat cancer (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE]
———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 2525), S4387 [15MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent the exclusion of reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see S. 2577), S8566 [12SE]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see S. 2435), S6014 [25JN]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see S. 1992), S1599 [6MR]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 253), S4065 [8MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 3141), S10676 [17OC]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 330), S8981 [20SE]
FCC: facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see S. 2869), S8674 [17SE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include Federal prosecutors relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1828), S10800 [28OC]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see S. 2931), S8565 [12SE]
Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 2990), S9230 [25SE]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see S. Res. 185), S2008 [18MR]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4704 [22MY]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S1705 [8MR]
Iran: human rights violations (see S. Res. 306), S7372 [25JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see S. Res. 247), S3561 [30AP]
Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see S. 1749), S2077 [19MR]
———prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (see S. 2395), S3559 [30AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see S. 2770), S8385 [9SE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 2480), S6574 [10JY]
Los Angeles Lakers (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S5535 [13JN]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN]
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. Res. 267), S4330 [14MY]
Medicaid: allow States to enter into drug rebate agreements to make prescription drugs available to individuals who are not otherwise eligible for medical assistance (see S. 2536), S4623 [21MY]
Medicare: consolidate and restate Federal laws relative to social health maintenance organization projects, make such projects permanent, and require a study on ways to expand such projects (see S. 2782), S7308 [24JY]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 913), S5535 [13JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 258), S853 [14FE]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see S. 1707), S286 [4FE]
Mexico: prohibit exportation of natural gas from the U.S. for use in electric powerplants near the border that do not comply with U.S. air quality control requirements (see S. 2588), S5041 [5JN]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 2538), S4702 [22MY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see S. 2929), S8565 [12SE]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S5043 [5JN]
National Children's Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 109), S1005 [25FE]
National Civilian Conservation Corps Day: designate (see S. Res. 207), S1394 [1MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see S. 1867), S4624 [21MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 255), S3560 [30AP]
National Girl Scout Week: designate (see S. Res. 225), S1732 [11MR]
National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 280), S4967 [4JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 830), S5696 [18JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S9427 [26SE]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 215), S1421 [4MR] (see S. Res. 218), S1676 [7MR]
National security: provide for homeland security block grants (see S. 2038), S2183 [20MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see S. 2194), S3015 [22AP]
Power resources: provide regulatory oversight over energy and metals trading markets (see S. 2724), S6649 [11JY]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets (see S. 1951), S853 [14FE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see S. 1991), S1732 [11MR]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while preserving important areas of medical research that could provide treatments for diseases (see S. 2439), S3625 [1MY]
———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see S. 1893), S100 [24JA]
Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 294), S6250 [27JN]
Social Security: permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 582), S6498 [9JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1523), S2723 [16AP]
Southwest Regional Border Authority: establish (see S. 2522), S5957 [24JN]
Taxation: allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see S. 677), S6808 [15JY]
———ensure that stock options of public companies are granted to rank and file employees (see S. 2877), S7900 [1AU]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see S. 2714), S6948 [17JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see S. 1917), S487 [7FE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE]
Veterans: facilitate and enhance judicial review of certain matters regarding veterans' benefits (see S. 2079), S7745 [31JY]
———facilitate and enhance judicial review of certain matters regarding veterans' benefits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see S. 2079), S7901 [1AU]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (see S. Res. 354), S10800 [28OC]
Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S10223 [9OC]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 311), S7579 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: require training for airline personnel responsible for checking passenger identification (see S. 1980), S1394 [1MR]
Business and industry: prohibit accounting firms from providing management consulting services, or any non-audit related services, for the companies they audit (see S. 1896), S100 [24JA]
California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (see S. 2535), S4623 [21MY]
———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1952), S853 [14FE]
Computers: condemn, and call for the immediate removal of, video and pictures posted on the Internet of the murder of Daniel Pearl (see S. Res. 351), S10677 [17OC]
Crime: enhance penalties for fraud in connection with identification documents that facilitates an act of domestic terrorism (see S. 1981), S1394 [1MR]
Dept. of HHS: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Office on Women's Health relative to autoimmune disease in women (see S. 2234), S3165 [23AP]
Dept. of Labor: establish a trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition (see S. 2606), S5285 [10JN]
Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see S. 2045), S2260 [21MR]
Fresno County, CA: authorize environmental restoration project at Pine Flat Dam (see S. 2999), S9116 [24SE]
———GSA conveyance of the B.F. Sisk Federal Building (see S. 2888), S7900 [1AU]
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: protect certain lands from condemnation until a final decision is made on a pending trust application fee (see S. 2989), S9032 [23SE]
Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, CA: designate (see S. 2080), S2413 [9AP]
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. 2215), S2951 [18AP]
Tariff: reliquidation of certain entries involving machines used to replicate optical discs (see S. 2331), S3435 [25AP]
———telescopes (see S. 2330), S3435 [25AP]
Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see S. 2596), S5205 [6JN]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see S. 2732), S6867 [16JY]
Terrorism: condemn the involvement of women in suicide bombings (see S. Res. 229), S2183 [20MR]
Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 2104), S2577 [11AP]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee, et al (see S. Res. 344), S10572 [16OC]
Cloture motions
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S4519 [17MY], S4590 [21MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4953 [4JN], S5118 [6JN]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6559 [10JY], S6685 [12JY]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): encourage the reporting of fiscally responsible, bipartisan appropriations legislation (S. Res. 304), motion to proceed, S10398 [10OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8652 [17SE], S8889 [19SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8589 [13SE], S8662 [17SE], S9025 [23SE]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), conference report, S11525 [19NO]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), S5316 [10JN]
Smith, Lavenski R.: nomination to be circuit judge, S6592 [10JY], S6793 [15JY]
Letters
Amtrak funding: by, S6123 [26JN]
Improve aviation security by establishing a Federal flight deck officers program and allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit: Duane E. Woerth, Air Line Pilots Association, S8266 [5SE]
Motor vehicle renewable fuel content requirements: Association of California Water Agencies, American Water Works Association, and Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S3347 [25AP]
Lists
Organizations opposed to Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S6456 [9JY]
Supporters of Cantwell amendment to S. 517, national energy policy legislation, on consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S3250 [24AP]
Poems
``How I Loved Thee My Nicole,'' David J. Miller, S8442 [10SE]
Press releases
Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority: Amnesty International (organization), S8557 [12SE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), S849 [14FE]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, S4040 [8MY]
———continue certain programs (S. 1731), S417 [6FE]
———price supports for nonfat dry milk, S849 [14FE]
Amtrak: funding, S5939, S5940 [24JN]
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute, S10667
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), S3815 [2MY], S4375 [15MY], S4553, S4555 [20MY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, S7818, S7829 [1AU]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), unanimous-consent request, S4679 [22MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), S4999 [5JN], S5154 [6JN]
Arambula, Juan: Rose Ann Vuich Ethical Leadership Award recipient, S2574
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, S2878 [18AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (S.J. Res. 45), S9877 [3OC], S10165 [9OC], S10253, S10254, S10262, S10322 [10OC]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, S9181 [25SE]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers, S8266, S8268, S8275, S8279, S8280 [5SE]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, S8266, S8268, S8274, S8275, S8279, S8280 [5SE]
Bush, President: remarks relative to Democratic Party and national security, S9217, S9218, S9219 [25SE]
———scheduling of political campaign events, S9181 [25SE]
Business and industry: improve financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services, create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and improve SEC resources and oversight (S. 2673), S6759 [15JY]
———prohibit accounting firms from providing management consulting services, or any non-audit related services, for the companies they audit (S. 1896), S101 [24JA]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, S7357 [25JY]
California: anniversary of Inland Agency, S8080
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (S. 2535), S4626 [21MY]
———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico, S3408 [25AP]
———provide companies with oil, gas, and mineral leases, on the Outer Continental Shelf, with credits of equal value for energy production in the Gulf of Mexico (S. 1952), S859 [14FE]
———tribute to students participating in National History Day exhibition, S5451
Carr, John: Federal Bar Association Distinguished Medal of Valor Award recipient, S9031
Children's Spine Foundation: tribute, S1534
Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S2519 [11AP]
Crime: enhance penalties for fraud in connection with identification documents that facilitates an act of domestic terrorism (S. 1981), S1396 [1MR]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5446 [12JN]
Delancey Street Foundation: anniversary, S2258
Dept. of Agriculture: restrict use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations, S417 [6FE]
Dept. of Energy: enhance national laboratory mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships (S. 517), S2035 [19MR], S2449 [10AP], S2878 [18AP], S3248, S3249, S3250 [24AP], S3342, S3343, S3345, S3346, S3347, S3350, S3352, S3354, S3408, S3412 [25AP]
Dept. of HHS: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Office on Women's Health relative to autoimmune disease in women (S. 2234), S3296
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), S8256, S8266, S8268, S8274, S8275, S8279, S8280 [5SE], S8882 [19SE], S9058 [24SE], S11185, S11186 [15NO], S11435 [19NO]
———establish (H.R. 5005), motion to proceed, S8071, S8072 [3SE]
Dept. of Labor: establish a trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition, S4553 [20MY], S4679 [22MY]
———establish a trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition (S. 2606), S5287 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, S11647 [19NO]
———convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (S. 2556), S11647 [19NO]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), S8711 [18SE], S8872 [19SE]
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S5154 [6JN]
———international tuberculosis control (S. 2045), S2266 [21MR]
Ecology and environment: evaluation of Bush Administration policies, S5320, S5321, S5322 [11JN]
———national objectives priority assignments, S4427, S4429, S4430 [16MY], S5921 [24JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S8913 [19SE], S9181 [25SE], S10631, S10633, S10634 [17OC]
Education: afterschool programs funding, S4555 [20MY]
———anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S5921 [24JN]
———emergency summer school funding, S4999 [5JN]
Electric power: provide consumer protections and reliability in the provision of electric power, S2449 [10AP], S3248, S3249, S3250 [24AP]
Environmental Defense Center: anniversary, S10673
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (S. 812), S7647 [31JY]
Fish and fishing: certification requirements for imported tuna to verify that it is dolphin-safe, S7818 [1AU]
Fontana, CA: anniversary, S5848
Fresno County, CA: GSA conveyance of the B.F. Sisk Federal Building (S. 2888), S7953 [1AU]
Fuels: subject renewable fuels to the same liability standards placed on other fuels and fuel additives, S3343, S3345, S3346, S3347, S3350 [25AP]
Girl Scouts: anniversary, S1853 [13MR]
Guadarrama, Belinda: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4964
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6455, S6456 [9JY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (S. 2600), S5667 [18JN], S5768 [19JN]
———permit States time to review terrorism insurance rates, S5667 [18JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism, S3499
Keesal, Samuel, Jr.: Leadership Long Beach Excellence in Leadership Award recipient, S8080
Law enforcement: community policing programs, S5921 [24JN]
Lights on After School! Day: observance, S10349 [10OC]
Marin County, CA: tribute to Marin Conservation Corps, S8294
Maydan, Daniel: Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award recipient, S1393
McConnell, Michael W.: nomination to be circuit judge, S11218 [15NO]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7647 [31JY]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives, S8557 [12SE]
———hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians, S3499
Minimum wage: level (S. 2538), S10632, S10633 [17OC]
Motor vehicles: renewable fuel content requirements, S3343, S3345, S3346, S3347, S3350, S3352, S3354 [25AP]
Mountain View, CA: anniversary, S9900
National forests: implement an emergency hazardous fuels reduction plan, S8872 [19SE]
New York, NY: tribute to women for their rescue, recovery, and clean-up efforts at the site of the World Trade Center, S10667
Oakland Athletics (baseball team): tribute, S8915
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish an advisory committee to evaluate the impact of trade agreements on women, S4554 [20MY]
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography: ratification, S5717 [18JN]
Palm Springs, CA: tribute to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, S4385
Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, S11186 [15NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), S2100 [20MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, S2035 [19MR], S2449 [10AP], S2878 [18AP], S3248, S3249, S3250 [24AP], S3342, S3343, S3345, S3346, S3347, S3350, S3352, S3354, S3408, S3412 [25AP]
———provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, S2035 [19MR]
Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 211), S1198 [26FE]
Richardson, Nancy: Fresno, CA, Business Council Excellence in Public Service Award recipient, S2575 [11AP]
Riverside, CA: dedication of Ysmael R. Villegas Middle School, S8081
———tribute to efforts to reduce crime and restore use of La Sierra Park, S7886
Robert E. Coyle U.S. Courthouse, Fresno, CA: designate (S. 2080), S2416 [9AP]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Third Baptist Church, S10670
San Francisco Giants (baseball team): tribute, S10667
Santa Clara, CA: anniversary, S2407
Santa Clara University: tribute to women's soccer team, S1781 [12MR]
Santa Cruz, CA: anniversary of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, S8079
Santee, CA: anniversary of shooting of students at Santana High School, S1534 [5MR]
Silbert, Mimi: Jewish National Fund (organization) Woman of Valor Award recipient, S7739
Stanford University: tribute to women's volleyball team, S1781 [12MR]
Sunline Transit Agency: tribute, S5630
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (S. 2215), S2975 [18AP]
Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (S. 2596), S5208 [6JN], S5320 [11JN], S6434, S6435, S6436 [9JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent, S5426 [12JN]
———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), S5426 [12JN]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (S. 2732), S6870 [16JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, S8441 [10SE]
———tribute to victims of terrorist hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S1930 [14MR]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, S7829 [1AU]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, S4375 [15MY], S4553, S4555 [20MY], S7818, S7829 [1AU]
Tulare County, CA: anniversary, S7888
University of California, Davis: designation of Cancer Center as National Cancer Institute, S6569
Veatch, Chauncey: National Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S3428
Ventura County, CA: anniversary of Oxnard Harbor Distrct, S3556
———anniversary of Oxnard Harbor District, S3951
Visalia, CA: anniversary, S7888
Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S2519 [11AP]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (S. Res. 354), S10792 [28OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Senate Legal Counsel: authorize representation in Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee, et al (S. Res. 344), S10599 [16OC]
Tribute, S4554 [20MY]
Texts of
S. 2045, International Tuberculosis Control Act, S2266 [21MR]
S. 2215, Syria Accountability Act, S2975 [18AP]
S. 2606, establish a Dept. of Labor trade adjustment assistance program for truckers adversely affected by foreign competition, S5287 [10JN]
S. Res. 344, Senate Legal Counsel representation in Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee, et al, S10588, S10599 [16OC]
Tributes
Beaven, Alan, S10883
Beug, Carolyn, S7888
Bliss, Rosemary, S4961
Bodley, Deora, S7867 [1AU], S8443 [10SE]
Brown, Bernice L., S4488
Burlingame, Charles F., III, S8196 [4SE]
Buster, Walter L., S2939
Byrd, Senator, S9877 [3OC]
Calleton, Elizabeth Brown, S344
Costa, Jim, S7887
Crocker, Myron D., S10440
deAraujo, Dorothy A., S10882
Douglas, Anne and Kirk, S10221
Gillan, Kayla J., S8372
Grandcolas, Lauren, S8196
Griffith, Raymond, S10673
Hertzberg, Robert M., S1201
Jackson, Leonard B., S1621 [7MR]
Johnson, Walter L., S6496
Keller, Chandler R., S10881
Kennedy, Senator, S1162 [26FE]
Knight, Leonard, S4383
Lare, James H., S5847
Lee, Daniel, S8080
Marcin, Hilda, S7866 [1AU], S8442 [10SE]
Miller, Nicole C., S7868 [1AU], S8442 [10SE]
Monsky, Sharon, S4963
Mullen, Tom, S11563
Newton, Christopher C., S7889
Pearl, Daniel, S1347 [28FE]
Penninger, Robert B., S7868 [1AU]
Ramirez, Xavier S.R., S10882
Smith, Larry D., S7887
Sopper, Mari-Rae, S7878
Spees, Dick, S10672
Sylbert, Richard, S4965
Wahlstrom, Mary Alice, S7888
Yamnicky, John D., Sr., S10882
Yellin, Ira, S9031