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Agriculture

Agriculture Appropriations Bill Approved by Conference Committee (10/06/00)

Senator Feinstein Secures $20 million in Aid to Victims of the Tri-Valley Growers Bankruptcy (10/06/00)

Senator Feinstein Requests USDA to Consider Creating Interagency Network to Combat Theft and Smuggling of Agriculture Products (08/08/00)

Senate Approves Agriculture Appropriations Bill (07/24/00)

Vice President Gore Announces Emergency Funding to Help Protect California Grape Industry From Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (06/23/00)

Feinstein Calls Upon Agriculture Secretary to Immediately Release $7.1 Million To Combat Pierce's Disease (06/21/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Federal Crop Insurance Reform Conference Report (05/25/00)

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2001 Agriculture Legislation (05/10/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Legislation to Reform Federal Crop Insurance Program (03/23/00)

Senator Feinstein to Introduce Legislation to Require Seatbelts for Farm Workers (02/17/00)

Statement of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein On $2.7 Million Department of Labor Grant to Help Children of California Migrant Farmworkers Find Better Life (02/09/00)

California

Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein On the Death of Former California Senator Alan Cranston (12/31/00)

President Signs Omnibus Spending Package Which Includes Funding for a Number of Important California Education, Health and Labor Projects (12/21/00)

Statement of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Death of Representative Julian Dixon (12/08/00)

Joint Statement by the Mayor of Sacramento, Chairman of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors, President of the East Bay Municipal Untility District Board of Directors and the Department of the Interior (12/08/00)

Senator Feinstein Secures Funding for Fresno Regional Trauma and Burn Center (10/31/00)

Senator Feinstein Announces New Funding for Important California Parks Projects (10/26/00)

Senators Feinstein and Boxer Introduce Legislation to Establish ‘Rosie the Riveter’ National Historic Park (10/06/00)

Bill Adding Critical Land to Golden Gate National Recreation Area to Become Law (10/06/00)

Boxer, Feinstein, Thompson Seek Federal Help for Napa Quake (09/06/00)

Senator Feinstein Announces $5.8 million in Economic Development Grants for Tulare County (08/23/00)

Senate Approves Legislation to Transfer Death Valley Land to Timbisha Shoshone Tribe (07/24/00)

Appropriations Committee Approves $31.5 million for new LA Courthouse Facility (07/21/00)

Senate Approves $4.2 million for Manzanar Visitor's Center (07/18/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Feinstein Bill to Name Santa Ana Post Office in Honor of Pioneering Postal Worker Hector Godinez (06/23/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor to 21 Asian Pacific Americans who Served in the Armed Forces during World War II (06/23/00)

Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Approves $4.2 million for Manzanar Visitor's Center (06/21/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Feinstein Resolution to Congratulate NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers (06/20/00)

Congress Approves Gold Medal for Charles Schulz (06/08/00)

Senate Approves Feinstein Bill Honoring "Peanuts" Creator Charles Schulz with Congressional Gold Medal (05/03/00)

73 Senators say: Charles Schulz Should Get Congressional Gold Medal (04/05/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Feinstein Bill to Name Chino Hills Post Office in Honor of Slain Postal Worker Joseph Ileto (04/04/00)

Rep. Thompson and Sen. Feinstein Introduce Bill to Honor "Peanuts" Creator Charles Schulz with Congressional Gold Medal (02/11/00)

Senator Feinstein Congratulates Finalists of Science Award (02/10/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Bill to Rename Santa Ana Post Office In Honor of Hector Godinez (02/09/00)

Crime/Drugs

Supreme Court Upholds Assault Weapons Ban (10/02/00)

Senator Feinstein Holds Hearing on Identity Theft (08/30/00)

Senator Feinstein Announces New DEA Office in Redding to Stop Meth Trafficking (08/23/00)

Statement of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Arrest of 140 Individuals as Part of Operation Mountain Express (08/01/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the White House Blacklist of Top Suspected Drug Traffickers (06/02/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Gun Licensing and Record of Sale Bill (05/09/00)

Kyl-Feinstein Vow to Continue Fight to Secure Constitutional Rights for Crime Victims (05/01/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Urging Passage of Common-Sense Gun Laws (04/18/00)

Senators Kyl, Feinstein Urge Senate to Pass Crime Victims' Rights Amendment (04/12/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Legislation to Bolster Law Enforcement's Ability to Punish Unlawful Gun Dealers (03/29/00)

Kohl, Feinstein Ballistics Bill Combats Gun Violence with Technology (03/29/00)

Senator Feinstein Applauds "Operation Orion" (03/16/00)

Economy

Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on her Decision to Vote Against Bankruptcy Reform Legislation (12/08/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Marriage Penalty Relief Act (07/18/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Estate Tax Repeal (07/14/00)

Vice President Gore, Senator Feinstein Seek Privacy Protection by Banning Sale of Social Security Numbers for Profit (06/08/00)

GAO Report Requested by Senator Feinstein Says California Third Largest Gasoline Consumer in World (05/09/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces New Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Identity Theft (03/30/00)

Statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein on President Clinton's FY 2001 Budget (02/07/00)

Senator Feinstein Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Aid Working Poor (02/02/00)

Education

Congress Approves Legislation to Provide Funding for Rural Schools (10/12/00)

Senator Feinstein Leads Effort to Remedy California's Education Funding Levels for Disadvantaged Students (07/28/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Legislation to Establish $50 Million Master Teacher Program (07/26/00)

State of California Awarded $60 million Grant to Improve Literacy in Grades K-3 (07/20/00)

Senators Feinstein, DeWine Introduce Bill which Provides $10 Million in Grants to Teach Students about Holocaust (03/01/00)

Senate Approves Amendment to Hire Additional Teachers (03/01/00)

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Cosponsors School Modernization Bill (02/29/00)

Energy

Senator Feinstein Calls Upon Energy Secretary Richardson to Extend Emergency Power Order (12/20/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Action today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (12/15/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and Governor Gray Davis on the Energy Crisis in California (12/13/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hearing (11/14/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Findings on the Surge in Electricity Costs in Southern California (11/01/00)

Senator Feinstein Urges Improved Fuel Economy Standards to Combat Global Warming (09/21/00)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Hold Public Meeting in San Diego on Energy Rates (09/05/00)

Senator Feinstein Urges Regional Cap on Wholesale Electricity Rates (08/23/00)

Senator Feinstein Calls Upon Federal Agency to Cap the Price Energy Generators Can Ask for Power in California (08/07/00)

Senator Feinstein Renews Call For Investigation Into Power Crisis (08/03/00)

Senator Feinstein Asks President Clinton to Assist San Diego County with Energy Crisis (07/28/00)

Environment

President Signs Historic Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Into Law (11/13/00)

Congress Approves Historic Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (10/27/00)

Win-Win Agreement Reached to Allow for Expansion of Ft. Irwin (10/26/00)

Senator Feinstein Urges EPA to Finally Act on MTBE Waiver (10/19/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Bill to Protect Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains (10/06/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Bill to Create Museum Near Diamond Valley Lake (10/06/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Historic Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (10/05/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Interior Conference Report (10/05/00)

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Approves Bill to Create Museum near Diamond Valley Lake (09/22/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Wildfires Burning Out of Control in the West (08/04/00)

Senate Approves Interior Bill that Includes $2.4 Million to Protect Sequoia Forests from Devastating Fires (07/18/00)

Senate Committee Approves Bill to Add Critical Land to Golden Gate National Recreation Area (07/13/00)

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Approved by Senate Committee (07/13/00)

Senate Passes Domenici-Feinstein Amendment to Provide $240 Million to Help Protect National Forests from Devastating Fires (07/12/00)

Feinstein Introduces Bill to Protect Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains (06/23/00)

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Interior Bill that Provides Millions for Protection of California Resources (06/23/00)

Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Approves More than $10 million for Lake Tahoe Restoration Projects (06/21/00)

U.S. Senate Agrees to Study Fuel Economy Standards (06/15/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the CALFED Bay-Delta Program: A Framework for Action (06/09/00)

Clinton Administration Announces Record-Setting Land Purchase in California Desert (05/18/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinsten on Monument Status for the Sequoias (04/15/00)

Senators Feinstein and Boxer Introduce Legislation to Establish 'Rosie the Riveter' National Historic Park (03/29/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on EPA's Plan to Phase Out MTBE (03/20/00)

Statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Watershed Assessment of Lake Tahoe (02/16/00)

Senators Feinstein and Boxer Introduce Bill to Add Critical Land to Golden Gate National Recreation Area (02/10/00)

Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein – A Call to Action on MTBE (02/07/00)

Senator Feinstein Urges Army Corps of Engineers to Help Make Encinitas Bluffs Safer (02/02/00)

California Congressional Delegation Urges EPA to Quickly Waive Oxygenate Mandate for MTBE (01/24/00)

Foreign Affairs

President Clinton Signs Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act Into Law (12/28/00)

Senate Approves Kyl-Feinstein Counterterrorism Act (11/15/00)

Senators Kyl and Feinstein Introduce the Counterterrorism Act of 2000 (10/13/00)

Statement of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Today’s Developments in the Middle East (10/12/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act (10/03/00)

Senator Feinstein Seeks to Suspend Certification Process With Mexico for a Year (09/08/00)

Senators Feinstein, Lugar Introduce Legislation to Disapprove of Unilaterally Declared Palestinian State (09/06/00)

Senators Feinstein, Lugar to Introduce Legislation to Disapprove of Unilaterally Declared Palestinian State (08/23/00)

Senate Approves Resolution Congratulating the People of Mexico for their July 2 Election (07/14/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Aid Package to Help Fight Against Drugs in Colombia (06/22/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the President's HIV/AIDS in Africa Executive Order (05/10/00)

Senator Feinstein Calls Upon Africa Trade Conference Committee to Include 'AIDS in Africa' Amendment in Final Report (05/01/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Certification of Mexico (03/02/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on China's 'White Paper' Regarding Taiwan (02/28/00)

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Condemns Tijuana Police Chief's Assassination (02/28/00)

Senator Feinstein Votes to Halt the Flow of Weapons of Mass Destruction from Russia to Iran (02/24/00)

Senator Feinstein, Nine Colleagues Raise Concerns About Welfare of Tibetan Orphans (02/11/00)

Health Care

Senators Call Upon President Clinton to Extend Deadline for Using Children’s Health Insurance Funds (09/21/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Bill to Cap HMO Spending on Administrative Costs (07/28/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Bill to Expand Childrens' Health Insurance Program to Cover Parents (07/28/00)

Senate Approves Bill to Reauthorize Highly Successful Breast Cancer Stamp for Two More Years (07/27/00)

Feinstein Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Unsafe Used Cribs by Secondhand Stores and Thrift Shops (06/28/00)

Statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Extension of L.A. County Medicaid Waiver (06/27/00)

Reauthorization of Breast Cancer Research Stamp Moves Another Step Forward (06/15/00)

U.S. Senate Approves Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act (06/08/00)

Senator Feinstein Urges the President's Cancer Panel to Hold Regional Meeting in California (06/01/00)

Senators Feinstein and Boxer Seek Extension of L.A. County Medicaid Waiver (05/26/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Measure to Reauthorize Breast Cancer Research Stamp (04/11/00)

Asian Women's Health Group Gives Senator Feinstein Award for Leadership in Fight Against Cancer (04/04/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Bill to Help Alleviate California Hospital Crisis (03/29/00)

National Institutes of Health Launches "Clinicaltrials.gov" (02/29/00)

Senator Feinstein Urges Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration to Enforce Regulations of Sweet Tasting Tobacco Product "Bidis" (02/02/00)

Immigration

Congress Approves Feinstein Legislation to Provide Permanent Residency to Four Californians (10/27/00)

Congress Approves Bill to Allow Attorney General to Waive Citizenship Oath for Severely Disabled (10/20/00)

U.S. Senate Approves H-1B Visa Bill Co-Sponsored by Senator Feinstein (10/03/00)

Feinstein Immigration Backlog Reduction Measure Included in Senate-passed H-1B Legislation (10/03/00)

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Allow Attorney General to Waive Loyalty Oath for Severely Disabled (07/20/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Private Bill to Grant Citizenship to Hungarian Couple (06/29/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces New Measure to Reduce Immigration Backlog (05/18/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Private Legislation to Grant Citizenship to Disabled Orange County Woman (05/16/00)

Senator Feinstein to Introduce Legislation to Reduce Immigration Backlog (04/13/00)

Judiciary Committee Approves Feinstein Amendment to Boost High-Tech Training Programs for U.S. Students (03/09/00)

Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (02/09/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Bill to Provide Legal Residency for Tony Lara (01/26/00)

Senator Feinstein Introduces Bill to Provide Legal Residency for Orange County Teenager (01/26/00)

Judiciary

Senate Approves Resolution Condemning Prejudice Against Asian Pacific Americans (07/28/00)

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Resolution Condemning Prejudice Against Asian Pacific Americans (07/20/00)

Senators Hutchison and Feinstein Introduce Bill to Increase Federal Judges on US/Mexico Border (06/14/00)

FTC 'Strongly Supports' Feinstein Identity Theft Bill (06/02/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Supreme Court Ruling in Playboy v. US (05/22/00)

Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on a Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Flag Desecration (03/28/00)

Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Confirmation of Judge Richard Paez and Marsha Berzon to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (03/09/00)

Miscellaneous

ELECTION REFORM: Senators McConnell, Torricelli, and Feinstein Introduced Election Reform Legislation (12/15/00)

WATER: Senate Approves Feinstein Measure to Transfer Sugar Pine Dam to Foresthill Public Utility District (12/08/00)

WATER: U.S. Senate Approves Feinstein Measure To Protect Against Flooding in Colusa Basin (12/08/00)

MISCELLANEOUS: Senate Says U.S. Should Increase Efforts for Justice for Bataan Death March Victims (11/02/00)

MISCELLANEOUS: Senate Approves Collins/Feinstein Bill to Help Stop Sale of Fake Identification Via Internet and E-mail (11/01/00)

APPROPRIATIONS: U.S. Senate Approves FY2001 VA-HUD Appropriations Bill (10/19/00)

TRADE: Statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Approving Permanent Normal Trading Relations Status to China (09/19/00)

MISCELLANEOUS: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Presents Senator Feinstein with Special Recognition Award (09/19/00)

HOUSING: Statement by Senator Dianne Feinstein on new HUD Policy on Fair Market Rent (09/12/00)

SOCIAL SECURITY: Treasury Department Removes Social Security Number from Address Window of Government Checks (09/12/00)

CABINET: Statement of Senator Feinstein on the Nomination of Norman Mineta to be U.S. Commerce Secretary (06/29/00)

DEFENSE: Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Missing Computer Hard Drives at Los Alamos National Laboratory (06/13/00)

SOCIAL SECURITY: Statement by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on How Privatization of Social Security Would Adversely Affect Women (05/18/00)

CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Senator Feinstein Seeks to Break Gridlock on Campaign Finance Reform (03/22/00)

SOCIAL SECURITY: U.S. Senate Approves Legislation to Lift Social Security Earnings Limit for Seniors (03/22/00)

CUSTOMS: Senator Feinstein Calls for More Inspectors, Detection Technology at U.S. Seaports (02/16/00)

STATE OF THE UNION: Statement of Senator Dianne Feinstein on the President's State of the Union Address (01/27/00)

CUSTOMS SERVICE: Senator Feinstein Urges Customs Service to Move to Safer Headquarters (01/19/00)

Transportation

U.S. Senate Passes Transportation Funding Bill (10/06/00)

U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $230 Million in Aviation and Transportation Grants to California (09/20/00)

Statement of Senator Feinstein on Governor Davis' Transportation Plan (04/06/00)

Senator Feinstein Announces $81.5 Million in Federal Funds for San Jose Airport (03/03/00)

Senator Feinstein Presses for Consumer Protections from Auto Salvage Fraud (01/20/00)

Senator Feinstein, Representative Bono Announce Approval of Temporary Radar to Palm Springs Airport (01/12/00)