[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D29-D52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 158 reports have been filed in the 
Senate, a total of 407 reports have been filed in the House.
       *These figures include all measures reported, even if 
     there was no accompanying report. A total of 253 reports 
     have been filed in the Senate, a total of 444 reports have 
     been filed in the House.

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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                            OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS


    This table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House from January 3, 1997 
through October 21, 1998.

                                      FIRST SESSION


                           January 3 through November 13, 1997

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               153               132               . .
     Time in session...............   1,093 hrs., 07'   1,003 hrs., 42'               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........            12,724            10,963               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             2,425               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                49               104               153
     Private bills enacted into law                 1                 3                 4
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               385               544               929
    Senate bills...................               121                50               . .
    House bills....................               101               243               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 3               . .
    House joint resolutions........                17                19               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                30                13               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                19                46               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                93               170               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *248              *374               622
    Senate bills...................               159                 4               . .
    House bills....................                32               244               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 2                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 2                11               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                13               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 2                 9               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                38               105               . .
     Special reports...............                22                13               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                20               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               111                40               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,840             3,728             5,568
    Bills..........................             1,568             3,088               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                39               106               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                70               200               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               163               334               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 6                 7               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               298               285               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               348               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .                 3               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                                      SECOND SESSION


                           January 27 through October 21, 1998

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               143               119               . .
     Time in session...............   1,095 hrs., 05'     997 hrs., 42'               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........            13,004            12,048               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             2,367               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                91               150               241
     Private bills enacted into law               . .                 6                 6
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 5               . .
     Measures passed, total........               506               642             1,148
    Senate bills...................               171                92               . .
    House bills....................               157               287               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                10                12               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                30                11               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                25                52               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               109               184               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *363              *378               741
    Senate bills...................               245                 6               . .
    House bills....................                79               241               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 7               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 1                 4               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 9               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 1                 9               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                21               118               . .
     Special reports...............                19                40               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                26               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               246                87               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,321             2,254             3,575
    Bills..........................             1,090             1,786               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                21                34               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                60               154               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               150               280               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 4                14               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               314               257               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               276               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .                 4               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .                 2               . .

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                  DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

                              FIRST SESSION

Civilian nominations (other than lists), totaling 98, disposed 
    of as follows:

        Confirmed...............................................     361
        Unconfirmed.............................................     124
        Withdrawn...............................................      13

Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 3,105, 
    disposed of as follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   3,019
        Unconfirmed.............................................      86

Air Force nominations, totaling 8,141, disposed of as follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   8,120
        Unconfirmed.............................................      21

Army nominations, totaling 6,244, disposed of as follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   6,244
        Unconfirmed.............................................       2

Navy nominations, totaling 6,157, disposed of as follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   6,153
        Unconfirmed.............................................       4

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,679, disposed of as 
    follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   1,679
        Unconfirmed.............................................       0

                                 Summary

Total nominations received........................................25,828
Total confirmed...................................................25,576
Total unconfirmed....................................................237
Total withdrawn.......................................................13
Total returned to the White House......................................2

                             SECOND SESSION

Civilian nominations, totaling 460 (including 124 nominations 
    carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
    follows:

        Confirmed...............................................     319
        Withdrawn...............................................      24
        Returned to White House.................................     114

Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,532 
    (including 86 nominations carried over from the First 
    Session), disposed of as follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   1,526
        Returned to White House.................................       6

Air Force nominations, totaling 6,091 (including 21 nominations 
    carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
    follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   6,087
        Returned to White House.................................       4

Army nominations, totaling 5,481 (including 2 nominations 
    carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
    follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   5,478
        Returned to White House.................................       3

Navy nominations, totaling 5,051 (including 4 nominations 
    carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
    follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   5,045
        Returned to White House.................................       6

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,847, disposed of as 
    follows:

        Confirmed...............................................   1,847

                                 Summary

Total nominations carried over from the First Session................237
Total nominations received this session...........................20,225
Total Confirmed...................................................20,302
Total Withdrawn.......................................................27
Total Returned to White House........................................133
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           BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (105TH, 2D SESSION)


                                                                Law No.
S. 53........................................................   105-297
S. 191.......................................................   105-386
S. 231.......................................................   105-325
S. 314.......................................................   105-270
S. 318.......................................................   105-216
S. 347.......................................................   105-165
S. 391.......................................................   105-387
S. 414.......................................................   105-258
S. 417.......................................................   105-388
S. 419.......................................................   105-168
S. 423.......................................................   105-182
S. 459.......................................................   105-361
S. 493.......................................................   105-172
S. 505.......................................................   105-298
S. 538.......................................................   105-351
S. 731.......................................................   105-202
S. 744.......................................................   105-352
S. 750.......................................................   105-167
S. 758.......................................................   105-166
S. 759.......................................................   105-375
S. 890.......................................................   105-326
S. 916.......................................................   105-161
S. 927.......................................................   105-160
S. 985.......................................................   105-162
S. 1021......................................................   105-339
S. 1132......................................................   105-376
S. 1134......................................................   105-377
S. 1150......................................................   105-185
S. 1178......................................................   105-173
S. 1244......................................................   105-183
S. 1260......................................................   105-353
S. 1298......................................................   105-299
S. 1333......................................................   105-327
S. 1349......................................................   105-157
S. 1355......................................................   105-250
S. 1364......................................................   105-362
S. 1379......................................................   105-246
S. 1397......................................................   105-389
S. 1408......................................................   105-378
S. 1525......................................................   105-390
S. 1564......................................................   105-158
S. 1575......................................................   105-154
S. 1605......................................................   105-181
S. 1683......................................................   105-238
S. 1693......................................................   105-391
S. 1695......................................................   105-243
S. 1718......................................................   105-363
S. 1722......................................................   105-340
S. 1733......................................................   105-379
S. 1754......................................................   105-392
S. 1759......................................................   105-231
S. 1800......................................................   105-232
S. 1883......................................................   105-239
S. 1892......................................................   105-300
S. 1900......................................................   105-186
S. 1976......................................................   105-301
S. 2022......................................................   105-251
S. 2069......................................................   105-188
S. 2071......................................................   105-252
S. 2094......................................................   105-328
S. 2106......................................................   105-329
S. 2112......................................................   105-241
S. 2129......................................................   105-380
S. 2143......................................................   105-233
S. 2193......................................................   105-330
S. 2206......................................................   105-285
S. 2232......................................................   105-356
S. 2235......................................................   105-302
S. 2240......................................................   105-342
S. 2241......................................................   105-364
S. 2246......................................................   105-343
S. 2272......................................................   105-365
S. 2282......................................................   105-194
S. 2285......................................................   105-341
S. 2316......................................................   105-204
S. 2344......................................................   105-228
S. 2364......................................................   105-393
S. 2375......................................................   105-366
S. 2392......................................................   105-271
S. 2413......................................................   105-344
S. 2427......................................................   105-345
S. 2432......................................................   105-394
S. 2468......................................................   105-307
S. 2500......................................................   105-367
S. 2505......................................................   105-346
S. 2524......................................................   105-354
S. 2561......................................................   105-347

S.J. Res. 35.................................................   105-381
S.J. Res. 51.................................................   105-348
S.J. Res. 54.................................................   105-235
S.J. Res. 58.................................................   105-349

H.R. 6.......................................................   105-244
H.R. 8.......................................................   105-286
H.R. 39......................................................   105-217
H.R. 434.....................................................   105-224
H.R. 449.....................................................   105-263
H.R. 595.....................................................   105-163
H.R. 624.....................................................   105-287
H.R. 629.....................................................   105-236
H.R. 633.....................................................   105-382
H.R. 643.....................................................   105-218
H.R. 651.....................................................   105-189
H.R. 652.....................................................   105-190
H.R. 678.....................................................   105-331
H.R. 700.....................................................   105-308
H.R. 765.....................................................   105-229
H.R. 824.....................................................   105-179
H.R. 848.....................................................   105-191
H.R. 872.....................................................   105-230
H.R. 930.....................................................   105-264
H.R. 960.....................................................   105-195
H.R. 1021....................................................   105-288
H.R. 1023....................................................   105-369
H.R. 1085....................................................   105-225
H.R. 1116....................................................   105-169
H.R. 1151....................................................   105-219
H.R. 1184....................................................   105-192
H.R. 1197....................................................   105-289
H.R. 1217....................................................   105-193
H.R. 1271....................................................   105-155
H.R. 1273....................................................   105-207
H.R. 1274....................................................   105-309
H.R. 1316....................................................   105-205
H.R. 1385....................................................   105-220
H.R. 1439....................................................   105-208
H.R. 1460....................................................   105-209
H.R. 1481....................................................   105-265
H.R. 1635....................................................   105-203
H.R. 1659....................................................   105-279
H.R. 1702....................................................   105-303
H.R. 1756....................................................   105-310
H.R. 1779....................................................   105-210
H.R. 1836....................................................   105-266
H.R. 1847....................................................   105-184
H.R. 1853....................................................   105-332
H.R. 1856....................................................   105-242
H.R. 2000....................................................   105-333
H.R. 2070....................................................   105-370
H.R. 2165....................................................   105-211
H.R. 2186....................................................   105-290
H.R. 2202....................................................   105-196
H.R. 2204....................................................   105-383
H.R. 2217....................................................   105-212
H.R. 2263....................................................   105-371
H.R. 2281....................................................   105-304
H.R. 2327....................................................   105-334
H.R. 2370....................................................   105-291
H.R. 2400....................................................   105-178
H.R. 2411....................................................   105-280
H.R. 2431....................................................   105-292
H.R. 2472....................................................   105-177
H.R. 2616....................................................   105-278
H.R. 2631....................................................   105-159
H.R. 2675....................................................   105-311
H.R. 2676....................................................   105-206
H.R. 2795....................................................   105-293
H.R. 2807....................................................   105-312
H.R. 2841....................................................   105-213
H.R. 2843....................................................   105-170
H.R. 2864....................................................   105-197
H.R. 2870....................................................   105-214
H.R. 2877....................................................   105-198
H.R. 2886....................................................   105-281
H.R. 3007....................................................   105-255
H.R. 3035....................................................   105-199
H.R. 3042....................................................   105-156
H.R. 3055....................................................   105-313
H.R. 3069....................................................   105-294
H.R. 3096....................................................   105-247
H.R. 3116....................................................   105-164
H.R. 3130....................................................   105-200
H.R. 3152....................................................   105-221
H.R. 3156....................................................   105-215
H.R. 3226....................................................   105-171
H.R. 3267....................................................   105-372
H.R. 3301....................................................   105-176
H.R. 3332....................................................   105-305
H.R. 3381....................................................   105-267
H.R. 3461....................................................   105-384
H.R. 3494....................................................   105-314
H.R. 3504....................................................   105-226
H.R. 3528....................................................   105-315
H.R. 3565....................................................   105-180
H.R. 3579....................................................   105-174
H.R. 3616....................................................   105-261
H.R. 3633....................................................   105-357
H.R. 3687....................................................   105-316
H.R. 3694....................................................   105-272
H.R. 3723....................................................   105-358
H.R. 3731....................................................   105-222
H.R. 3790....................................................   105-268
H.R. 3796....................................................   105-282
H.R. 3811....................................................   105-187
H.R. 3824....................................................   105-234
H.R. 3830....................................................   105-335
H.R. 3874....................................................   105-336
H.R. 3903....................................................   105-317
H.R. 3910....................................................   105-355
H.R. 4059....................................................   105-237
H.R. 4060....................................................   105-245
H.R. 4068....................................................   105-256
H.R. 4079....................................................   105-295
H.R. 4081....................................................   105-283
H.R. 4083....................................................   105-373
H.R. 4103....................................................   105-262
H.R. 4110....................................................   105-368
H.R. 4112....................................................   105-275
H.R. 4151....................................................   105-318
H.R. 4164....................................................   105-374
H.R. 4166....................................................   105-296
H.R. 4194....................................................   105-276
H.R. 4237....................................................   105-227
H.R. 4248....................................................   105-269
H.R. 4259....................................................   105-337
H.R. 4283....................................................   105-385
H.R. 4284....................................................   105-284
H.R. 4293....................................................   105-319
H.R. 4309....................................................   105-320
H.R. 4326....................................................   105-321
H.R. 4328....................................................   105-277
H.R. 4337....................................................   105-322
H.R. 4354....................................................   105-223
H.R. 4382....................................................   105-248
H.R. 4501....................................................   105-359
H.R. 4558....................................................   105-306
H.R. 4566....................................................   105-274
H.R. 4655....................................................   105-338
H.R. 4658....................................................   105-259
H.R. 4660....................................................   105-323
H.R. 4679....................................................   105-324
H.R. 4821....................................................   105-360

H.J. Res. 102................................................   105-175
H.J. Res. 113................................................   105-201
H.J. Res. 128................................................   105-240
H.J. Res. 131................................................   105-253
H.J. Res. 133................................................   105-249
H.J. Res. 134................................................   105-254
H.J. Res. 135................................................   105-257
H.J. Res. 136................................................   105-260
H.J. Res. 137................................................   105-273
H.J. Res. 138................................................   105-350

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                              BILLS VETOED


    S. 1502, entitled the ``District of Columbia Student Opportunity 
Scholarship Act of 1997''. Vetoed May 20, 1998.
    H.R. 2709, to impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who 
transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or 
produce ballistic missiles. Vetoed June 23, 1998.
    H.R. 2646, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-
free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for 
elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum 
annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other 
purposes. Vetoed July 21, 1998.
    H.R. 4101, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes. Vetoed Oct. 7, 1998.
    H.R. 1757, to consolidate international affairs agencies, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes. Vetoed 
Oct. 21, 1998.


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January 19, 1999

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                                                               Committee                 Date Reported               Report No.        Page of passage  in     Date of passage      Public Law
                                                    Date  -------------------------------------------------------------------------   Congressional  Record  -----------------------------------
             Title                  Bill No.       intro-                                                          House    Senate --------------------------                    Date ap-   No.
                                                   duced    House    Senate         House            Senate         105-     105-      House        Senate     House    Senate    proved   105-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To rename the Washington        S. 1575           Jan. 27  TI       ........  Jan. 29 1998....  ................      408  .......  H 382        S 341        Feb. 5   Feb. 4    Feb. 6,     154
 National Airport located in       (H.R. 2625)     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 the District of Columbia and
 Virginia as the ``Ronald
 Reagan Washington National
 Airport''.
To authorize the Federal        H.R. 1271         April    Sci      CST       April 21 1997...  Nov. 9 1997.....       61      152  H 1954       S 12693      April    Nov. 13   Feb.        155
 Aviation Administration's                         10                                                                                                          29       1997      11,
 research, engineering, and                        1997                                                                                                        1997               1998
 development programs for
 fiscal years 1998 through
 2000, and for other purposes.
To amend the Morris K. Udall    H.R. 3042         Nov. 13  EEO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10941      S 241        Nov. 13  Jan. 29   Feb.        156
 Scholarship and Excellence in                     1997    Res                                                                                                 1997     1998      11,
 National Environmental and                                                                                                                                                       1998
 Native American Public Policy
 Act of 1992 to establish the
 United States Institute for
 Environmental Conflict
 Resolution to conduct
 environmental conflict
 resolution and training, and
 for other purposes.
To authorize the Secretary of   S. 1349           Oct. 30  .......  CST       ................    ..............  .......  .......               S 12519      Feb. 3   Nov. 13   Feb.        157
 Transportation to issue a                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      11,
 certificate of documentation                                                                                                                                                     1998
 with appropriate endorsement
 for employment in the
 coastwise trade for the
 vessel PRINCE NOVA, and for
 other purposes.
To provide redress for          S. 1564           Nov. 13  IR       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 8          S 12706      Jan. 27  Nov. 13   Feb.        158
 inadequate restitution of                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      13,
 assets seized by the United                                                                                                                                                      1998
 States Government during
 World War II which belonged
 to victims of the Holocaust,
 and for other purposes.
Disapproving the cancellations  H.R. 2631         Oct. 7   App      App         ..............  Oct. 23 1997....  .......  .......  H 10384      S 12414      Nov. 8   Nov. 9    Nov.        159
 transmitted by the President       (S. 1292)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      13,
 on October 6, 1997, regarding                                                                                                                                                    1997
 Public Law 105-45.
To reauthorize the Sea Grant    S. 927            June 17  .......  CST       ................  Nov. 8 1997.....  .......      150  H 403        S 12516      Feb. 11  Nov. 13   Mar. 6,     160
 Program.                                          1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      1998
To designate the United States  S. 916            June 17  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 524        S 10777      Feb. 24  Oct. 9    Mar. 9,     161
 Post Office building located                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      1998
 at 750 Highway 28 East in
 Taylorsville, Mississippi, as
 the ``Blaine H. Eaton Post
 Office Building''.
To designate the post office    S. 985            June 27  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 528        S 10778      Feb. 24  Oct. 9    Mar. 9,     162
 located at 194 Ward Street in                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      1998
 Patterson, New Jersey, as the
 ``Larry Doby Post Office''.
To designate the Federal        H.R. 595          Feb. 5   TI       ........  July 31 1997....  ................      233  .......  H 10944      S 1539       Nov. 13  Mar. 6    Mar.        163
 building and United States                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      20,
 courthouse located at 475                                                                                                                                                        1998
 Mulberry Street in Macon,
 Georgia, as the ``William
 Augustus Bootle Federal
 Building and United States
 Courthouse''.
To address the Year 2000        H.R. 3116         Jan. 28  BFS      ........  Feb. 24 1998....  ................      417  .......  H 512        S 1539       Feb. 24  Mar. 6    Mar.        164
 computer problems with regard                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      20,
 to financial institutions, to                                                                                                                                                    1998
 extend examination parity to
 the Director of the Office of
 Thrift Supervision and the
 National Credit Union
 Administration, and for other
 purposes.
To designate the Federal        S. 347            Feb. 24  TI       EPW       July 31 1997....  June 5 1997.....      232  .......  H 724        S 5644       Mar. 3   June 12   Mar.        165
 building located at 61            (H.R. 613)      1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      20,
 Forsyth Street SW., in                                                                                                                                                           1998
 Atlanta, Georgia, as the
 ``Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal
 Center''.
To make certain technical       S. 758            May 16   Jud      GA          ..............  Nov. 8 1997.....  .......      147  H 1257       S 12692      Mar. 18  Nov. 13   April       166
 corrections to the Lobbying                       1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      6,
 Disclosure Act of 1995.                                                                                                                                                          1998

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To consolidate certain mineral  S. 750            May 15   Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 30 1997...  .......       92  H 1711       S 10446      Mar. 30  Oct. 6    April       167
 interests in the National                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      13,
 Grasslands in Billings                                                                                                                                                           1998
 County, North Dakota, through
 the exchange of Federal and
 private mineral interests to
 enhance land management
 capabilities and
 environmental and wildlife
 protection, and for other
 purposes.
To provide surveillance,        S. 419            Mar. 11  Com      LHR         ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 927        S 5589       Mar. 10  June 12   April       168
 research, and services aimed                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      21,
 at prevention of birth                                                                                                                                                           1998
 defects, and for other
 purposes.
To provide for the conveyance   H.R. 1116         Mar. 18  IR       FR          ..............  Mar. 3 1998.....  .......  .......  H 8062       S 3021       Sept.    April 1   April       169
 of the reversionary interest                      1997                                                                                                        29       1998      24,
 of the United States in                                                                                                                                       1997               1998
 certain lands to the Clint
 Independent School District
 and the Fabens Independent
 School District.
To direct the Administrator of  H.R. 2843         Nov. 6   TI       CST       Mar. 20 1998....    ..............      456  .......  H 1403       S 3237       Mar. 24  April 3   April       170
 the Federal Aviation                              1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      24,
 Administration to reevaluate                                                                                                                                                     1998
 the equipment in medical kits
 carried on, and to make a
 decision regarding requiring
 automatic external
 defilbrillators to be carried
 on, aircraft operated by air
 carriers, and for other
 purposes.
To authorize the Secretary of   H.R. 3226         Feb. 12  Agr      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 1400       S 3236       Mar. 24  April 3   April       171
 Agriculture to convey certain                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      24,
 lands and improvements in the                                                                                                                                                    1998
 State of Virginia, and for
 other purposes.
To amend title 18, United       S. 493            Mar. 20  Jud      Jud       Feb. 24 1998....  Sept. 18 1997...      418  .......  H 645        S 12484      Feb. 26  Nov. 10   April       172
 States Code, with respect to      (H.R. 2460)     1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      24,
 scanning receivers and                                                                                                                                                           1998
 similar devices.
To amend the Immigration and    S. 1178           Sept.    Jud      ........  Nov. 7 1997.....  ................      387  .......  H 1502       S 10026      Mar. 25  Sept. 26  April       173
 Nationality Act to modify and     (H.R. 2578)     15                                                                                                          1998     1997      27,
 extend the visa waiver pilot                      1997                                                                                                                           1998
 program, and to provide for
 the collection of data with
 respect to the number of
 nonimmigrants who remain in
 the United States after the
 expiration of the period of
 stay authorized by the
 Attorney General.
Making emergency supplemental   H.R. 3579         Mar. 27  App      ........  Mar. 27 1998....  ................      469      168  H 1824       S 2826       Mar. 31  Mar. 31   May 1,      174
 appropriations for the fiscal      (S. 1768)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 year ending September 30,
 1998, and for other purposes.
Expressing the sense of the     H.J. Res. 102     Nov. 7   IR       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 2374       S 3798       April    April 29  May 11,     175
 Congress on the occasion of                       1997                                                                                                        28       1998      1998
 the 50th anniversary of the                                                                                                                                   1998
 founding of the modern State
 of Israel and reaffirming the
 bonds of friendship and
 cooperation between the
 United States and Israel.
To amend chapter 51 of title    H.R. 3301         Mar. 2   BFS      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 1685       S 5128       Mar. 27  May 19    May 29,     176
 31, United States Code, to                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 allow the Secretary of the
 Treasury greater discretion
 with regard to the placement
 of the required inscriptions
 on quarter dollars issued
 under the 50 States
 Commemorative Coin Program.
To extend certain programs      H.R. 2472         Sept.    Com      ........  Sept. 26 1997...  ................      275  .......  H 8113       S 10243      Sept.    Sept. 30  June 1,     177
 under the Energy Policy and                       15                                                                                                          29       1997      1998
 Conservation Act.                                 1997                                                                                                        1997
To authorize funds for Federal- H.R. 2400         Sept. 4  TI       CST       Mar. 25 1998....  Nov. 7 1997.....      467      143  H 2030       S 3180       April 1  April 2   June 9,     178
 aid highways, highway safety       (S. 1115)      1997    Bud                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      1998
 programs, and transit                                     WM                 Mar. 27 1998....
 programs, and for other
 purposes.
To redesignate the Federal      H.R. 824          Feb. 25  TI       EPW       July 28 1997....  May 21 1998.....      211  .......  H 7712       S 5581       Sept.    June 2    June        179
 building located at 717                           1997                                                                                                        23       1998      16,
 Madison Place, NW., in the                                                                                                                                    1997               1998
 District of Columbia, as the
 ``Howard T. Markey National
 Courts Building''.
To amend Part L of the Omnibus  H.R. 3565         Mar. 26  Jud      ........  April 21 1998...  ................      486  .......  H 2075       S 4930       April    May 15    June        180
 Crime Control and Safe                            1998                                                                                                        21       1998      16,
 Streets Act of 1968.                                                                                                                                          1998               1998

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To establish a matching grant   S. 1605           Feb. 4   Jud      Jud         ..............  Feb. 26 1998....  .......  .......  H 3067       S 1803       May 12   Mar. 11   June        181
 program to help State and         (H.R. 2829)     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
 local jurisdictions purchase                                                                                                                                                     1998
 armor vests for use by law
 enforcement departments.
To extend the legislative       S. 423            Mar. 11  Res      ENR       Oct. 31 1997....  June 26 1997....      363       38  H 4266       S 7318       June 9   July 11   June        182
 authority for the Board of                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      19,
 Regents of Gunston Hall to                                                                                                                                                       1998
 establish a memorial to honor
 George Mason.
To amend title 11, United       S. 1244           Oct. 1   Jud      Jud       June 3 1998.....  Feb. 26 1998....      556  .......  H 4005       S 4772       June 3   May 13    June        183
 States Code, to protect           (H.R. 2604)     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      19,
 certain charitable                                                                                                                                                               1998
 contributions, and for other
 purposes.
To improve the criminal law     H.R. 1847         June 10  Jud      Jud       June 26 1997....  Oct. 9 1997.....      158  .......  H 4868       S 12426      July 8   Nov. 9    June        184
 relating to fraud against                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      23,
 consumers.                                                                                                                                                                       1998
To ensure that federally        S. 1150           Sept. 5  Agr      Agr       Nov. 4 1997.....  Sept. 5 1997....      376       73               S 11376      Oct. 29  June 23,  185
 funded agricultural research,     (H.R. 2534)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1998
 extension, and education
 address high-priority
 concerns with national or
 multistate significance, to
 reform, extend, and eliminate
 certain agricultural research
 programs, and for other
 purposes.
To establish a commission to    S. 1900           April 1  BFS      BHUA        ..............  April 30 1998...  .......  .......  H 4271       S 4136       June 9   May 1     June        186
 examine issues pertaining to      (H.R. 3662)     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      23,
 the disposition of Holocaust-                                                                                                                                                    1998
 era assets in the United
 States before, during, and
 after World War II, and to
 make recommendations to the
 President on further action,
 and for other purposes.
To establish felony violations  H.R. 3811         May 7    Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 3065       S 5734       May 12   June 5    June        187
 for the failure to pay legal                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      24,
 child support obligations,                                                                                                                                                       1998
 and for other purposes.
To permit the mineral leasing   S. 2069           May 12   .......  IA        ................  June 5 1998.....  .......      205               S 6127       June 24  June 10   July 7,     188
 of Indian land located within                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 the Fort Berthold Indian
 reservation in any case in
 which there is consent from a
 majority interest in the
 parcel of land under
 consideration for lease.
To extend the deadline under    H.R. 651          Feb. 6   Com      ENR       Mar. 11 1997....  Nov. 4 1997.....       12      133  H 829                     Mar. 11  June 25   July        189
 the Federal Power Act for the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      14,
 construction of a                                                                                                                                                                1998
 hydroelectric project located
 in the State of Washington,
 and for other purposes.
To extend the deadline under    H.R. 652          Feb. 6   Com      ENR       Mar. 11 1997....  Nov. 4 1997.....       13      134  H 830                     Mar. 11  June 25   July        190
 the Federal Power Act for the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      14,
 construction of a                                                                                                                                                                1998
 hydroelectric project located
 in the State of Washington,
 and for other purposes.
To extend the deadline under    H.R. 848          Feb. 26  Com      ENR       June 7 1997.....  Nov. 4 1997.....      122      135  H 3585                    June 10  June 25   July        191
 the Federal Power Act                             1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      14,
 applicable to the                                                                                                                                                                1998
 construction of the AuSable
 Hydroelectric Project in New
 York, and for other purposes.
To extend the deadline under    H.R. 1184         Mar. 20  Com      ENR       June 7 1997.....  Nov. 4 1997.....      123      136  H 3586                    June 10  June 25   July        192
 the Federal Power Act for the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      14,
 construction of the Bear                                                                                                                                                         1998
 Creek hydroelectric project
 in the State of Washington,
 and for other purposes.
To extend the deadline under    H.R. 1217         Mar. 21  Com      ENR       June 7 1997.....  Nov. 4 1997.....      124      137  H 3587                    June 10  June 25   July        193
 the Federal Power Act for the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      14,
 construction of a                                                                                                                                                                1998
 hydroelectric project located
 in the State of Washington,
 and for other purposes.
To amend the Arms Export        S. 2282           July 9   .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......                            July 14  July 9    July        194
 Control Act, and for other                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      14,
 purposes.                                                                                                                                                                        1998
To validate certain             H.R. 960          Mar. 5   Res      ENR       July 8 1997.....  Oct. 31 1997....      171      127  H 4854                    July 8   June 25   July        195
 conveyances in the City of                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      16,
 Tulare, Tulare County,                                                                                                                                                           1998
 California, and for other
 purposes.

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To amend the Public Health      H.R. 2202         July 17  Com      LHR       May 18 1998.....    ..............      538  .......  H 3425                    May 19   June 24   July        196
 Service Act to revise and                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
 extend the bone marrow donor                                                                                                                                                     1998
 program, and for other
 purposes.
To require the Secretary of     H.R. 2864         Nov. 7   EEO      ........  Mar. 17 1998....  ................      444  .......  H 1176                    Mar. 17  June 24   July        197
 Labor to establish a program                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
 under which employers may                                                                                                                                                        1998
 consult with State officials
 respecting compliance with
 occupational safety and
 health requirements.
To amend the Occupational       H.R. 2877         Nov. 7   EEO      ........  Mar. 17 1998....  ................      445  .......  H 1177                    Mar. 17  June 24   July        198
 Safety and Health Act of 1970.                    1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1998
To establish an advisory        H.R. 3035         Nov. 12  TI       ........  May 22 1998.....  ................      554  .......                            June 16  June 24   July        199
 commission to provide advice                      1997    Agr                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      16,
 and recommendations on the                                Res                  ..............                                                                                    1998
 creation of an integrated,
 coordinated Federal policy
 designed to prepare for and
 respond to serious drought
 emergencies.
To provide for an alternative   H.R. 3130         Jan. 28  WM       Fin       Feb. 27 1998....    ..............      422  .......  H 877        S 3183       Mar. 5   April 2   July        200
 penalty procedure for States                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
 that fail to meet Federal                                                                                                                                                        1998
 child support data processing
 requirements, to reform
 Federal incentive payments
 for effective child support
 performance, and to provide
 for a more flexible penalty
 procedure for States that
 violate interjurisdictional
 adoption requirements.
Approving the location of a     H.J. Res. 113     Mar. 4   Res      ........  June 22 1998....  ................      589  .......                            June 22  June 25   July        201
 Martin Luther King, Jr.                           1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
 Memorial in the Nation's                                                                                                                                                         1998
 Capitol.
To extend the legislative       S. 731            May 8    Res      ENR       Oct. 31 1997....  June 26 1997....      362       40  H 10806      S 7318       Nov. 13  July 11   July        202
 authority for construction of                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,
 the National Peace Garden                                                                                                                                                        1998
 memorial, and for other
 purposes.
To establish within the United  H.R. 1635         May 15   Res      ENR       June 3 1998.....    ..............      559  .......  H 4294                    June 9   June 25   July        203
 States National Park Service                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      21,
 the National Underground                                                                                                                                                         1998
 Railroad Network to Freedom
 program, and for other
 purposes.
To require the Secretary of     S. 2316           July 15  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......                            July 20  July 16   July        204
 Energy to submit to Congress                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      21,
 a plan to ensure that all                                                                                                                                                        1998
 amounts accrued on the books
 of the United States
 Enrichment Corporation for
 the disposition of depleted
 uranium hexafluoride will be
 used to treat and recycle
 depleted uranium hexafluoride.
To amend chapter 87 of title    H.R. 1316         April    GRO      GA        June 18 1997....  Nov. 6 1997.....      134  .......  H 4232                    June 24  June 18   July        205
 5, United States Code, with                       14                                                                                                          1997     1998      22,
 respect to the order of                           1997                                                                                                                           1998
 precedence to be applied in
 the payment of life insurance
 benefits.
To amend the Internal Revenue   H.R. 2676         Oct. 21  WM       Fin       Oct. 31 1997....  April 22 1998...      364      174  H 10046      S 4520       Nov. 5   May 7     July        206
 Code of 1986 to restructure                       1997    GRO                  ..............                                                                 1997     1998      22,
 and reform the Internal                                   R                    ..............                                                                                    1998
 Revenue Service, and for
 other purposes.
To authorize appropriations     H.R. 1273         April    Sci      LHR       April 21 1997...  Oct. 15 1997....       63      110  H 1818       S 4664       April    May 12    July        207
 for fiscal years 1998 and          (S. 1046)      10                                                                                                          24       1998      29,
 1999 for the National Science                     1997                                                                                                        1997               1998
 Foundation, and for other
 purposes.
To facilitate the sale of       H.R. 1439         April    Res      ENR       June 3 1997.....  June 26 1998....      114      231  H 3234                    June 3   July 17   July        208
 certain land in Tahoe                             24                                                                                                          1997     1998      29,
 National Forest, in the State                     1997                                                                                                                           1998
 of California to Placer
 County, California.
To allow for election of the    H.R. 1460         April    Res      ENR       Sept. 18 1997...  June 5 1998.....      253      203  H 7649                    Sept.    July 17   July        209
 Delegate from Guam by other                       24                                                                                                          23       1998      29,
 than separate ballot, and for                     1997                                                                                                        1997               1998
 other purposes.
To make a minor adjustment in   H.R. 1779         June 4   Agr      ENR       Oct. 2 1997.....  June 26 1998....      295      232  H 8867                    Oct. 21  July 17   July        210
 the exterior boundary of the                      1997    Res                  ..............                                                                 1997     1998      29,
 Devils Backbone Wilderness in                                                                                                                                                    1998
 the Mark Twain National
 Forest, Missouri, to exclude
 a small parcel of land
 containing improvements.
To extend the deadline under    H.R. 2165         July 15  Com      ENR       Sept. 26 1997...  July 2 1998.....      273      237  H 10944                   Nov. 13  July 17   July        211
 the Federal Power Act                             1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      29,
 applicable to the                                                                                                                                                                1998
 construction of FERC Project
 Number 3862 in the State of
 Iowa, and for other purposes.

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To extend the deadline under    H.R. 2217         July 22  Com      ENR       May 6 1998......  July 2 1998.....      509      238  H 3034                    May 12   July 17   July        212
 the Federal Power Act                             1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      29,
 applicable to the                                                                                                                                                                1998
 construction of FERC Project
 Number 9248 in the State of
 Colorado, and for other
 purposes.
To extend the time required     H.R. 2841         Nov. 6   Com      ENR       May 6 1998......  July 2 1998.....      510      239  H 3035                    May 12   July 17   July        213
 for the construction of a                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      29,
 hydroelectric project.                                                                                                                                                           1998
To amend the Foreign            H.R. 2870         Nov. 7   IR       FR        Mar. 13 1998....  June 22 1998....      443      219  H 1319                    Mar. 19  July 14   July        214
 Assistance Act of 1961 to          (S. 1758)      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      29,
 facilitate protection of                                                                                                                                                         1998
 tropical forests through debt
 reduction with developing
 countries with tropical
 forests.
To present a congressional      H.R. 3156         Feb. 4   BFS      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            June 16  July 14   July        215
 gold medal to Nelson                              1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      29,
 Rolihlahla Mandela.                                                                                                                                                              1998
To require automatic            S. 318            Feb. 12  .......  BHUA      ................  Oct. 31 1997....  .......      129               S 12410      July 14  Nov. 9    July        216
 cancellation and notice of                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      29,
 cancellation rights with                                                                                                                                                         1998
 respect to private mortgage
 insurance which is required
 as a condition for entering
 into a residential mortgage
 transaction, to abolish the
 Thrift Depositor Protection
 Oversight Board, and for
 other purposes.
To reauthorize the African      H.R. 39           Jan. 7   Res      EPW       April 21 1997...  June 25 1998....       59      222  H 1744                    April    July 23   Aug. 5,     217
 Elephant Conservation Act.         (S. 627)       1997                                                                                                        23       1998      1998
                                                                                                                                                               1997
To designate the United States  H.R. 643          Feb. 6   TI       EPW       July 31 1997....  July 22 1998....      231  .......  H 7711                    Sept.    July 31   Aug. 7,     218
 courthouse to be constructed                      1997                                                                                                        23       1998      1998
 at the corner of Superior and                                                                                                                                 1997
 Huron Roads, in Cleveland,
 Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes
 United States Courthouse''.
To amend the Federal Credit     H.R. 1151         Mar. 20  BFS      BHUA      Mar. 30 1998....  May 21 1998.....      472      193  H 1885                    April 1  July 28   Aug. 7,     219
 Union Act to clarify existing                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 law and ratify the
 longstanding policy of the
 National Credit Union
 Administration Board with
 regard to field of membership
 of Federal credit unions.
To consolidate, coordinate,     H.R. 1385         April    EEO      LHR       May 8 1997......  Oct. 15 1997....       93      109  H 2860       S 4266       May 16   May 5     Aug. 7,     220
 and improve employment,            (S. 1186)      17                                                                                                          1997     1998      1998
 training, literacy, and                           1997
 vocational rehabilitation
 programs in the United
 States, and for other
 purposes.
To provide that certain         H.R. 3152         Feb. 4   EEO      LHR         ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            June 25  July 29   Aug. 7,     221
 volunteers at private non-                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 profit food banks are not
 employees for purposes of the
 Fair Labor Standards Act of
 1938.
To designate the auditorium     H.R. 3731         April    NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            July 16  July 30   Aug. 7,     222
 located within the Sandia                         23                                                                                                          1998     1998      1998
 Technology Transfer Center in                     1998
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, as
 the ``Steve Schiff
 Auditorium''.
To establish the United States  H.R. 4354         July 30  HO       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            July 31  July 31   Aug. 7,     223
 Capitol Police Memorial Fund                      1998    WM                                                                                                  1998     1998      1998
 on behalf of the families of
 Detective John Michael Gibson
 and Private First Class Jacob
 Joseph Chestnut of the United
 States Capitol Police.
To provide for the conveyance   H.R. 434          Jan. 9   Res      ENR       Oct. 30 1997....  July 2 1998.....      359      236  H 9983                    Nov. 4   July 17   Aug.        224
 of small parcels of land in                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      12,
 the Carson National Forest                                                                                                                                                       1998
 and the Santa Fe National
 Forest, New Mexico, to the
 village of El Rito and the
 town of Jemez Springs, New
 Mexico.

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To revise, codify, and enact    H.R. 1085         Mar. 17  Jud      Jud       Oct. 21 1997....  July 16 1998....      326  .......  H 190                     Feb. 3   July 30   Aug.        225
 without substantive change                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 certain general and permanent                                                                                                                                                    1998
 laws, related to patriotic
 and national observances,
 ceremonies, and
 organizations, as title 36,
 United States Code,
 ``Patriotic and National
 Observances, Ceremonies, and
 Organizations''.
To amend the John F. Kennedy    H.R. 3504         Mar. 19  TI       EPW       May 13 1998.....  July 22 1998....      533      215  H 3991                    June 3   July 31   Aug.        226
 Center Act to authorize            (S. 2038)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 appropriations for the John                                                                                                                                                      1998
 F. Kennedy Center for the
 Performing Arts and to
 further define the criteria
 for capital repair and
 operation and maintenance.
To amend the District of        H.R. 4237         July 16  GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            July 30  July 31   Aug.        227
 Columbia Convention Center                        1998    R                                                                                                   1998     1998      12,
 and Sports Arena                                                                                                                                                                 1998
 Authorization Act of 1995 to
 revise the revenues and
 activities covered under such
 Act, and for other purposes.
To amend the Agricultural       S. 2344           July 22  .......  Agr       ................    ..............  .......  .......                            Aug. 3   July 30   Aug.        228
 Market Transition Act to                          1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 provide for the advance                                                                                                                                                          1998
 payment, in full, of the
 fiscal year 1999 payments
 otherwise required under
 production flexibility
 contracts.
To ensure maintenance of a      H.R. 765          Feb. 13  Res      ENR       July 14 1997....  Oct. 28 1997....      179      115  H 5544                    July 22  July 17   Aug.        229
 herd of wild horses in Cape                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      13,
 Lookout National Seashore.                                                                                                                                                       1998
To establish rules governing    H.R. 872          Feb. 27  Jud      ........  May 22 1998.....  ................      549  .......                            July 30  July 30   Aug.        230
 product liability actions                         1997    Com                July 14 1998....                                                                 1998     1998      13,
 against raw materials and                                                                                                                                                        1998
 bulk component suppliers to
 medical device manufacturers,
 and for other purposes.
To grant a Federal charter to   S. 1759           Mar. 13  .......  Jud       ................    ..............  .......  .......                            Aug. 3   July 31   Aug.        231
 the American GI Forum of the                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 United States.                                                                                                                                                                   1998
To designate the Federal        S. 1800           Mar. 19  TI       EPW       July 14 1998....  May 21 1998.....      619  .......               S 5580       Aug. 4   June 2    Aug.        232
 building and United States                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 courthouse located at 85                                                                                                                                                         1998
 Marconi Boulevard in
 Columbus, Ohio, as the
 ``Joseph P. Kinneary United
 States Courthouse''.
To amend chapter 45 of title    S. 2143           June 9   .......  Jud       ................  July 9 1998.....  .......  .......                            Aug. 3   July 16   Aug.        233
 28, United States Code, to                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 authorize the Administrative                                                                                                                                                     1998
 Assistant to the Chief
 Justice to accept voluntary
 services, and for other
 purposes.
Amending the Fastener Quality   H.R. 3824         May 11   Sci      CST       June 9 1998.....  July 27 1998....      574      267                            June 16  July 31   Aug.        234
 Act to exempt from its                            1998    Com                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      14,
 coverage certain fasteners                                                                                                                                                       1998
 approved by the Federal
 Aviation Administration for
 use in aircraft.
Finding the Government of Iraq  S.J. Res. 54      June 25  .......  FR        ................  July 27 1998....  .......  .......                            Aug. 3   July 31   Aug.        235
 in unacceptable and material                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      14,
 breach of its international                                                                                                                                                      1998
 obligations.
To grant the consent of the     H.R. 629          Feb. 6   Com      ........  July 15 1997....  ................      181  .......  H 8537       S 3019       Oct. 7   April 1   Sept.       236
 Congress to the Texas Low-                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      20,
 Level Radioactive Waste                                                                                                                                                          1998
 Disposal Compact.
Making appropriations for       H.R. 4059         June 16  App      ........  June 16 1998....  ................      578      213                            June 22  June 25   Sept.       237
 military construction, family      (S. 2160)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      20,
 housing, and base realignment                                                                                                                                                    1998
 and closure for the
 Department of Defense for the
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1999, and for other
 purposes.
To transfer administrative      S. 1683           Feb. 26  .......  ENR       ................  June 10 1998....  .......      228                            Sept. 9  July 17   Sept.       238
 jurisdiction over part of the                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      23,
 Lake Chelan National                                                                                                                                                             1998
 Recreation Area from the
 Secretary of the Interior to
 the Secretary of Agriculture
 for inclusion in the
 Wenatchee National Forest.
To direct the Secretary of the  S. 1883           Mar. 31  Res      EPW         ..............  July 24 1998....  .......      263                            Sept. 9  July 31   Sept.       239
 Interior to convey the Marion                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      23,
 National Fish Hatchery and                                                                                                                                                       1998
 the Claude Harris National
 Aquacultural Research Center
 to the State of Alabama, and
 for other purposes.
Making continuing               H.J. Res. 128     Sept.    App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Sept.    Sept. 17  Sept.       240
 appropriations for the fiscal                     16                                                                                                          17       1998      25,
 year 1999, and for other                          1998                                                                                                        1998               1998
 purposes.

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To make the Occupational        S. 2112           May 22   .......  LHR       ................  July 28 1998....  .......  .......                            Sept.    July 31   Sept.       241
 Safety and Health Act of 1970                     1998                                                                                                        14       1998      28,
 applicable to the United                                                                                                                                      1998               1998
 States Postal Service in the
 same manner as any other
 employer.
To amend the Fish and Wildlife  H.R. 1856         June 10  Res      EPW       Oct. 21 1997....  July 28 1998....      329  .......  H 9985                    Nov. 4   Sept. 11  Oct. 5,     242
 Act of 1956 to direct the                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      1998
 Secretary of the Interior to
 conduct a volunteer pilot
 project at one national
 wildlife refuge in each
 United States Fish and
 Wildlife Service region, and
 for other purposes.
To authorize the Secretary of   S. 1695           Mar. 2   Res      ENR       Sept. 9 1998....  July 10 1998....      697      244                            Sept.    July 17   Oct. 6,     243
 the Interior to study the                         1998                                                                                                        18       1998      1998
 suitability and feasibility                                                                                                                                   1998
 of designating the Sand Creek
 Massacre National Historic
 Site in the State of Colorado
 as a unit of the National
 Park System, and for other
 purposes.
To extend the authorization of  H.R. 6            Jan. 7   EEO      LHR       April 17 1998...  May 4 1998......      481      181  H 2920                    May 6    July 9    Oct. 7,     244
 programs under the Higher          (S. 1882)      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 Education Act of 1965, and
 for other purposes.
Making appropriations for       H.R. 4060         June 16  App      ........  June 16 1998....  ................      581      206                            June 22  June 23   Oct. 7,     245
 energy and water development       (S. 2138)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 for the fiscal year ending
 September 30, 1999, and for
 other purposes.
To amend section 552 of title   S. 1379           Nov. 5   .......  Jud       ................  Mar. 5 1998.....  .......  .......                            Aug. 6   June 19   Oct. 8,     246
 5, United States Code, and                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 the National Security Act of
 1947 to require disclosure
 under the Freedom of
 Information Act regarding
 certain persons, disclose
 Nazi war criminal records
 without impairing any
 investigation or prosecution
 conducted by the Department
 of Justice or certain
 intelligence matters, and for
 other purposes.
To correct a provision          H.R. 3096         Jan. 27  EEO      GA        Mar. 17 1998....  Aug. 25 1998....      446      296  H 1408                    Mar. 24  Sept. 28  Oct. 9,     247
 relating to termination of                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 benefits for convicted
 persons.
To amend the Public Health      H.R. 4382         Aug. 3   Com      ........  Sept. 14 1998...  ................      713  .......                            Sept.    Sept. 25  Oct. 9,     248
 Service Act to revise and                         1998                                                                                                        15       1998      1998
 extend the program for                                                                                                                                        1998
 mammography quality standards.
Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 133     Oct. 9   App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 9   Oct. 9    Oct. 9,     249
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 year 1999, and for other
 purposes.
To designate the United States  S. 1355           Oct. 31  .......  EPW       ................  May 21 1998.....  .......  .......               S 5580       Sept.    June 2    Oct. 9,     250
 courthouse located at 141                         1997                                                                                                        23       1998      1998
 Church Street in New Haven,                                                                                                                                   1998
 Connecticut, as the ``Richard
 C. Lee United States
 Courthouse''.
To provide for the improvement  S. 2022           April    Jud      Jud         ..............  May 21 1998.....  .......  .......                            Oct. 7   July 13   Oct. 9,     251
 of interstate criminal                            30                                                                                                          1998     1998      1998
 justice identification,                           1998
 information, communications,
 and forensics.
To extend a quarterly           S. 2071           May 13   GRO      GA          ..............  July 8 1998.....  .......      241                            Sept.    Sept. 10  Oct. 9,     252
 financial report program                          1998                                                                                                        28       1998      1998
 administered by the Secretary                                                                                                                                 1998
 of Commerce.
Waiving certain enrollment      H.J. Res. 131     Oct. 7   HO       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 8   Oct. 9    Oct.        253
 requirements for the                              1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 remainder of the One Hundred                                                                                                                                                     1998
 Fifth Congress with respect
 to any bill or joint
 resolution making general or
 continuing appropriations for
 fiscal year 1999.
Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 134     Oct. 12  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 12  Oct. 12   Oct.        254
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 year 1999, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1998
 purposes.
To establish the Commission on  H.R. 3007         Nov. 9   EEO      ........    ..............  ................      562  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 1    Oct.        255
 the Advancement of Women in                       1997    Sci                June 3 1998.....                                                                 14       1998      14,
 Science, Engineering, and                                                                                                                                     1998               1998
 Technology Development.

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To make certain technical       H.R. 4068         June 16  Res      ........  Sept. 18 1998...  ................      733  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 1    Oct.        256
 corrections in laws relating                      1998                                                                                                        23       1998      14,
 to Native Americans, and for                                                                                                                                  1998               1998
 other purposes.
Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 135     Oct. 14  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 14  Oct. 14   Oct.        257
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      14,
 year 1999, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1998
 purposes.
To amend the Shipping Act of    S. 414            Mar. 10  .......  CST       ................  July 31 1997....  .......       61               S 3313       Aug. 4   April 21  Oct.        258
 1984 to encourage competition                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      14,
 in international shipping and                                                                                                                                                    1998
 growth of United States
 exports, and for other
 purposes.
To extend the date by which an  H.R. 4658         Oct. 1   Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 1   Oct. 8    Oct.        259
 automated entry-exit control                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      15,
 system must be developed.                                                                                                                                                        1998
Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 136     Oct. 16  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 16  Oct. 16   Oct.        260
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      16,
 year 1999, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1998
 purposes.
To authorize appropriations     H.R. 3616         April 1  NS       ........  May 12 1998.....  ................      532  .......  H 3715                    May 21   June 25   Oct.        261
 for fiscal year 1999 for                          1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      17,
 military activities of the                                                                                                                                                       1998
 Department of Defense, to
 prescribe military personnel
 strengths for fiscal year
 1999, and for other purposes.
Making appropriations for the   H.R. 4103         June 22  App      ........  June 22 1998....  ................      591      200                            June 24  July 30   Oct.        262
 Department of Defense for the      (S. 2132)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      17,
 fiscal year ending September                                                                                                                                                     1998
 30, 1999, and for other
 purposes.
To provide for the orderly      H.R. 449          Jan. 20  Res      ENR       April 23 1997...  Aug. 25 1998....       68      291  H 1750                    April    Oct. 2    Oct.        263
 disposal of certain Federal                       1997                                                                                                        23       1998      19,
 lands in Clark County,                                                                                                                                        1997               1998
 Nevada, and to provide for
 the acquisition of
 environmentally sensitive
 lands in the State of Nevada.
To require Federal employees    H.R. 930          Mar. 5   GRO      GA          ..............  Aug. 25 1998....  .......      295  H 1571                    April    Sept. 1   Oct.        264
 to use Federal travel charge                      1997                                                                                                        16       1998      19,
 cards for all payments of                                                                                                                                     1997               1998
 expenses of official
 Government travel, to amend
 title 31, United States Code,
 to establish requirements for
 prepayment audits of Federal
 agency transportation
 expenses, to authorize
 reimbursement of Federal
 agency employees for taxes
 incurred on travel or
 transportation
 reimbursements, and to
 authorize test programs for
 the payment of Federal
 employee travel expenses and
 relocation expenses.
To amend the Great Lakes Fish   H.R. 1481         April    Res      ........  Sept. 15 1998...  ................      715  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 2    Oct.        265
 and Wildlife Restoration Act                      29                                                                                                          23       1998      19,
 of 1990 to provide for                            1997                                                                                                        1998               1998
 implementation of
 recommendations of the United
 States Fish and Wildlife
 Service contained in the
 Great Lakes Fishery
 Restoration Study Report.
To amend chapter 89 of title    H.R. 1836         June 10  GRO      GA        Nov. 4 1997.....  July 21 1998....      374      257  H 9983                    Nov. 4   Sept. 30  Oct.        266
 5, United States Code, to                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      19,
 improve administration of                                                                                                                                                        1998
 sanctions against unfit
 health care providers under
 the Federal Employees Health
 Benefits Program, and for
 other purposes.
To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 3381         Mar. 5   Res      ........  Sept. 16 1998...  ................      723  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 2    Oct.        267
 Agriculture and the Secretary                     1998    Agr                  ..............                                                                 23       1998      19,
 of the Interior to exchange                                                                                                                                   1998               1998
 land and other assets with
 Big Sky Lumber Co..
To require the Secretary of     H.R. 3790         May 5    BFS      BHUA        ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            Aug. 4   Oct. 6    Oct.        268
 the Treasury to mint coins in                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      19,
 commemoration of the                                                                                                                                                             1998
 bicentennial of the Library
 of Congress.
To authorize the use of         H.R. 4248         July 16  Res      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 6    Oct.        269
 receipts from the sale of the                     1998                                                                                                        28       1998      19,
 Migratory Bird Hunting and                                                                                                                                    1998               1998
 Conservation Stamps to
 promote additional stamp
 purchases.
To provide a process for        S. 314            Feb. 12  GRO      GA          ..............  July 28 1998....  .......      269                            Oct. 5   July 30   Oct.        270
 identifying the functions of                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      19,
 the Federal Government that                                                                                                                                                      1998
 are not inherently
 governmental functions, and
 for other purposes.

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To encourage the disclosure     S. 2392           July 30  .......  Jud       ................  Sept. 17 1998...  .......  .......                            Oct. 1   Sept. 28  Oct.        271
 and exchange of information                       1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      19,
 about computer processing                                                                                                                                                        1998
 problems, solutions, test
 practices and test results,
 and related matters in
 connection with the
 transition to the year 2000.
To authorize appropriations     H.R. 3694         April    Int      ........  May 5 1998......  May 7 1998......      508      185  H 2978                    May 7    June 26   Oct.        272
 for fiscal year 1999 for           (S. 2052)      21                                                                                                          1998     1998      20,
 intelligence and intelligence-                    1998                                                                                                                           1998
 related activities of the
 United States Government, the
 Community Management Account,
 and the Central Intelligence
 Agency Retirement and
 Disability System, and for
 other purposes.
Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 137     Oct. 19  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 19  Oct. 20   Oct.        273
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      20,
 year 1999, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1998
 purposes.
To make technical and           H.R. 4566         Sept.    GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 10  Oct. 14   Oct.        274
 clarifying amendments to the                      15      WM                                                                                                  1998     1998      21,
 National Capital                                  1998                                                                                                                           1998
 Revitalization and Self-
 Government Improvement Act of
 1997.
Making appropriations for the   H.R. 4112         June 23  App      ........  June 23 1998....  ................      595  .......                            June 25  July 21   Oct.        275
 Legislative Branch for the                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      21,
 fiscal year ending September                                                                                                                                                     1998
 30, 1999, and for other
 purposes.
Making appropriations for the   H.R. 4194         July 8   App      ........  July 8 1998.....  ................      610      216                            July 29  July 30   Oct.        276
 Departments of Veterans            (S. 2168)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      21,
 Affairs and Housing and Urban                                                                                                                                                    1998
 Development, and for sundry
 independent agencies, boards,
 commissions, corporations,
 and offices for the fiscal
 year ending September 30,
 1999, and for other purposes.
Making appropriations for the   H.R. 4328         July 24  App      LHR       July 24 1998....    ..............      648  .......                            July 30  July 30   Oct.        277
 Department of Transportation       (S. 2455)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      21,
 and related agencies for the                                                                                                                                                     1998
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1999, and for other
 purposes.
To amend titles VI and X of     H.R. 2616         Oct. 6   EEO      LHR       Oct. 14 1997....    ..............      321  .......  H 10199                   Nov. 7   Oct. 8    Oct.        278
 the Elementary and Secondary                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      22,
 Education Act of 1965 to                                                                                                                                                         1998
 improve and expand charter
 schools.
To provide for the expeditious  H.R. 1659         May 16   Res      ........  Sept. 11 1998...  ................      704  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 7    Oct.        279
 completion of the acquisition                     1997                                                                                                        23       1998      23,
 of private mineral interests                                                                                                                                  1998               1998
 within the Mount St. Helens
 National Volcanic Monument
 mandated by the 1982 Act that
 established the Monument, and
 for other purposes.
To provide for a land exchange  H.R. 2411         Sept. 5  Res      ENR       June 5 1998.....  Sept. 25 1998...      568      392                            June 22  Oct. 7    Oct.        280
 involving the Cape Cod                            1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      26,
 National Seashore and to                                                                                                                                                         1998
 extend the authority for the
 Cape Cod National Seashore
 Advisory Commission.
To provide for a demonstration  H.R. 2886         Nov. 7   Res      ENR       May 12 1998.....  Aug. 25 1998....      527      292  H 3032                    May 12   Oct. 2    Oct.        281
 project in the Stanislaus                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      26,
 National Forest, California,                                                                                                                                                     1998
 under which a private
 contractor will perform
 multiple resource management
 activities for that unit of
 the National Forest System.
To authorize the Secretary of   H.R. 3796         May 5    Res      ENR       June 3 1998.....  Aug. 25 1998....      561      293                            June 16  Oct. 2    Oct.        282
 Agriculture to convey the                         1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      26,
 administrative site for the                                                                                                                                                      1998
 Rogue River National Forest
 and use the proceeds for the
 construction or improvement
 of offices and support
 buildings for the Rogue River
 National Forest and the
 Bureau of Land Management.

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To extend the deadline under    H.R. 4081         June 18  Com      ........  Sept. 25 1998...  ................      748  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 7    Oct.        283
 the Federal Power Act                             1998                                                                                                        28       1998      26,
 applicable to the                                                                                                                                             1998               1998
 construction of a
 hydroelectric project in the
 State of Arkansas.
To authorize the Government of  H.R. 4284         July 21  Res      ENR       July 31 1998....    ..............      666  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 8    Oct.        284
 India to establish a memorial                     1998                                                                                                        15       1998      26,
 to honor Mahatma Gandhi in                                                                                                                                    1998               1998
 the District of Columbia.
To amend the Head Start Act,    S. 2206           June 23  .......  LHR       ................  July 21 1998....  .......      256                            Sept.    July 27   Oct.        285
 the Low-Income Home Energy                        1998                                                                                                        14       1998      27,
 Assistance Act of 1981, and                                                                                                                                   1998               1998
 the Community Services Block
 Grant Act to reauthorize and
 make improvements to those
 Acts, to establish
 demonstration projects that
 provide an opportunity for
 persons with limited means to
 accumulate assets, and for
 other purposes.
To amend the Clean Air Act to   H.R. 8            Jan. 7   Com      EPW       July 20 1998....  Sept. 28 1998...      634      355                            July 20  Oct. 5    Oct.        286
 deny entry into the United                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 States of certain foreign                                                                                                                                                        1998
 motor vehicles that do not
 comply with State laws
 governing motor vehicles
 emissions, and for other
 purposes.
To amend the Armored Car        H.R. 624          Feb. 6   Com      CST       Feb. 25 1997....  Sept. 1 1998....        6      297  H 639                     Feb. 26  Oct. 9    Oct.        287
 Industry Reciprocity Act of                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      27,
 1993 to clarify certain                                                                                                                                                          1998
 requirements and to improve
 the flow of interstate
 commerce.
To provide for a land exchange  H.R. 1021         Mar. 11  Res      ........  May 5 1998......  ................      506  .......  H 3033                    May 12   Oct. 9    Oct.        288
 involving certain National                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 Forest System lands within                                                                                                                                                       1998
 the Routt National Forest in
 the State of Colorado.
To amend title 35, United       H.R. 1197         Mar. 20  Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 9   Oct. 15   Oct.        289
 States Code, to protect                           1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 patent owners against the                                                                                                                                                        1998
 unauthorized sale of plant
 parts taken from plants
 illegally reproduced, and for
 other purposes.
To authorize the Secretary of   H.R. 2186         July 17  Res      ENR       Mar. 24 1998....  Sept. 9 1998....      459      323  H 1707                    Mar. 30  Oct. 2    Oct.        290
 the Interior to provide                           1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 assistance to the National                                                                                                                                                       1998
 Historic Trails Interpretive
 Center in Casper, Wyoming.
To amend the Organic Act of     H.R. 2370         July 31  Res      ........  Sept. 24 1998...  ................      742  .......                            Oct. 5   Oct. 15   Oct.        291
 Guam for the purposes of                          1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 clarifying the local judicial                                                                                                                                                    1998
 structure and the office of
 Attorney General.
To establish an Office of       H.R. 2431         Sept. 8  IR       ........  April 1 1998....  ................      480  .......  H 3294                    May 14   Oct. 9    Oct.        292
 Religious Persecution                             1997    WM                 May 8 1998......                                                                 1998     1998      27,
 Monitoring, to provide for                                Jud                May 8 1998......                                                                                    1998
 the imposition of sanctions                               BFS                  ..............
 against countries engaged in                              R                    ..............
 a pattern of religious
 persecution, and for other
 purposes.
To extend certain contracts     H.R. 2795         Nov. 4   Res      ........  June 25 1998....  ................      604  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 7    Oct.        293
 between the Bureau of                             1997                                                                                                        15       1998      27,
 Reclamation and irrigation                                                                                                                                    1998               1998
 water contractors in Wyoming
 and Nebraska that receive
 water from Glendo Reservoir.
To extend the Advisory Council  H.R. 3069         Nov. 13  Res      IA        June 9 1998.....  Sept. 22 1998...      571      342                            June 16  Oct. 9    Oct.        294
 on California Indian Policy                       1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 to allow the Advisory Council                                                                                                                                                    1998
 to advise Congress on the
 implementation of the
 proposals and recommendations
 of the Advisory Council.
To authorize the construction   H.R. 4079         June 18  Res      ENR       Sept. 15 1998...  Sept. 25 1998...      717      378                            Sept.    Oct. 7    Oct.        295
 of temperature control                            1998                                                                                                        15       1998      27,
 devices at Folsom Dam in                                                                                                                                      1998               1998
 California.
To amend the Idaho Admission    H.R. 4166         June 25  Res      ENR       Sept. 11 1998...  Sept. 25 1998...      705      393                            Sept.    Oct. 7    Oct.        296
 Act regarding the sale or                         1998                                                                                                        15       1998      27,
 lease of school land.                                                                                                                                         1998               1998
To require the general          S. 53             Jan. 21  Jud      Jud         ..............  Oct. 29 1997....  .......      118                            Oct. 7   July 30   Oct.        297
 application of the antitrust                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 laws to major league                                                                                                                                                             1998
 baseball, and for other
 purposes.

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To amend the provisions of      S. 505            Mar. 20  Jud      Jud       Mar. 18 1998....    ..............      452  .......                            Oct. 7   Oct. 7    Oct.        298
 title 17, United States Code,     (H.R. 2589)     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 with respect to the duration                                                                                                                                                     1998
 of copyright, and for other
 purposes.
To designate a Federal          S. 1298           Oct. 20  .......  EPW       ................  May 21 1998.....  .......  .......               S 5580       Oct. 9   June 2    Oct.        299
 building located in Florence,                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 Alabama, as the ``Justice                                                                                                                                                        1998
 John McKinley Federal
 Building''.
To provide that a person        S. 1892           Mar. 31  .......  Jud       ................  May 21 1998.....  .......  .......                            Oct. 7   Oct. 6    Oct.        300
 closely related to a judge of                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      27,
 a court exercising judicial                                                                                                                                                      1998
 power under article III of
 the United States
 Constitution (other than the
 Supreme Court) may not be
 appointed as a judge of the
 same court, and for other
 purposes.
To increase public awareness    S. 1976           April    Jud      Jud         ..............  June 25 1998....  .......  .......                            Oct. 7   July 13   Oct.        301
 of the plight of victims of                       23                                                                                                          1998     1998      27,
 crime with developmental                          1998                                                                                                                           1998
 disabilities, to collect data
 to measure the magnitude of
 the problem, and to develop
 strategies to address the
 safety and justice needs of
 victims of crime with
 developmental disabilities.
To amend part Q of the Omnibus  S. 2235           June 25  Jud      Jud         ..............  Sept. 24 1998...  .......  .......                            Oct. 9   Oct. 7    Oct.        302
 Crime Control and Safe                            1998    EEO                                                                                                 1998     1998      27,
 Streets Act of 1968 to                                                                                                                                                           1998
 encourage the use of school
 resource officers.
To encourage the development    H.R. 1702         May 22   Sci      CST       Oct. 24 1997....  June 2 1998.....      347      198  H 9983                    Nov. 4   July 30   Oct.        303
 of a commercial space                             1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      28,
 industry in the United                                                                                                                                                           1998
 States, and for other
 purposes.
To amend title 17, United       H.R. 2281         July 29  Jud      ........  May 22 1998.....  ................      551  .......                            Aug. 4   Oct. 28,  304
 States Code, to implement the      (S. 2037)      1997    Com                July 22 1998....                                                                 1998     1998
 World Intellectual Property                               WM                   ..............
 Organization Copyright Treaty
 and Performances and
 Phonograms Treaty.
To amend the High-Performance   H.R. 3332         Mar. 4   Sci      CST         ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 8    Oct.        305
 Computing Act of 1991 to                          1998                                                                                                        14       1998      28,
 authorize appropriations for                                                                                                                                  1998               1998
 fiscal years 1999 and 2000
 for the Next Generation
 Internet program, to require
 the Advisory Committee on
 High-Performance Computing
 and Communications,
 Information Technology, and
 the Next Generation Internet
 to monitor and give advice
 concerning the development
 and implementation of the
 Next Generation Internet
 program and report to the
 President and the Congress on
 its activities, and for other
 purposes.
To make technical amendments    H.R. 4558         Sept.    WM       ........  Sept. 22 1998...  ................      735  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 8    Oct.        306
 to clarify the provision of                       14      Com                  ..............                                                                 23       1998      28,
 benefits for noncitizens, and                     1998                                                                                                        1998               1998
 to improve the provision of
 unemployment insurance, child
 support, and supplemental
 security income benefits.
To designate the Biscayne       S. 2468           Sept.    Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      407                            Oct. 10  Oct. 7    Oct.        307
 National Park Visitor Center                      14                                                                                                          1998     1998      29,
 as the Dante Fascell Visitor                      1998                                                                                                                           1998
 Center.
To remove the restriction on    H.R. 700          Feb. 12  Res      IA        Sept. 3 1997....  Sept. 28 1998...      241      349  H 6968                    Sept. 8  Oct. 12   Oct.        308
 the distribution of certain                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      30,
 revenues from the Mineral                                                                                                                                                        1998
 Springs parcel to certain
 members of the Agua Caliente
 Band of Cahuilla Indians.

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To authorize appropriations     H.R. 1274         April    Sci      CST       April 21 1997...    ..............       64  .......  H 1808                    April    Oct. 9    Oct.        309
 for the National Institute of                     10                                                                                                          24       1998      30,
 Standards and Technology for                      1997                                                                                                        1997               1998
 fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
 and for other purposes.
To amend chapter 53 of title    H.R. 1756         June 3   BFS      ........  June 25 1998....  ................      608  .......                            Oct. 5   Oct. 15   Oct.        310
 31, United States Code, to                        1997    Jud                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      30,
 require the development and                                                                                                                                                      1998
 implementation by the
 Secretary of the Treasury of
 a national money laundering
 and related financial crimes
 strategy to combat money
 laundering and related
 financial crimes, and for
 other purposes.
To require that the Office of   H.R. 2675         Oct. 21  GRO      GA        Nov. 4 1997.....  Sept. 21 1998...      373      337  H 9983                    Nov. 4   Oct. 5    Oct.        311
 Personnel Management submit                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      30,
 proposed legislation under                                                                                                                                                       1998
 which group universal life
 insurance and group variable
 universal life insurance
 would be available under
 chapter 87 of title 5, United
 States Code, and for other
 purposes.
To amend the Rhinoceros and     H.R. 2807         Nov. 4   Res      EPW       April 28 1998...    ..............      495  .......  H 2348                    April    Oct. 13   Oct.        312
 Tiger Conservation Act of                         1997                                                                                                        28       1998      30,
 1994 to prohibit the sale,                                                                                                                                    1998               1998
 importation, and exportation
 of products labeled as
 containing substances derived
 from rhinoceros or tiger.
To deem the activities of the   H.R. 3055         Nov. 13  Res      ........  Sept. 11 1998...  ................      708  .......                            Oct. 12  Oct. 15   Oct.        313
 Miccosukee Tribe on the                           1997    TI                   ..............                                                                 1998     1998      30,
 Tamiami Indian Reservation to                                                                                                                                                    1998
 be consistent with the
 purposes of the Everglades
 National Park, and for other
 purposes.
To amend title 18, United       H.R. 3494         Mar. 18  Jud      Jud       June 3 1998.....  Sept. 17 1998...      557  .......  H 4531                    June 11  Oct. 9    Oct.        314
 States Code, with respect to                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 violent sex crimes against                                                                                                                                                       1998
 children, and for other
 purposes.
To amend title 28, United       H.R. 3528         Mar. 23  Jud      Jud       April 21 1998...  July 30 1998....      487  .......  H 2076                    April    Oct. 7    Oct.        315
 States Code, with respect to                      1998                                                                                                        21       1998      30,
 the use of alternative                                                                                                                                        1998               1998
 dispute resolution processes
 in United States district
 courts, and for other
 purposes.
To authorize prepayment of      H.R. 3687         April 1  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      410                            Aug. 7   Oct. 14   Oct.        316
 amounts due under a water                         1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 reclamation project contract                                                                                                                                                     1998
 for the Canadian River
 Project, Texas.
To provide for an exchange of   H.R. 3903         May 19   Res      ........  Sept. 11 1998...  ................      706  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 2    Oct.        317
 lands located near Gustavus,                      1998    Com                  ..............                                                                 15       1998      30,
 Alaska, and for other                                                                                                                                         1998               1998
 purposes.
To amend chapter 47 of title    H.R. 4151         June 25  Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 7   Oct. 14   Oct.        318
 18, United States Code,                           1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 relating to identity fraud,                                                                                                                                                      1998
 and for other purposes.
To establish a cultural and     H.R. 4293         July 21  Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 7   Oct. 8    Oct.        319
 training program for                              1998    IR                                                                                                  1998     1998      30,
 disadvantaged individuals                                                                                                                                                        1998
 from Northern Ireland and the
 Republic of Ireland.
To provide a comprehensive      H.R. 4309         July 22  IR       ........  Sept. 14 1998...  ................      709  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 8    Oct.        320
 program of support for                            1998    Com                  ..............                                                                 14       1998      30,
 victims of torture.                                                                                                                                           1998               1998
To transfer administrative      H.R. 4326         July 24  Res      ........  Oct. 12 1998....  ................      810  .......                            Oct. 12  Oct. 14   Oct.        321
 jurisdiction over certain                         1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 Federal lands located within                                                                                                                                                     1998
 or adjacent to the Rogue
 River National Forest and to
 clarify the authority of the
 Bureau of Land Management to
 sell and exchange other
 Federal lands in Oregon.
To authorize the Secretary of   H.R. 4337         July 27  Res      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 9    Oct.        322
 the Interior to provide                           1998                                                                                                        28       1998      30,
 financial assistance to the                                                                                                                                   1998               1998
 State of Maryland for a pilot
 program to develop measures
 to eradicate or control
 nutria and restore marshland
 damaged by nutria.

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To amend the State Department   H.R. 4660         Oct. 1   IR       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 8   Oct. 14   Oct.        323
 Basic Authorities Act of 1956                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 to provide rewards for                                                                                                                                                           1998
 information leading to the
 arrest or conviction of any
 individual for the commission
 of an act, or conspiracy to
 act, of international
 terrorism, narcotics related
 offenses, or for serious
 violations of international
 humanitarian law relating to
 the Former Yugoslavia.
To amend the Federal Food,      H.R. 4679         Oct. 2   Com      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 7   Oct. 9    Oct.        324
 Drug, and Cosmetic Act to                         1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 clarify the circumstances in                                                                                                                                                     1998
 which a substance is
 considered to be a pesticide
 chemical for purposes of such
 Act, and for other purposes.
To establish the National Cave  S. 231            Jan. 29  Res      ENR       April 28 1998...  June 26 1997....      496       37               S 7317       Oct. 10  July 11   Oct.        325
 and Karst Research Institute                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      30,
 in the State of New Mexico,                                                                                                                                                      1998
 and for other purposes.
To dispose of certain Federal   S. 890            June 12  .......  ENR       ................  July 27 1998....  .......      264                            Oct. 8   Oct. 2    Oct.        326
 properties located in Dutch                       1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 John, Utah, to assist the                                                                                                                                                        1998
 local government in the
 interim delivery of basic
 services to the Dutch John
 community, and for other
 purposes.
To amend the Land and Water     S. 1333           Oct. 29  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 8 1998....  .......      311                            Oct. 10  Oct. 2    Oct.        327
 Conservation Fund Act of 1965                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 to allow national park units                                                                                                                                                     1998
 that cannot charge an
 entrance or admission fee to
 retain other fees and charges.
To amend the Fish and Wildlife  S. 2094           May 20   Res      EPW         ..............  July 31 1998....  .......      285                            Oct. 9   Sept. 11  Oct.        328
 Improvement Act of 1978 to                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 enable the Secretary of the                                                                                                                                                      1998
 Interior to more effectively
 use the proceeds of sales of
 certain items.
To expand the boundaries of     S. 2106           May 21   .......  ENR       ................  Sept. 14 1998...  .......      330                            Oct. 10  Oct. 2    Oct.        329
 Arches National Park, Utah,                       1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
 to include portions of                                                                                                                                                           1998
 certain drainages that are
 under the jurisdiction of the
 Bureau of Land Management,
 and to include a portion of
 Fish Seep Draw owned by the
 State of Utah, and for other
 purposes.
To implement the provisions of  S. 2193           June 18  Jud      Jud       July 21 1997....  July 16 1998....      194  .......                            Oct. 9   Sept. 17  Oct.        330
 the Trademark Law Treaty.         (H.R. 1661)     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      30,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1998
To require the Secretary of     H.R. 678          Feb. 11  BFS      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Sept. 9  Oct. 7    Oct.        331
 the Treasury to mint coins in                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      31,
 commemoration of the                                                                                                                                                             1998
 sesquicentennial of the birth
 of Thomas Alva Edison, to
 redesign the half dollar
 circulating coin for 1997 to
 commemorate Thomas Edison,
 and for other purposes.
To amend the Carl D. Perkins    H.R. 1853         June 10  EEO      LHR       July 14 1997....    ..............      177  .......  H 5544       S 6306       July 22  June 12   Oct.        332
 Vocational and Applied                            1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      31,
 Technology Education Act.                                                                                                                                                        1998
To amend the Alaska Native      H.R. 2000         June 19  Res      ........  Aug. 5 1998.....  ................      677  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 7    Oct.        333
 Claims Settlement Act to make                     1997                                                                                                        23       1998      31,
 certain clarifications to the                                                                                                                                 1998               1998
 land bank protection
 provisions, and for other
 purposes.
To provide for a change in the  H.R. 2327         July 31  EEO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 12   Oct.        334
 exemption from the child                          1997                                                                                                        28       1998      31,
 labor provisions of the Fair                                                                                                                                  1998               1998
 Labor Standards Act of 1938
 for minors between 16 and 18
 years of age who engage in
 the operation of automobiles
 and trucks.
To provide for the exchange of  H.R. 3830         May 12   Res      ENR       June 24 1998....  Sept. 14 1998...      598      331                            June 24  Oct. 9    Oct.        335
 certain lands within the                          1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      31,
 State of Utah.                                                                                                                                                                   1998

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To amend the Child Nutrition    H.R. 3874         May 14   EEO      ........  July 20 1998....  ................      633      243                            July 20  Oct. 31,  336
 Act of 1966 to make                (S. 2286)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998
 improvements to the special
 supplemental nutrition
 program for women, infants,
 and children and to extend
 the authority of that program
 through fiscal year 2003.
To allow Haskell Indian         H.R. 4259         July 16  EEO      ........    ..............  ................      700  .......                            Oct. 6   Oct. 14   Oct.        337
 Nations University and the                        1998    GRO                Sept. 9 1998....                                                                 1998     1998      31,
 Southwestern Indian                                                                                                                                                              1998
 Polytechnic Institute each to
 conduct a demonstration
 project to test the
 feasibility and desirability
 of new personnel management
 policies and procedures, and
 for other purposes.
To establish a program to       H.R. 4655         Sept.    IR       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 5   Oct. 7    Oct.        338
 support a transition to                           29                                                                                                          1998     1998      31,
 democracy in Iraq.                                1998                                                                                                                           1998
To amend title 5, United        S. 1021           July 16  .......  ........  ................  Sept. 21 1998...  .......      340                            Oct. 8   Oct. 5    Oct.        339
 States Code, to provide that                      1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      31,
 consideration may not be                                                                                                                                                         1998
 denied to preference
 eligibles applying for
 certain positions in the
 competitive service, and for
 other purposes.
To amend the Public Health      S. 1722           Mar. 6   Com      LHR         ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            Oct. 13  Oct. 12   Oct.        340
 Service Act to revise and                         1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      31,
 extend certain programs with                                                                                                                                                     1998
 respect to women's health
 research and prevention
 activities at the National
 Institutes of Health and the
 Centers for Disease Control
 and Prevention.
To establish a commission, in   S. 2285           July 10  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      396                            Oct. 10  Oct. 7    Oct.        341
 honor of the 150th                                1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      31,
 Anniversary of the Seneca                                                                                                                                                        1998
 Falls Convention, to further
 protect sites of importance
 in the historic efforts to
 secure equal rights for women.
To establish the Adams          S. 2240           June 26  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      404                            Oct. 10  Oct. 7    Nov. 2,     342
 National Historical Park in                       1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 the Commonwealth of
 Massachusetts, and for other
 purposes.
To amend the Act which          S. 2246           June 26  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      405                            Oct. 10  Oct. 7    Nov. 2,     343
 established the Frederick Law                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 Olmsted National Historic
 Site, in the Commonwealth of
 Massachusetts, by modifying
 the boundary and for other
 purposes.
Prohibiting the conveyance of   S. 2413           July 31  .......  ENR       ................  Oct. 6 1998.....  .......      384                            Oct. 10  Oct. 9    Nov. 2,     344
 Woodland Lake Park tract in                       1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 Apache-Sitgreaves National
 Forest in the State of
 Arizona unless the conveyance
 is made to the town of
 Pinetop-Lakeside or
 authorized by Act of Congress.
To amend the Omnibus Parks and  S. 2427           Aug. 31  Res      ENR         ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            Oct. 10  Oct. 8    Nov. 2,     345
 Public Lands Management Act                       1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 of 1996 to extend the
 legislative authority for the
 Black Patriots Foundation to
 establish a commemorative
 work.
To direct the Secretary of the  S. 2505           Sept.    Res      EPW         ..............  Sept. 28 1998...  .......      354                            Oct. 9   Oct. 5    Nov. 2,     346
 Interior to convey title to                       21                                                                                                          1998     1998      1998
 the Tunnison Lab Hagerman                         1998
 Field Station in Gooding
 County, Idaho, to the
 University of Idaho.
To amend the Fair Credit        S. 2561           Oct. 6   .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 9   Oct. 6    Nov. 2,     347
 Reporting Act with respect to                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 furnishing and using consumer
 reports for employment
 purposes.
Granting the consent of         S.J. Res. 51      June 10  Jud      Jud         ..............  July 30 1998....  .......  .......                            Oct. 9   July 31   Nov. 2,     348
 Congress to the Potomac                           1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 Highlands Airport Authority
 Compact entered into between
 the States of Maryland and
 West Virginia.
Recognizing the                 S.J. Res. 58      Oct. 1   GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 10  Oct. 1    Nov. 2,     349
 accomplishments of Inspectors                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 General since their creation
 in 1978 in preventing and
 detecting waste, fraud,
 abuse, and mismanagement, and
 in promoting economy,
 efficiency, and effectiveness
 in the Federal Government.

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Appointing the day for the      H.J. Res. 138     Oct. 20  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 20  Oct. 21   Nov. 3,     350
 convening of the first                            1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 session of the One Hundred
 Sixth Congress.
To authorize the Secretary of   S. 538            April 9  .......  ENR       ................  Nov. 3 1997.....  .......      131                            Oct. 12  June 25   Nov. 3,     351
 the Interior to convey                            1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 certain facilities of the
 Minidoka project to the
 Burley Irrigation District,
 and for other purposes.
To authorize the construction   S. 744            May 14   Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      369                            Oct. 12  Oct. 7    Nov. 3,     352
 of the Fall River Water Users                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 District Rural Water System
 and authorize financial
 assistance to the Fall River
 Water Users District, a non-
 profit corporation, in the
 planning and construction of
 the water supply system, and
 for other purposes.
To amend the Securities Act of  S. 1260           Oct. 7   Com      BHUA      July 21 1998....  May 4 1998......      640      182               S 4815       July 22  May 13    Nov. 3,     353
 1933 and the Securities           (H.R. 1689)     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 Exchange Act of 1934 to limit
 the conduct of securities
 class actions under State
 law, and for other purposes.
To clarify without substantive  S. 2524           Sept.    Jud      Jud         ..............  Oct. 1 1998.....  .......  .......                            Oct. 12  Oct. 8    Nov. 3,     354
 change laws related to                            28                                                                                                          1998     1998      1998
 Patriotic and National                            1998
 Observances, Ceremonies, and
 Organizations and to improve
 the United States Code.
To authorize the Automobile     H.R. 3910         May 20   Res      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 10  Oct. 14   Nov. 6,     355
 National Heritage Area.                           1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
To establish the Little Rock    S. 2232           June 25  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 8 1998....  .......      307                            Oct. 8   Oct. 2    Nov. 6,     356
 Central High School National                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      1998
 Historic Site in the State of
 Arkansas, and for other
 purposes.
To amend the Controlled         H.R. 3633         April 1  Jud      ........  July 16 1998....  ................      629  .......                            Aug. 3   Oct. 20   Nov.        357
 Substances Import and Export                      1998    Com                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      10,
 Act to place limitations on                                                                                                                                                      1998
 controlled substances brought
 into the United States from
 Mexico.
To authorize funds for the      H.R. 3723         April    Jud      Jud       May 12 1998.....    ..............      528  .......  H 3040                    May 12   Oct. 14   Nov.        358
 payment of salaries and                           23                                                                                                          1998     1998      10,
 expenses of the Patent and                        1998                                                                                                                           1998
 Trademark Office, and for
 other purposes.
To require the Secretary of     H.R. 4501         Aug. 6   Res      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 14  Oct. 20   Nov.        359
 Agriculture and the Secretary                     1998    Agr                                                                                                 1998     1998      10,
 of the Interior to conduct a                                                                                                                                                     1998
 study to improve the access
 for persons with disabilities
 to outdoor recreational
 opportunities made available
 to the public.
To extend into fiscal year      H.R. 4821         Oct. 13  Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 15  Oct. 21   Nov.        360
 1999 the visa processing                          1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      10,
 period for diversity                                                                                                                                                             1998
 applicants whose visa
 processing was suspended
 during fiscal year 1998 due
 to embassy bombings.
To amend the Native American    S. 459            Mar. 18  Res      IA          ..............  May 21 1997.....  .......       20               S 10183      Oct. 9   Sept. 29  Nov.        361
 Programs Act of 1974 to                           1997    EEO                                                                                                 1998     1997      10,
 extend certain                                                                                                                                                                   1998
 authorizations, and for other
 purposes.
To eliminate unnecessary and    S. 1364           Nov. 4   GRO      GA          ..............  May 11 1998.....  .......      187               S 6122       Oct. 13  June 10   Nov.        362
 wasteful Federal reports.                         1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      10,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1998
To amend the Weir Farm          S. 1718           Mar. 5   Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 14 1998...  .......      328                            Oct. 10  Oct. 2    Nov.        363
 National Historic Site                            1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      10,
 Establishment Act of 1990 to                                                                                                                                                     1998
 authorize the acquisition of
 additional acreage for the
 historic site to permit the
 development of visitor and
 administrative facilities and
 to authorize the
 appropriation of additional
 amounts for the acquisition
 of real and personal
 property, and for other
 purposes.

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To provide for the acquisition  S. 2241           June 26  Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      400                            Oct. 15  Oct. 7    Nov.        364
 of lands formerly occupied by                     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      10,
 the Franklin D. Roosevelt                                                                                                                                                        1998
 family at Hyde Park, New
 York, and for other purposes.
To amend the boundaries of      S. 2272           July 8   Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 9 1998....  .......      324                            Oct. 15  Oct. 2    Nov.        365
 Grant-Kohrs Ranch National                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      10,
 Historic Site in the State of                                                                                                                                                    1998
 Montana.
To amend the Securities         S. 2375           July 30  Com      ........  Oct. 8 1998.....  ................      802      277                            Oct. 9   July 31   Nov.        366
 Exchange Act of 1934 and the      (H.R. 4353)     1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      10,
 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act                                                                                                                                                    1998
 of 1977, to strengthen
 prohibitions on international
 bribery and other corrupt
 practices, and for other
 purposes.
To protect the sanctity of      S. 2500           Sept.    Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 25 1998...  .......      408                            Oct. 15  Oct. 9    Nov.        367
 contracts and leases entered                      18                                                                                                          1998     1998      10,
 into by surface patent                            1998                                                                                                                           1998
 holders with respect to
 coalbed methane gas.
To provide a cost-of-living     H.R. 4110         June 23  VA       ........  July 15 1998....  Sept. 21 1998...      627      341                            Aug. 3   Sept. 30  Nov.        368
 adjustment in rates of             (S. 2273)      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      11,
 compensation paid to veterans                                                                                                                                                    1998
 with service-connected
 disabilities, to make various
 improvements in education,
 housing, and cemetery
 programs of the Department of
 Veterans Affairs, and for
 other purposes.
To provide for compassionate    H.R. 1023         Mar. 11  Jud      LHR       Mar. 25 1998....  Oct. 7 1998.....      465  .......  H 3392                    May 19   Oct. 21   Nov.        369
 payments with regard to                           1997    Com                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      12,
 individuals with blood-                                   WM                 May 7 1998......                                                                                    1998
 clotting disorders, such as
 hemophilia, who contracted
 human immunodeficiency virus
 due to contaminated blood
 products, and for other
 purposes.
To amend title 18, United       H.R. 2070         June 25  Jud      Jud       July 31 1998....    ..............      665  .......                            Aug. 3   Oct. 20   Nov.        370
 States Code, to provide for                       1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 the mandatory testing for                                                                                                                                                        1998
 serious transmissible
 diseases of incarcerated
 persons whose bodily fluids
 come into contact with
 corrections personnel and
 notice to those personnel of
 the results of the tests, and
 for other purposes.
To authorize and request the    H.R. 2263         July 25  NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 8   Oct. 21   Nov.        371
 President to award the                            1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 congressional Medal of Honor                                                                                                                                                     1998
 posthumously to Theodore
 Roosevelt for his gallant and
 heroic actions in the attack
 on San Juan Heights, Cuba,
 during the Spanish-American
 War.
To direct the Secretary of the  H.R. 3267         Feb. 25  Res      ........  July 14 1998....  ................      621  .......                            July 15  Oct. 13   Nov.        372
 Interior, acting through the                      1998    TI                   ..............                                                                 1998     1998      12,
 Bureau of Reclamation, to                                                                                                                                                        1998
 conduct a feasibility study
 and construct a project to
 reclaim the Salton Sea.
To make available to the        H.R. 4083         June 18  IR       FR          ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 21   Nov.        373
 Ukrainian Museum and Archives                     1998                                                                                                        14       1998      12,
 the USIA television program                                                                                                                                   1998               1998
 ``Window on America''.
To amend title 28, United       H.R. 4164         June 25  Jud      Jud         ..............    ..............  .......  .......                            July 14  Oct. 21   Nov.        374
 States Code, with respect to                      1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 the enforcement of child                                                                                                                                                         1998
 custody and visitation orders.
To amend the State Department   S. 759            May 16   IR       FR          ..............  Nov. 4 1997.....  .......  .......               S 12206      Oct. 14  Nov. 8    Nov.        375
 Basic Authorities Act of 1956                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      12,
 to require the Secretary of                                                                                                                                                      1998
 State to submit an annual
 report to Congress concerning
 diplomatic immunity.
To modify the boundaries of     S. 1132           July 31  Res      ENR         ..............  April 29 1998...  .......      178                            Oct. 20  July 17   Nov.        376
 the Bandelier National                            1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 Monument to include the lands                                                                                                                                                    1998
 within the headwaters of the
 Upper Alamo Watershed which
 drain into the Monument and
 which are not currently
 within the jurisdiction of a
 Federal land management
 agency, to authorize purchase
 or donation of those lands,
 and for other purposes.

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Granting the consent and        S. 1134           July 31  Jud      Jud         ..............  July 16 1998....  .......  .......                            Oct. 15  July 30   Nov.        377
 approval of Congress to an                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 interstate forest fire                                                                                                                                                           1998
 protection compact.
To establish the Lower East     S. 1408           Nov. 7   Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 8 1998....  .......      303                            Oct. 10  Oct. 2    Nov.        378
 Side Tenement National                            1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 Historic Site, and for other                                                                                                                                                     1998
 purposes.
To amend the Food Stamp Act of  S. 1733           Mar. 10  .......  Agr       ................    ..............  .......  .......                            Oct. 15  Oct. 14   Nov.        379
 1977 to require food stamp                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 State agencies to take                                                                                                                                                           1998
 certain actions to ensure
 that food stamp coupons are
 not issued for deceased
 individuals, to require the
 Secretary of Agriculture to
 conduct a study of options
 for the design, development,
 implementation, and operation
 of a national database to
 track participation in
 Federal means-tested public
 assistance programs, and for
 other purposes.
To eliminate restrictions on    S. 2129           June 2   Res      ENR         ..............  Sept. 8 1998....  .......      313                            Oct. 14  Oct. 2    Nov.        380
 the acquisition of certain                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 land contiguous to Hawaii                                                                                                                                                        1998
 Volcanoes National Park.
Granting the consent of         S.J. Res. 35      July 21  Jud      Jud         ..............  July 16 1998....  .......  .......                            Oct. 15  July 31   Nov.        381
 Congress to the Pacific                           1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      12,
 Northwest Emergency                                                                                                                                                              1998
 Management Arrangement.
To amend the Foreign Service    H.R. 633          Feb. 6   IR       ........  Sept. 28 1998...  ................      755  .......                            Oct. 5   Oct. 20   Nov.        382
 Act of 1980 to provide that                       1997    GRO                  ..............                                                                 1998     1998      13,
 the annuities of certain                                                                                                                                                         1998
 special agents and security
 personnel of the Department
 of State be computed in the
 same way as applies generally
 with respect to Federal law
 enforcement officers, and for
 other purposes.
To authorize appropriations     H.R. 2204         July 21  TI       CST       July 31 1997....  Sept. 2 1997....      236       67  H 8903                    Oct. 21  Oct. 12   Nov.        383
 for fiscal years 1998 and          (S. 880)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1998      13,
 1999 for the Coast Guard, and                                                                                                                                                    1998
 for other purposes.
To approve a governing          H.R. 3461         Mar. 12  Res      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......                            Oct. 12  Oct. 21   Nov.        384
 international fishery                             1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 agreement between the United                                                                                                                                                     1998
 States and the Republic of
 Poland.
To support sustainable and      H.R. 4283         July 21  IR       ........  Aug. 6 1998.....  ................      681  .......                            Sept.    Oct. 20   Nov.        385
 broad-based agricultural and                      1998    Agr                  ..............                                                                 28       1998      13,
 rural development in sub-                                                                                                                                     1998               1998
 Saharan Africa, and for other
 purposes.
To throttle criminal use of     S. 191            Jan. 22  Jud      Jud         ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......               S 12711      Oct. 9   Nov. 13   Nov.        386
 guns.                                             1997                                                                                                        1998     1997      13,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1998
To provide for the disposition  S. 391            Mar. 4   .......  IA        ................  Oct. 7 1998.....  .......      379                            Oct. 10  Oct. 9    Nov.        387
 of certain funds appropriated                     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 to pay judgment in favor of                                                                                                                                                      1998
 the Mississippi Sioux
 Indians, and for other
 purposes.
To extend energy conservation   S. 417            Mar. 10  Com      ENR       Sept. 17 1998...  June 11 1997....      727       25               S 6788       Sept.    June 27   Nov.        388
 programs under the Energy         (H.R. 4017)     1997                                                                                                        28       1997      13,
 Policy and Conservation Act                                                                                                                                   1998               1998
 through September 30, 2002.
To establish a commission to    S. 1397           Nov. 7   .......  GA        ................  Aug. 25 1998....  .......      294                            Oct. 14  Sept. 22  Nov.        389
 assist in commemoration of                        1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 the centennial of powered                                                                                                                                                        1998
 flight and the achievements
 of the Wright brothers.
To provide financial            S. 1525           Nov. 12  Jud      Jud         ..............  May 7 1998......  .......  .......               S 4931       Oct. 10  May 15    Nov.        390
 assistance for higher             (H.R. 3046)     1997                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 education to the dependents                                                                                                                                                      1998
 of Federal, State, and local
 public safety officers who
 are killed or permanently and
 totally disabled as the
 result of a traumatic injury
 sustained in the line of duty.

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To provide for improved         S. 1693           Feb. 27  Res      ENR       Oct. 2 1998.....  June 5 1998.....      767      202               S 6268       Oct. 13  June 11   Nov.        391
 management and increased                          1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 accountability for certain                                                                                                                                                       1998
 National Park Service
 programs, and for other
 purposes.
To amend the Public Health      S. 1754           Mar. 12  .......  LHR       ................  June 23 1998....  .......      220                            Oct. 13  July 31   Nov.        392
 Service Act to consolidate                        1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 and reauthorize health                                                                                                                                                           1998
 professions and minority and
 disadvantaged health
 professions and disadvantaged
 health education programs,
 and for other purposes.
To reauthorize and make         S. 2364           July 28  .......  EPW       ................  Sept. 14 1998...  .......      332                            Oct. 13  Oct. 12   Nov.        393
 reforms to programs                               1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 authorized by the Public                                                                                                                                                         1998
 Works and Economic
 Development Act of 1965 and
 the Appalachian Regional
 Development Act of 1965.
To support programs of grants   S. 2432           Sept. 2  .......  LHR       ................  Sept. 15 1998...  .......      334                            Oct. 9   Oct. 5    Nov.        394
 to States to address the                          1998                                                                                                        1998     1998      13,
 assistive technology needs of                                                                                                                                                    1998
 individuals with
 disabilities, and for other
 purposes.
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                    TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS


    Ag
r....

Agriculture



    AN
F....

Agriculture
, 
Nutrition, 
and 
Forestry


    Ap
p....

Appropriati
ons


    AS
.....

Armed 
Services


    BF
S....

Banking 
and 
Financial 
Services


    BH
UA...

Banking, 
Housing, 
and Urban 
Affairs


    Bu
d....

Budget


    Co
m....

Commerce


    CS
T....

Commerce, 
Science, 
and 
Transportat
ion


    EE
O....

Economic 
and 
Educational
 Opportunit
ies


    EN
R....

Energy and 
Natural 
Resources


    EP
W....

Environment
 and 
Public 
Works


    Fi
n....

Finance


    FR
.....

Foreign 
Relations


    GA
.....

Governmenta
l Affairs


    HO
.....

House 
Oversight


    GR
O....

Government 
Reform and 
Oversight


    IA
.....

Indian 
Affairs


    In
t....

Intelligenc
e


    IR
.....

Internation
al 
Relations


    Ju
d....

Judiciary


    LH
R....

Labor and 
Human 
Resources


    NS
.....

National 
Security


    R

Rules


    RA
dm...

Rules and 
Administrat
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Note.--The bill in parentheses is a companion measure.
                                          Tuesday, January 19, 1999

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity for the One Hundred Fifth 
      Congress.
      Senate and House met in Joint Session and received the 
      President's State of the Union Message.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S303-S725
Measures Introduced: Two hundred forty-nine bills and fifteen 
resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2-250, S.J. Res. 1-7, S. 
Con. Res. 1, and S. Res. 19-25.
  Pages S337-45
Measures Passed:
  Committee Renamed: Senate agreed to S. Res. 20, to rename the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Page S477
  Congratulating University of Tennessee Volunteers: Senate agreed to 
S. Res. 21, congratulating the University of Tennessee Volunteers 
football team on winning the 1998 National Collegiate Athletic 
Association Division I-A football championship.
  Pages S477-78
Impeachment of President Clinton: Senate, sitting as a Court of 
Impeachment, resumed consideration of the articles of impeachment 
against William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States, 
taking the following action:
  Pages S483-95
  White House Counsel Presents President's Case: Pursuant to S. Res. 
16, agreed to on January 8, 1999, the President's counsel made their 
presentation against the articles of impeachment.
  Pages S484-95
  Senate will continue to sit as a Court of Impeachment on Wednesday, 
January 20, 1999.
Joint Session--Escort Committee: The President of the Senate was 
authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join 
with a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to 
escort the President of the United States to the House Chamber for a 
Joint Session.
  Page S478
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting the State of the Union Address; ordered to lie on the 
table. (PM-1)
Pages S330-35
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Cheryl Shavers, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Technology.
  Captain Evelyn J. Fields, NOAA for appointment to the grade of Rear 
Admiral (O-8), while serving in a position of importance and 
responsibility as Director, Office of NOAA Corp Operations, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the provisions of Title 
33, United States Code, Section 853u.
  Routine lists in the Foreign Service, Public Health Service. 
                                                          Pages S495-46
Messages From the President:
  Pages S330-35
Communications:
  Pages S335-37
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S345-S476, S497-S714
Additional Statements:
  Pages S720-25
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 10:31 p.m., 
until 11 a.m., on Wednesday, January 20, 1999. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page 
S483.)