AKAKA, DANIEL K. (a Senator from Hawaii)
Addresses
Ukraine Independence Day Reception: Askold Lozynskyj, S1463
Amendments offered by, to
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8853 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 578), S3341, S3450 [14MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11152, S11235 [29JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12801 [11SE]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10840, S10967 [25JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2621), S14227 [2OC]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11698 [1AU], S11946, S12320 [2AU]
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy (S. 1220), S12315 [2AU]
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (S. 419), S2978 [7MR]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7791, S7828, S7832, S7842, S7843 [13JN]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S7068, S7224 [5JN]
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (S.J. Res. 198), S17718, S17746 [22NO]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S2583 [5MR], S4921 [24AP], S5361 [7MY], S5585 [9MY], S7707 [13JN], S10699 [24JY], S11613 [1AU], S15875 [5NO], S16469 [13NO]
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (Advisory), S8715 [26JN]
Committee on Indian Affairs (Select), S1646 [5FE]
Interparliamentary conferences: Santiago, Chile, S14217 [2OC]
Articles and editorials
Hawaiian Islands Face Extensive Ecological Peril, Daniel B. Wood, Christian Science Monitor (publication), S16325 [7NO]
Jack Evans, a Self-Made Man, Touched Many Lives as a Benefactor and Mentor, Murry Engle, Honolulu (HI) Star-Bulletin, S4071
``Silent Extinctions'' Befalls Hawaii's Flora, Fauna, Linda Kanamine, USA Today (publication), S16325 [7NO]
There's No Place Like Home—If You Can Find and Afford It, Vickie Ong, Honolulu (HI) Star Bulletin and Advertiser, S2093 [21FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
American Samoa Study Commission: establish (see S. 1819, S14588 [8OC])
Armed Forces: recognition of honor guard functions at veterans' funerals as Federal functions (see S. 1033, S5614 [9MY])
———retirement pay to certain personnel who were members of the reserve components before August 16, 1945 (see S. 1059, S5753 [14MY])
Boyle, Clayton T. and Clayton L.: relief (see S. 287, S1293 [30JA])
Dept. of Agriculture: collection of fees for agricultural quarantine and inspection services (see S. 885, S4836 [23AP])
Education: eligibility of students for financial aid (see S. 923, S4984 [24AP])
———repayment of student loans (see S. 1414, S8952 [27JN])
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend relative to the strategic petroleum reserve (see S. 1078, S5899 [15MY])
———amend with respect to the strategic petroleum reserve (see S. 836, S4612 [17AP])
ERISA: exclude the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (see S. 590, S2926 [7MR])
Federal employees: tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf war (see S. Con. Res. 36, S5615 [9MY])
FEMA: establish a field office in Hawaii (see S. 1217, S6997 [4JN])
Hawaii: apology for overthrow of the kingdom and establish trust with U.S. Government (see S.J. Res. 68, S1700 [6FE])
———establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans (see S. 1319, S8014 [18JN])
———prevent the inadvertent introduction of brown tree snakes from Guam (see S. 1171, S6654 [23MY]; S. 1172, S6654 [23MY]; S. 1903, S15801 [1NO])
Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see S. 1259, S7464 [11JN])
Japanese Americans: study of nationally significant historical sites (see S. 1344, S8310 [20JN])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see S. Con. Res. 48, S7898 [17JN])
Locquiao, Imelda V.: relief (see S. 285, S1293 [30JA])
National Environmental Policy Act: determination of the Strategic Target System Program as a major Federal action (see S. 125, S437 [14JA])
Ogujiofor, Ikechukwu J., and family: relief (see S. 286, S1293 [30JA])
Resolution Trust Corp.: identification of property with certain values of special significance (see S. 385, S1700 [6FE])
Solid waste: regulation of exports of hazardous and additional wastes (see S. 1643, S12181 [2AU])
Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable Energy and Ocean Technology Center: establish (see S. 804, S4337 [11AP])
Tariff: knit sweaters assembled in Guam (see S. 2090, S18335 [26NO])
Taxation: eligibility for the investment tax credit relative to the construction of petroleum reserve storage tanks (see S. 1235, S7290 [6JN])
———low-income housing credit eligibility in difficult development areas (see S. 954, S5136 [25AP])
———tax-exempt bond financing for storage tanks used in petroleum reserve storage tanks (see S. 1236, S7290 [6JN])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: reproductive health services (see S. 548, S2618 [5MR])
Advisory Council on Allied Health: establish (see S. 694, S3564 [19MR])
Aeronautics: limitations on the duty time for flight attendants (see S. 1010, S5502 [8MY])
Agriculture: import requirements on fresh papaya (see S. 568, S2771 [6MR])
———limit milk price support and milk inventory management programs (see S. 858, S4736 [18AP])
Alcoholism: establish an office to emphasize the needs of women and minorities in prevention and treatment (see S. 319, S1367 [31JA])
Aliens: parole into U.S. in order to attend the funeral of an immediate blood relative (see S. 1976, S16848 [15NO])
Amtrak: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 98, S3712 [20MR])
Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (see S. Con. Res. 26, S4338 [11AP])
Arab countries: passport and visa policies (see S. 845, S5036 [24AP])
———secondary and tertiary boycotts of businesses dealing with Israel (see S. 1147, S10298 [17JY])
Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see S. 68, S12924 [12SE])
———authorize travel on military aircraft for certain disabled former members (see S. 118, S12674 [10SE])
———child care and health benefits for Persian Gulf service (see S. 334, S2531 [28FE])
———education and family support services and group health plan coverage for families of members serving in the Persian Gulf (see S. 281, S2531 [28FE])
———educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see S. 256, S2681 [5MR])
———improve educational benefits (see S. 633, S3021 [12MR])
———increase rate of special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger (see S. 237, S1742 [6FE])
———recall of certain retired members to active duty (see S. 204, S1205 [24JA])
———reemployment rights and benefits (see S. 1095, S6034 [16MY])
———regulation on stationing certain personnel who are solely responsible for dependents (see S. 283, S1918 [19FE])
———rescission of ban on gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans (see S. Res. 236, S18336 [26NO])
———saving program for members participating in Operation Desert Shield (see S. 221, S1205 [24JA])
———telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see S.J. Res. 77, S4064 [21MR])
———tribute to Reserve components for serving during the Persian Gulf conflict (see S.J. Res. 97, S4137 [22MR])
Arts: amend labor laws relative to performing artists' right to organize and engage in collective bargaining (see S. 492, S2309 [26FE])
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 120, S4456 [16AP])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 63, S1506 [5FE])
Baltic States: humanitarian assistance (see S. 816, S4337 [11AP])
Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see S. 1219, S11854 [1AU])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 111, S4640 [17AP])
Brunner, Alois: extradition from Syria for Nazi war crimes (see S. Res. 150, S9373 [9JY])
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 92, S4373 [11AP])
Burma: human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 18, S3021 [12MR])
Business and industry: limited partnership rollups (see S. 1423, S14601 [8OC])
California: protection of public lands in the desert (see S. 21, S2843 [6MR])
Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing (see S. 1249, S7291 [6JN])
Census: ensure accuracy by statistical correction methodology (see S.J. Res. 21, S3597 [19MR])
———ensure accuracy of population counts (see S. 28, S10055 [15JY])
Central America: U.S. policy and economic assistance (see S. 100, S4892 [23AP])
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: revise and extend programs (see S. 838, S5942 [15MY])
Children and youth: grants to States for mental health services (see S. 924, S4984 [24AP])
———vaccine initiative (see S. 904, S6419 [22MY])
Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 71, S1790 [7FE])
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 19, S3021 [12MR])
———most-favored-nation status (see S. 1084, S6034 [16MY]; S. 1367, S8592 [25JN])
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Scholarship Foundation and Endowment Fund: establish (see S. 1725, S14712 [15OC])
CIA: Presidential appointment of certain officials (see S. 1003, S8504 [24JN])
Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (see S. 1962, S16611 [13NO])
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see S. 2062, S18334 [26NO])
Coins: commemoration of James Madison and the Bill of Rights (see S. 1672, S12182 [2AU])
———mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see S. 1725, S14712 [15OC])
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 82, S7223 [5JN])
Community development: economic assistance (see S. 1866, S17074 [19NO])
Conservation of energy: energy management plan for Federal agencies (see S. 1040, S6250 [21MY])
Contracts: Federal procurement activities (see S. 1958, S16611 [13NO])
Country Music Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 189, S12676 [10SE])
Courts: Federal justices and judges survivors' annuities program (see S. 1673, S12675 [10SE])
Crime: combat violence against women (see S. 15, S434 [14JA])
Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56, S1743 [6FE])
Democratic Party: establish a commission to commemorate the bicentennial establishment (see S. 2047, S18086 [25NO])
———establish bicentennial commission (see S.J. Res. 193, S12922 [12SE])
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see S. 463, S3809 [20MR])
Dept. of the Environment: establish (see S. 533, S2507 [28FE])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment and retention of health care personnel (see S. 675, S3386 [14MR])
Disasters: availability of unemployment assistance (see S. 166, S438 [14JA])
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see S. 238, S979 [17JA])
———research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see S. 488, S2309 [26FE])
Drug abuse: control of precursor chemicals (see S. 1406, S8952 [27JN])
———housing and education of addicted mothers in treatment facilities with their children (see S. 874, S4737 [18AP])
Earth Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 119, S4895 [23AP])
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions reductions (see S. Res. 53, S1790 [7FE])
———establish a small community environmental compliance planning program (see S. 1226, S10153 [16JY])
Education: dissemination of information on sources of financial aid for prospective college students (see S. 501, S5036 [24AP])
———encourage States to establish a Parents as Teachers Program (see S. 551, S2618 [5MR])
———financial assistance to local agencies (see S. 1135, S6355 [22MY])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see S. 720, S3928 [21MR])
———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see S. 511, S2404 [27FE])
———improve system (see S. 2, S1241 [29JA])
———incentives for students to pursue teaching careers in areas of national significance (see S. 1063, S5753 [14MY])
———lengthen special program grant cycles for disadvantaged students (see S. 882, S5805 [14MY])
———reauthorization of Star Schools Program Assistance Act (see S. 890, S5805 [14MY])
———reauthorize funding for library training, research, and development (see S. 1099, S6925 [3JN])
———scholarship program for professional nurses (see S. 227, S951 [16JA])
———strengthen the teaching profession (see S. 329, S1842 [7FE])
———support individuals pursuing graduate degrees in social work (see S. 881, S7389 [6JN])
Elections: exclusion of election officials and workers from social security coverage (see S. 1829, S17074 [19NO])
———national voter registration (see S. 250, S1242 [29JA])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 65, S1506 [5FE])
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: amend (see S. 849, S7044 [4JN])
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see S. 5, S434 [14JA])
Environment: recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences on global warming (see S. Res. 141, S8499 [24JN])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 3, S440 [14JA])
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (see S. 596, S2926 [7MR])
———study discriminatory wage practices (see S. 1856, S14976 [22OC])
Families and domestic relations: availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (see S. 1197, S6922 [3JN])
———primary and preventative care for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 911, S5673 [9MY])
Family and domestic relations: protection of rights of persons in guardianship proceedings (see S. 352, S2437 [27FE])
———treatment of parents who are substance abusers and children of substance abusers (see S. 597, S2926 [7MR])
Federal Advisory Committee Act: amend (see S. 2039, S18085 [25NO])
Federal employees: availability of long-term care insurance for civilians (see S. 311, S9136 [28JN])
———extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see S. 456, S2844 [6MR])
———honoraria (see S. 242, S1007 [22JA])
———reemployment of certain workers after reductions in force (see S. 1580, S11216 [29JY])
———reimbursement for certain travel expenses (see S. 960, S5136 [25AP])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see S. 914, S4983 [24AP])
———written notice before being released due to a reduction in force (see S. 1292, S7809 [13JN])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 51, S1221 [29JA])
Federal Prison Industries: govern participation in Federal procurement (see S. 1691, S15408 [29OC])
Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see S. 257, S1053 [23JA])
Fishing: enforcement of international driftnet moratorium (see S. 884, S7044 [4JN])
Florida: prohibit exploratory activities on outer continental shelf (see S. 734, S10153 [16JY])
Foreign relations: anniversary of U.S.-Portuguese diplomatic relations (see S.J. Res. 55, S1919 [19FE])
Foreign trade: importation of papaya (see S. 164, S1100 [23JA])
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see S. Res. 78, S3191 [13MR])
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see S. Res. 131, S6210 [21MY])
German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 151, S7390 [6JN])
Go For Broke National Veterans Association: authorization to construct a memorial to Japanese-American war veterans (see S.J. Res. 161, S8813 [26JN])
Government: information resource management (see S. 1044, S5752 [14MY])
———review of Federal department and agency procedures (see S. 1942, S16213 [7NO])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 59, S1743 [6FE])
Hazardous substances: phase out the production of ozone destroying substances (see S. Res. 95, S4230 [9AP]; S. Res. 217, S16213 [7NO])
Health: disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see S. 1111, S6210 [21MY])
———improve services for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 493, S2309 [26FE])
———insurance coverage for mammography screening services (see S. Res. 184, S14602 [8OC])
———provision of clinical social workers by health maintenance organizations (see S. 70, S436 [14JA])
———reauthorize rural programs (see S. 1479, S10135 [16JY])
Health care professionals: allow mentally ill criminal offenders to be examined by a psychiatric nurse practitioner or a clinical nurse specialist (see S. 219, S545 [15JA])
———collection of data on nursing home aides, nurse aides, and home health care aides (see S. 1091, S8034 [18JN])
———training of medical rehabilitation health personnel (see S. 694, S3564 [19MR])
Health Careers Opportunity Program: eligibility of social work students (see S. 75, S436 [14JA])
Heinz, John: tribute (see S. Res. 92, S4230 [9AP])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 157, S7291 [6JN])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see S. 684, S3563 [19MR])
Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 574, S2771 [6MR])
Human rights: international protection (see S. 313, S1367 [31JA])
Humanities: improve quality of instruction in schools (see S. 1326, S8136 [19JN])
Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see S. 757, S9007 [27JN])
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see S. Res. 76, S3293 [13MR])
Immigration: admission of certain nonimmigrants who are performing artists or athletes (see S. 1776, S16760 [14NO])
Income: wage adjustments for prevailing rate employees (see S. 310, S3596 [19MR])
Income tax: prohibit State imposition on the pension of individuals who are not residents of that State (see S. 267, S1742 [6FE])
Indians: implement recommendations of the Garrison Unit Joint Tribal Advisory Committee (see S. 168, S15258 [25OC])
INS: centennial anniversary (see S.J. Res. 67, S2683 [5MR])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see S. 284, S2355 [26FE])
International law: establish a military tribunal to prosecute war crimes arising from the Persian Gulf conflict (see S. Res. 71, S2978 [7MR])
Iraq: congressional approval of military action (see S. Res. 8, S961 [16JA])
———continued economic sanctions pending release of illegally detained individuals (see S.J. Res. 94, S3191 [13MR])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see S. 8, S434 [14JA]; S. 203, S1205 [24JA])
Israel: Arab boycott (see S. Con. Res. 27, S5037 [24AP])
———awarding of U.S. Government contracts relative to participation in Arab boycott (see S. 1453, S9839 [11JY])
———recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S3106 [12MR])
———repeal U.N. condemnation of preemptive strike against Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 (see S. Con. Res. 53, S10135 [16JY])
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 49, S1324 [30JA])
Kampuchea: prohibit assistance to Khmer Rouge (see S. 776, S4373 [11AP])
———provide humanitarian assistance through international, private, and volunteer organizations (see S. 776, S4373 [11AP])
Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 61, S7663 [12JN])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 239, S1007 [22JA])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 141, S10154 [16JY])
Kuwait: awarding of reconstruction contracts based on U.S. military and economic support (see S. Con. Res. 35, S8472 [21JN])
———involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see S. Res. 72, S3106 [12MR])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see S. 55, S435 [14JA])
Law enforcement: scholarships and recruitment incentives (see S. 658, S5036 [24AP])
Library Services and Construction Act: increase grant amounts (see S. 420, S2437 [27FE])
Local government: increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see S. 140, S6924 [3JN])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 74, S7045 [4JN])
Magna Carta Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 150, S6655 [23MY])
Manzanar National Historic Site: establish (see S. 621, S6890 [24MY])
Medicaid: coverage of children's vaccines (see S. 905, S6419 [22MY])
———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see S. 29, S435 [14JA])
———pregnant women and infants' coverage (see S. 902, S6419 [22MY])
———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (see S. 2077, S18335 [26NO])
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 487, S2309 [26FE])
———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 614, S5942 [15MY])
———extended care services relative to hospitalization requirements (see S. 1572, S12799 [11SE])
———payment of health care expenses incurred by former members of the Armed Services (see S. 177, S2531 [28FE])
———reimbursement of clinical social worker services (see S. 880, S7389 [6JN])
———relief to physicians relative to excessive regulations (see S. 1332, S9372 [9JY])
Medicare/medicaid: coverage for nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services (see S. 161, S438 [14JA])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 88, S2927 [7MR]; S.J. Res. 156, S7291 [6JN])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (see S.J. Res. 1, S178 [10JA])
———contributions of defense industries to Operation Desert Shield (see S. Res. 103, S5306 [25AP])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 13, S2508 [28FE])
Military Order of the World Wars: grant charter (see S. 1578, S18464 [26NO])
Mining: disposition of certain minerals on public lands (see S. 433, S5353 [6MY])
Mongolia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 21, S3021 [12MR])
Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (see S. 429, S2005 [20FE])
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation: establish (see S. 1176, S6655 [23MY])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see S. Con. Res. 44, S6922 [3JN])
Narcotics: emergency Federal assistance to drug emergency areas (see S. 16, S434 [14JA])
———regulation of precursor chemicals (see S. 1142, S8812 [26JN])
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 778, S5518 [8MY])
National Academies of Practice: grant charter (see S. 226, S951 [16JA])
National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 207, S15865 [4NO])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 172, S8953 [27JN])
National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 174, S9266 [8JY])
National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 64, S1743 [6FE])
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see S.J. Res. 214, S14588 [8OC])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95, S4064 [21MR])
National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 183, S11228 [29JY])
National Center for Youth Development: establish (see S. 941, S5805 [14MY])
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52, S1453 [31JA])
National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 126, S5673 [9MY])
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 121, S5673 [9MY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 134, S5428 [7MY])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 73, S2356 [26FE])
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 131, S7223 [5JN])
National Ellis Island Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 190, S16623 [13NO])
National energy policy: establish (see S. 324, S1368 [31JA])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 99, S17467 [21NO])
National Forest System Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 159, S7464 [11JN])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 53, S1294 [30JA])
National Foster Care Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 57, S4250 [9AP])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 127, S4837 [23AP])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142, S7827 [13JN])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 100, S14601 [8OC])
National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 146, S7223 [5JN])
National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 139, S14225 [2OC])
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 138, S7223 [5JN])
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 86, S4779 [18AP])
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 117, S4337 [11AP])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 96, S3564 [19MR])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 43, S4064 [21MR])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 82, S4640 [17AP])
National Police Officer and Firefighter Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 225, S16060 [6NO])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 170, S12988 [13SE])
National Recycling Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 70, S1506 [5FE]; S. Res. 41, S1790 [7FE])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see S.J. Res. 212, S14426 [4OC])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 130, S7045 [4JN])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 108, S6068 [16MY])
National Student-Athlete Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 50, S1609 [5FE])
National Tourism Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 102, S4251 [9AP])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 229, S16449 [12NO])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 124, S17075 [19NO])
National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act: amend (see S. 39, S1607 [5FE])
National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see S. 1862, S16854 [15NO])
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 66, S1700 [6FE])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 176, S12676 [10SE])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145, S5753 [14MY])
Native Americans: criminal jurisdiction of tribes (see S. 962, S14225 [2OC])
———establish a permanent National Native American Advisory Commission (see S. 1057, S5753 [14MY])
———integration of employment, training and related services provided by Indian tribes (see S. 1530, S10675 [23JY])
———recognize Lumbee Tribe (see S. 1036, S5615 [9MY])
———survival and continuing vitality of languages (see S. 2044, S18086 [25NO])
Nuclear weapons: underground nuclear explosions (see S. Con. Res. 1, S8813 [26JN])
Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education: establish (see S. 673, S5672 [9MY])
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (see S. 243, S16282 [7NO])
OSHA: improve health and safety of employees (see S. 1622, S17694 [22NO])
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend (see S. 736, S10153 [16JY])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 115, S4489 [16AP])
Pensions: provide nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (see S. 351, S1505 [5FE])
Pesticides: safety of exports (see S. 898, S4837 [23AP])
Philippines: volcanic disaster (see S. Res. 146, S8736 [26JN])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125, S7390 [6JN])
Population: increased funding for international assistance (see S. 1028, S7827 [13JN])
Postal Service: encourage mailers of second-class and third-class mail matter to use recycled paper (see S. 297, S4487 [16AP])
POW: grant Dept. of Defense commissary store privileges to certain disabled individuals (see S. 116, S12673 [10SE])
Powell, Colin L.: request President Bush to appoint as General of the Army (see S.J. Res. 85, S2845 [6MR])
Power resources: establish a replacement fuels and alternative fuels program (see S. 716, S3712 [20MR])
President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 173, S9373 [9JY])
Pryor, Senator: illness (see S. Res. 108, S4737 [18AP])
Public Health Service: reauthorize and extend programs (see S. 1933, S17695 [22NO])
Public lands: authorize programs to study certain lands (see S. 929, S4984 [24AP])
Raye, Martha: award the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see S. Con. Res. 62, S14433 [4OC])
Reclamation Reform Act: amend (see S. 1501, S10442 [18JY])
Recycling: degradable plastics (see S. 603, S2926 [7MR])
Research: protection of animal research facilities from criminal acts (see S. 544, S4487 [16AP])
Resolution Trust Corp.: identification of property with certain values of special significance (see S. 917, S4984 [24AP])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see S. 447, S4893 [23AP])
Roads and highways: limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see S. 593, S2926 [7MR])
———motor carrier transportation costs (see S. 539, S8503 [24JN])
Schools: radon testing (see S. 575, S2771 [6MR])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: request President Bush to appoint as General of the Army (see S.J. Res. 85, S2845 [6MR])
Securities Exchange Act: statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from a violation (see S. 1533, S15533 [30OC])
Senate: implementation of foreign trade bills (see S. Res. 109, S17467 [21NO])
Shepherd's Centers of America, Inc.: grant charter (see S. 1476, S10135 [16JY])
Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 821, S5518 [8MY])
Small business: economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (see S. 1426, S12675 [10SE])
———financial development assistance to military reservists' businesses (see S. 360, S3434 [14MR])
Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see S. 972, S15014 [22OC])
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 567, S2771 [6MR])
———coverage of registered professional nurses (see S. 180, S439 [14JA])
———family support systems (see S. 4, S1606 [5FE])
———mental health care coverage (see S. 1102, S6149 [20MY])
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve and clarify protections (see S. 330, S1368 [31JA])
Sound recording and reproducing: protections regarding digital audio recording (see S. 1623, S15086 [23OC])
Soviet Union: military action against Lithuania (see S. Res. 12, S321 [11JA])
———review economic assistance due to situation in Baltic States (see S. Res. 14, S951 [16JA])
Sports: prohibit State-sanctioned gambling (see S. 474, S6924 [3JN])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see S. 102, S437 [14JA])
———partial cancellation relative to community service work (see S. 527, S2507 [28FE])
Summer Residential Science Academies: establish for disadvantaged minority participants (see S. 685, S10298 [17JY])
Surplus Government property: availability of certain property for humanitarian relief (see S. 1333, S12799 [11SE])
Taxation: capital gains tax differential for investments in start-up and other small enterprises (see S. 1932, S16459 [12NO])
———employee benefit plans (see S. 1364, S8592 [25JN])
———exclude imposition of employer Social Security taxes on cash tips (see S. 765, S10298 [17JY])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see S. 24, S434 [14JA])
———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see S. 1950, S18708 [27NO])
———extend the low-income housing credit (see S. 308, S1367 [31JA])
———extension of the mortgage revenue bond provisions and the low-income housing credit (see S. 167, S438 [14JA])
———individual retirement accounts (see S. 612, S3020 [12MR])
———permanent extension of the targeted jobs credit (see S. 581, S12987 [13SE])
———renewable energy production credit (see S. 466, S5804 [14MY])
———tax credit for children and expand the use of individual retirement accounts (see S. 1921, S16060 [6NO])
———treatment gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (see S. 1522, S10554 [22JY])
———treatment of compensation received by members of the Armed Forces for active service in a dangerous foreign area (see S. 199, S1205 [24JA])
———use of individual retirement account or annuity to purchase first home (see S. 307, S1608 [5FE])
Telephones: license for communications with Vietnam (see S. 1741, S15809 [1NO])
Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see S. Con. Res. 41, S6211 [21MY])
Timor: massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military (see S. Con. Res. 77, S16855 [15NO])
Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see S. 768, S4116 [22MR])
Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see S.J. Res. 113, S17259 [20NO])
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see S.J. Res. 110, S4116 [22MR])
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: conservation of fish and wildlife species (see S. 1491, S18108 [25NO])
U.S. Institute of Peace: honor memory of former Senator Spark M. Matsunaga (see S. 718, S3928 [21MR])
U.S. Savings Bond Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 135, S5137 [25AP])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see S. 1828, S14588 [8OC])
———equalize treatment of members of Armed Forces and former Federal employees for compensation eligibility (see S. 205, S1205 [24JA])
United Arab Emirates: proposed sale of AH-64 Apache attack helicopters (see S.J. Res. 165, S8621 [25JN])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 58, S1368 [31JA])
Veterans: concurrent receipt of disability and retirement benefits (see S. 190, S439 [14JA])
———define the period of the Persian Gulf war for determining benefit eligibility (see S. 386, S1700 [6FE])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 1, S433 [14JA]; S. 107, S437 [14JA]; S. 127, S2843 [6MR])
———establish silver medal for service in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1774, S17466 [21NO])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see S. 869, S4737 [18AP])
———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see S. 1553, S10769 [24JY])
———hospice care (see S. 1358, S8499 [24JN])
———increase rates of compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 775, S4116 [22MR])
———receipt of military retired pay concurrently with disability compensation for those with service-connected disabilities (see S. 1381, S8736 [26JN]; S. 1383, S10153 [16JY])
———restore benefits to World War II Filipino servicemen (see S. 795, S4779 [18AP])
———suspend certain bars to the furnishing of benefits (see S. 659, S3191 [13MR])
Walesa, Lech: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 90, S3930 [21MR])
Whistle blowing: protection of Government corporation personnel (see S. 392, S1919 [19FE])
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (see S. 323, S1367 [31JA])
———equity in health care services (see S. 514, S2404 [27FE])
———reproduction rights (see S. 25, S434 [14JA])
Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (see S. 1159, S6654 [23MY])
World Summit for Children: implement plan to improve lives (see S. 878, S5354 [6MY])
World War II: determination of validity of claims by certain Filipinos relative to their military service (see S. 181, S1100 [23JA])
Year of Public Health: designate (see S.J. Res. 49, S1324 [30JA])
Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see S.J. Res. 222, S17695 [22NO])
Year of the American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see S.J. Res. 218, S15158 [24OC])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see S.J. Res. 217, S14976 [22OC])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see S.J. Res. 194, S15086 [23OC])
Youth: educational grant programs to provide services to at-risk youth (see S. 619, S6418 [22MY])
Yugoslavia: cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict (see S. Res. 213, S16283 [7NO])
Certificates of election
Senate, S1 [3JA]
Citation
O'Brien, William J.: Medal of Honor, S18752
Cloture motions
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17284 [20NO]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S9074 [28JN], S9263 [8JY]
Education: improve system (S. 2), S18803 [27NO]
Elections: national voter registration (S. 250), S10130 [16JY], S10282 [17JY], S10322, S10429 [18JY], S15251 [25OC]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14010 [1OC]
Factsheets
U.S. Seizure of the Marianas, June-August, 1944: Robert L. Goldich, Congressional Research Service, S18753
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio (Supreme Court), S15951 [5NO]
Letters
Phase out the production of ozone destroying substances, S4254 [9AP]
Regulation of chemicals used in the manufacture of controlled substances: George W. Sumner, S8858 [27JN]
———Michael S. Nakamura and Harold M. Kawasaki, S8858 [27JN]
———Warren Price III, S8857 [27JN]
Sale of AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the United Arab Emirates: by, S9982 [15JY]
Wards Cove Packing Co. Supreme Court case: Daphne Kwok, Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., S15952 [5NO]
———Dennis Hayashi, Japanese American Citizens League, S15952 [5NO]
———Peggy Nagae Lum, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, S15952 [5NO]
Lists
Hawaii Reproductive Rights Coalition organization members, S10107 [16JY]
Meetings
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: subcommittee appointments, D145 [7FE]
Subcommittee assignments, D344 [20MR]
Oaths of office
Senate, S4 [3JA]
Papers
Financing Opportunity for Post-Secondary Education in the U.S.—The Equity Investment in America Program: Economic Policy Institute, S6928
Questions and answers
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio (Supreme Court), S15951 [5NO]
Remarks by, on
Africa: hunger, S2238
Armed Forces: readjustment counseling for armed conflict service, S3158 [13MR]
———recognition of honor guard functions at veterans' funerals as Federal functions (S. 1033), S5645
———reemployment rights and benefits, S3158 [13MR]
———reproductive health services for members in certain facilities outside the U.S., S11956 [2AU]
———retirement pay to certain personnel who were members of the reserve components before August 16, 1945 (S. 1059), S5767
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S5680
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: suspend certain provisions (S.J. Res. 44), S1358 [31JA]
———suspension of certain provisions relative to economic growth indicators (S.J. Res. 137), S5598 [9MY]
Budget: defense versus social programs, S1493 [5FE]
———revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), conference report, S6340 [22MY]
Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing, S8285 [20JN]
Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (S. 28), S9974 [15JY]
Chemical weapons: safe disposal, S4912
Chemicals: regulation of chemicals used in the manufacture of controlled substances, S8857 [27JN]
Children and youth: grants to States for mental health services (S. 924), S5023 [24AP]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15496 [30OC]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), correct engrossment (S. Res. 214), S15950 [5NO]
Construction industries: Dept. of Labor administration of apprenticeship programs, S3632 [20MR]
Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific: ratification, S18228 [26NO]
Crime: combat violence against women (S. 15), S4143
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8285 [20JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: collection of fees for agricultural quarantine and inspection services (S. 885), S4845 [23AP]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 578), S3156, S3157, S3158 [13MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3632 [20MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11153 [29JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (H.R. 3327), S18796 [27NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12725 [11SE], S12893, S12894 [12SE]
Disabled: establish blind vending facilities at Honolulu International Airport, HI, S12893, S12894 [12SE]
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (S. 238), S1274 [30JA]
Education: eligibility of students for financial aid (S. 923), S5018
———repayment of student loans (S. 1414), S9000 [27JN]
El Salvador: military assistance, S1749
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6341 [22MY]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14185 [2OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: amend relative to the strategic petroleum reserve (S. 1078), S5901 [15MY]
———amend with respect to the strategic petroleum reserve (S. 836), S4616
ERISA: exclude the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (S. 590), S2932 [7MR]
Export Administration Act: reauthorizing (S. 320), S1698 [6FE]
Federal employees: tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf war (S. Con. Res. 36), S5607 [9MY]
FEMA: establish a field office in Hawaii (S. 1217), S7039
Fernandez, Francine C.: Hawaii's National Distinguished Principal Award recipient, S14492
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6636 [23MY]
Hawaii: apology for overthrow of the kingdom and establish trust with U.S. Government (S.J. Res. 68), S1760 [7FE]
———endangered species preservation efforts, S16324 [7NO]
———establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans (S. 1319), S8025
———housing situation, S2092 [21FE]
———prevent the inadvertent introduction of brown tree snakes from Guam (S. 1171), S6704
———prevent the inadvertent introduction of brown tree snakes from Guam (S. 1172), S6704
Hawaii County, HI: Outstanding Public Service Award to the Civil Defense Agency, S2981
Health care professionals: information to patients on legal option concerning pregnancy, S10106 [16JY]
———occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens, S12725 [11SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorizing, S6927
Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (S. 1259), S7471
Japanese Americans: study of nationally significant historical sites (S. 1344), S8346 [20JN]
Kalaheo, HI: tribute to Kalaheo High School, S14324 [3OC]
Kuwait: awarding of reconstruction contracts based on U.S. military and economic support, S11153 [29JY]
———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (S. Con. Res. 48), S7919
Martinez, Bob: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S3857 [21MR]
Mass transit: improve services, S7753, S7754 [13JN]
Matsunaga, Spark M.: anniversary of death, S4417 [16AP]
Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield, S401 [12JA]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (S. Res. 8), S401 [12JA]
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (S.J. Res. 1), S168 [10JA]
———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (S. 270), S1292 [30JA]
———military action by Iraq against Israel (S. Con. Res. 4), S1109 [24JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (S.J. Res. 2), S401, S409 [12JA]
———success of multinational military action against Iraq, S2504 [28FE]
———U.S. military presence, S69 [4JA]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), S968 [17JA]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11956 [2AU]
Philippines: volcanic disaster (S. Res. 146), S8813 [26JN]
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy, S2087 [21FE]
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (S. 419), S2768 [6MR], S3299
———identification of property with certain values of special significance (S. 385), S1736 [6FE]
———identification of property with certain values of special significance (S. 917), S5009
———inventorying and disposition of certain environmental lands, S2768 [6MR]
Solid waste: regulation of exports of hazardous and additional wastes (S. 1643), S12193
Soviet Union: review economic benefits in light of the crisis in the Baltic States (S. Con. Res. 6), S1333
Spark M. Matsunaga Renewable Energy and Ocean Technology Center: establish (S. 804), S4348
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7753, S7754, S7791 [13JN]
Tariff: knit sweaters assembled in Guam (S. 2090), S18408
Taxation: eligibility for the investment tax credit relative to the construction of petroleum reserve storage tanks (S. 1235), S7318 [6JN]
———low-income housing credit eligibility in difficult development areas (S. 954), S5163 [25AP]
———tax-exempt bond financing for storage tanks used in petroleum reserve storage tanks (S. 1236), S7318 [6JN]
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14304 [3OC], S14563 [8OC]
Tibet: human rights violations (S. Res. 107), S4673 [18AP]
Transportation: electric vehicle technology development, S15232 [25OC]
U.S. Institute of Peace: honor memory of former Senator Spark M. Matsunaga (S. 718), S4087
Ukraine: independence anniversary, S1463
Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments in certain compensation, S17174 [20NO]
———define the period of the Persian Gulf war for determining benefit eligibility, S3158 [13MR]
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), S1130 [24JA]
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (S. 869), S17138, S17141, S17174, S17214, S17218 [20NO]
War Powers Act: Presidential policy restrictions, S401 [12JA]
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), S10106 [16JY]
———equity in the delivery of health care services (S. 514), S2428 [27FE]
World War II: anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor, S18542
———anniversary of liberation of Guam and capture of the Northern Marianas Islands, S18752
Resolutions by organizations
Pearl Harbor Anniversary: State Delegation of Hawaii, S18543
Statements
Pregnancy Counseling: Hawaii Reproductive Rights Coalition, S10106 [16JY]
Summaries
Repayment of Student Loans (S. 1414), S9001 [27JN]
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Safety of Exported Pesticides (S. 898), D1124 [20SE]
Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education Budgets, D474 [24AP]
Committee on Governmental Affairs: International Arms Trafficking, D738 [12JN]
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Retirement Benefits Risk of Insurance Annuity Contracts, D796 [20JN]
Texts of
S. 385, Resolution Trust Corp. disposition of assets, S1737 [6FE]
S. 590, exclude the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act from ERISA, S2933 [7MR]
S. 885, collection of fees for agricultural quarantine and inspection services, S4846 [23AP]
S. 923, eligibility of students for financial aid, S5019
S. 1078, Emergency Petroleum Supply Act, S5902 [15MY]
S. 1259, eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals, S7472
S. 1319, establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans in Hawaii, S8027
S. 1414, Income Dependent Educational Assistance Loan Act, S9273
S. Con. Res. 36, tribute to Federal employees for contributions to Persian Gulf war, S5674 [9MY]
S. Con. Res. 48, involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding of Kuwait, S7919 [17JN]
Tributes
Akaka, Abraham, S5585 [9MY]
Allen, Frank C., S1663 [6FE], S2704
Evans, John K. (Jack), S4070
Fang Lizhi, S5330
Kanuha, Damon V., S3619
Li Shuxian, S5330