DURENBERGER, DAVID (a Senator from Minnesota)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17547, S17697 [22NO]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15260, S15273 [25OC], S15533 [30OC]
Committees of the Senate: biennial expenditures (S. Res. 62), S2487, S2548 [28FE]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8913, S9023 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3497, S3499, S3600 [19MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11131, S11232 [29JY]
Disabled: strengthen education programs (S. 1106), S8510, S8518 [24JN]
Eastern European nations: termination of application of certain provisions of the Trade Act to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and Hungary (H.R. 1724), S16837, S16856 [15NO]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14164, S14228 [2OC]
Export Administration Act: reauthorizing (S. 320), S1954, S2033 [20FE]
Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S17330, S17474 [21NO]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10746, S10802 [24JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2621), S14227 [2OC]
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S18184, S18485 [26NO]
Minnesota Twins (baseball team): tribute (S. Res. 212), S15550, S15712 [31OC]
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16399, S16460 [12NO]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7778, S7782, S7842, S7843 [13JN]
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), S10084, S10163 [16JY]
Analyses
American Health Security Act (S. 700), S3731
Appointments
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, S11043 [26JY]
Conferee: H.R. 2194, Federal Facility Compliance Act, S15138 [24OC]
———H.R. 2950, Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, S15600 [31OC]
———S. 543, Comprehensive Deposit Insurance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, S18016 [25NO]
Congressional adviser on trade policy and negotiations, S2498 [28FE]
Joint Committee To Escort Carlos Saul Menem Into the Chamber, H10201 [14NO]
Articles and editorials
Alumnus Dan Hotz's Murder—A 1-Year Retrospective, Michael Holscher, St. John's (publication), S2059-S2062 [21FE]
Boise Experience Puts Companies' Focus on Canada, Tom Hamburger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S15269
Braves' Olson Is Having the Big Time of His Life, Dave Anderson, New York (NY) Times, S15550 [31OC]
Bush's School Message Sends Right Signals to Parents, Joe Nathan, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press Dispatch, S6471 [23MY]
Cure is Elusive, Tom Hamburger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S15270
Economic Scene—Tuition Aid Without Tears, Peter Passell, New York (NY) Times, S12200
Fast-Foward Learning, Kathryn Stearns, Washington (DC) Post, S5447 [8MY]
Gulf Call-Up Leaves Town With Just One Doctor, Tom Majeski, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, S1445 [31JA]
Health Care Is in Crisis, Tom Hamburger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S15266
Health Insurer Plans To Seek Big Rate Rise, Milt Freudenheim, New York (NY) Times, S10991 [26JY]
HIV Infection in the Health Care Setting—Putting the Risk in Perspective, Michael T. Osterholm, Minnesota Medicine (publication), S10358 [18JY]
HIV Infection in the Health Care Setting—Putting the Risk in Perspective, Minnesota Medicine (publication), S10834-S10836 [25JY]
HIV Infection in the Medical Workplace—Are Physicians and Patients at Risk? Edmund C. Burke, Minnesota Medicine (publication), S10359-S10361 [18JY]
HIV-Infected Surgeon, Frank S. Rhame, Journal of the American Medical Association, S10836 [25JY]
Jesuits Will Not Oppose Amnesty in Killings, Shirley Christian, New York (NY) Times, S14612
Judge Stanley D. Kane, Dies—Noted for Courage and Unusual Sentences, David Chanen, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S18162 [26NO]
Longtime Senator From Kentucky, Albin Krebs, New York (NY) Times, S2290 [26FE]
Medicaid's Malady, Michael Specter, Washington (DC) Post, S18392
Pro-Family, Pro-Business, Judy Mann, Washington (DC) Post, S16863 [15NO]
``Refugee'' Doctor Says Care Has Eroded, Tom Hamburger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S15270
Retirement of Robert J.R. Johnson, Robert J.R. Johnson, St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press, S2237
Sounding Board—Continuous Improvement as an Ideal in Health Care, Donald Berwick, New England Journal of Medicine, S10828-S10830 [25JY]
Tender Mercy, Peter J. Kizibos, University of Minnesota Alumni Association (publication), S2037
U.S. Weighs Benefits of Socialized Medicine Over Competitive Care, Tom Hamburger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S15268
Viola Hymes, Leader on Education, Aging, David Chanen, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S2882 [7MR]
Why Drugs Cost More in United States, Gina Kolata, New York (NY) Times, S6831 [24MY]
With Costs Rising, Dayton's Works for Revision, Tom Hamburger, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S15267
Workers Find It Tough Going Filing Lawsuits Over Job Bias, Steven A. Holmes, New York (NY) Times, S14169 [2OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Crime: registration of current addresses of individuals convicted of offenses against children (see S. 1170, S6654 [23MY])
Day care: home care provider deduction computation (see S. 840, S4612 [17AP])
Elections: tax credits for contributions to candidates for congressional office (see S. 1075, S5899 [15MY])
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see S. 688, S3564 [19MR])
Eric WC (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1538, S10769 [24JY])
Hazardous substances: management of medical waste materials (see S. 2108, S18336 [26NO])
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize the program for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see S. 1359, S8499 [24JN])
Laos: naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units (see S. 1970, S16747 [14NO])
Medicaid: operation of pharmaceutical benefit programs independent of drug purchasing requirements (see S. 1992, S17245 [20NO])
Minnesota Twins (baseball team): tribute (see S. Res. 212, S15697 [31OC])
Social Security: waiting period waiver for benefits of certain terminally ill individuals (see S. 1104, S6149 [20MY])
Solid Waste Disposal Act: corrective action and financial assurance for certain class of facilities (see S. 2121, S18689 [27NO])
Student loan programs: repayment obligation relative to postschool income level and borrowing history (see S. 1645, S12181 [2AU])
Tariff: ceramic ferrules and sleeves (see S. 1237, S7290 [6JN])
———photoreceptors (see S. 919, S4984 [24AP])
———piston engines (see S. 1304, S7898 [17JN])
Taxation: establish a credit for the cost of long-term health insurance (see S. 84, S436 [14JA]; S. 87, S436 [14JA]
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 88, S436 [14JA]; S. 89, S436 [14JA]
———reduce OASDI tax rate and increase the hospital insurance tax rate (see S. 1290, S7809 [13JN])
———treatment of amounts withdrawn from individual retirement plans to pay for long-term health insurance (see S. 85, S436 [14JA])
———treatment of employer-provided health care benefits for retired employees (see S. 86, S436 [14JA])
———treatment of insurance companies not meeting certain requirements relative to health insurance for small employers (see S. 700, S3712 [20MR])
Unemployment: emergency compensation (see S. 1789, S14042 [1OC])
Upper Mississippi River Environmental Education Center: establish (see S. 1048, S5752 [14MY])
Water: ground water protection (see S. 939, S5136 [25AP])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see S. 985, S8214 [19JN])
Agriculture: computation of class I milk prices (see S. 671, S3597 [19MR])
———disaster assistance to producers (see S. 1441, S10056 [15JY])
———export of nonfat dry milk and butter (see S. 1011, S5502 [8MY])
———milk inventory management programs (see S. 782, S4229 [9AP])
———price supports for milk (see S. 1527, S10675 [23JY])
Armed Forces: student loan and health care shortage assistance for Persian Gulf operation (see S. 335, S1368 [31JA])
———tribute to Reserve components for serving during the Persian Gulf conflict (see S.J. Res. 97, S4064 [21MR])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 63, S1506 [5FE])
Baltic States: most-favored-nation status for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see S. 1599, S14711 [15OC])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 111, S6068 [16MY])
Brunner, Alois: extradition from Syria for Nazi war crimes (see S. Res. 150, S10154 [16JY])
Budget: research and experimental expenditures (see S. 752, S3929 [21MR])
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 92, S3021 [12MR])
Business and industry: diversified skilled work force at management and decisionmaking levels (see S. 1711, S15015 [22OC])
Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing (see S. 1249, S8215 [19JN])
Central America: U.S. policy and economic assistance (see S. 100, S437 [14JA])
Children and youth: background checks child care providers and reporting of all child abuse crimes (see S. 1966, S16747 [14NO])
———grants to States for mental health services (see S. 924, S4984 [24AP])
———vaccine initiative (see S. 904, S4837 [23AP])
Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 71, S1790 [7FE])
China, Republic of: GATT membership (see S. Res. 116, S5137 [25AP])
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see S. 1207, S6997 [4JN]; S. 1208, S6997 [4JN]; S. 1209, S6997 [4JN]; S. 2062, S18334 [26NO])
Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see S. 844, S5518 [8MY])
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 82, S6926 [3JN])
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see S. 272, S1159 [24JA])
Congressional Medal of Honor: pension for recipients (see S. 32, S4487 [16AP])
Courts: Federal justices and judges survivors' annuities program (see S. 1673, S16282 [7NO])
Crime: combat violence against women (see S. 15, S16622 [13NO])
Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56, S1743 [6FE])
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment and retention of health care personnel (see S. 675, S3386 [14MR])
Disabled: establish a public health program for prevention (see S. 509, S2310 [26FE])
———reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals (see S. 1475, S10043 [15JY])
———strengthen education programs (see S. 1106, S6210 [21MY])
Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see S. 1577, S15808 [1NO])
———research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see S. 238, S1324 [30JA])
Earth Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 116, S4337 [11AP]; S.J. Res. 119, S4337 [11AP]
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions reductions (see S. Res. 53, S1790 [7FE])
———reduce hazardous pollution (see S. 761, S3930 [21MR])
Education: higher education opportunities (see S. 1845, S14976 [22OC])
———improve (see S. 1141, S6653 [23MY])
———reauthorization of Star Schools Program Assistance Act (see S. 890, S4836 [23AP])
Elections: national voter registration (see S. 250, S1242 [29JA])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 196, S15016 [22OC])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 3, S440 [14JA])
ERISA: require an independent audit of certain statements relative to assets of employee benefit plans (see S. 269, S2681 [5MR])
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (see S. 596, S4778 [18AP])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 51, S1609 [5FE])
Federal Prison Industries: govern participation in Federal procurement (see S. 1691, S12182 [2AU])
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorizing (see S. 1081, S5899 [15MY])
Flag-Wavers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 123, S4456 [16AP])
Foreign relations: anniversary of U.S.-Portuguese diplomatic relations (see S.J. Res. 55, S1919 [19FE])
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see S. Res. 131, S6210 [21MY])
GATT: enforcement of oilseeds panel ruling against EEC (see S. Res. 201, S14976 [22OC])
German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 151, S7390 [6JN])
Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 210, S16855 [15NO])
Government: review of Federal department and agency procedures (see S. 1942, S16213 [7NO])
Great Lakes: protection (see S. 1497, S10442 [18JY])
———reduction of sediments (see S. 829, S4456 [16AP])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 59, S1743 [6FE])
Haiti: restoration of democratic government and treatment of certain immigrants (see S. 2091, S18708 [27NO])
Hazardous substances: public reporting of toxic chemical releases (see S. 2123, S18689 [27NO])
Health: disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see S. 1111, S6210 [21MY])
———improve services for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 493, S11227 [29JY])
———insurance coverage for mammography screening services (see S. Res. 184, S14602 [8OC])
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1872, S15158 [24OC])
———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see S. 1777, S14042 [1OC])
Heinz, John: tribute (see S. Res. 92, S4230 [9AP])
Hussein, Saddam: prosecution for war crimes (see S. Res. 76, S3293 [13MR])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see S. 284, S11077 [26JY])
International law: establish a military tribunal to prosecute war crimes arising from the Persian Gulf conflict (see S. Res. 71, S3106 [12MR])
Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see S. Con. Res. 43, S10154 [16JY])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see S. 8, S434 [14JA])
Israel: Arab boycott (see S. Con. Res. 27, S6891 [24MY])
———recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S4374 [11AP])
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 49, S1743 [6FE])
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])
Local government: Federal preemption of State and local laws (see S. 2080, S18335 [26NO])
———increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see S. 140, S11077 [26JY])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 74, S7045 [4JN])
Magna Carta Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 150, S6655 [23MY])
Medicaid: coverage of children's vaccines (see S. 905, S4837 [23AP])
———pregnant women and infants' coverage (see S. 902, S4837 [23AP])
———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (see S. 2077, S18335 [26NO])
Medicare: reform of payments to physicians (see S. 1810, S14426 [4OC])
Medicare/medicaid: extended care, home health services, and adult day care programs (see S. 1520, S10554 [22JY])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 88, S2927 [7MR]; S.J. Res. 156, S7291 [6JN])
Middle East: military action by Iraq against Israel (see S. Con. Res. 4, S1053 [23JA])
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 2, S415 [12JA])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 13, S2508 [28FE])
National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 207, S15865 [4NO])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 36, S1920 [19FE]; S.J. Res. 158, S7464 [11JN])
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, S1506 [5FE])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95, S3387 [14MR])
National Cancer Institute: additional funding for research on breast cancer (see S. 512, S7918 [17JN])
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52, S1609 [5FE])
National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 126, S6115 [17MY])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 16, S4895 [23AP])
National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving: designate (see S.J. Res. 83, S2507 [28FE])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 134, S5428 [7MY])
National Down's Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 131, S10693 [23JY])
National energy policy: establish (see S. 324, S1368 [31JA])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 99, S17695 [22NO])
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, S2218 [21FE])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 40, S5518 [8MY])
National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 78, S4373 [11AP])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 127, S4837 [23AP])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 164, S9137 [28JN])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142, S8215 [19JN])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Dedication Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 107, S5673 [9MY])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 100, S18466 [26NO])
National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 146, S7223 [5JN])
National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 139, S12925 [12SE])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 197, S14712 [15OC])
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, S4373 [11AP])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 96, S5306 [25AP])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 82, S5354 [6MY])
National Police Officer and Firefighter Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 225, S16060 [6NO])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 132, S5137 [25AP])
National Recycling Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 70, S1506 [5FE]; S. Res. 41, S1790 [7FE])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 188, S14490 [7OC])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see S.J. Res. 212, S14426 [4OC])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 72, S7045 [4JN])
National School Lunch Act: eligibility of private nonresidential day care services (see S. 224, S4248 [9AP])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 130, S7045 [4JN])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 108, S3930 [21MR])
National Student-Athlete Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 50, S1221 [29JA])
National Tourism Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 102, S4373 [11AP])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 124, S4779 [18AP])
National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act: amend (see S. 39, S435 [14JA])
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 66, S1700 [6FE])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145, S8504 [24JN])
Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 114, S5428 [7MY])
North American Free Trade Agreement: adjustment assistance during implementation and phase-in (see S. 1894, S16458 [12NO])
Office of Environmental Quality: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1278, S7628 [12JN])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 115, S6069 [16MY])
Pesticides: remove hazardous substances from the market (see S. 1353, S8459 [21JN])
———safety of exports (see S. 898, S4837 [23AP])
Pharmaceuticals: penalties for illegal activities relative to the approval of abbreviated drug applications (see S. 1164, S6654 [23MY])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125, S4612 [17AP])
Pornography: cause of action against producers and distributors for victims of sexual offenses and murder (see S. 1521, S18708 [27NO])
POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see S. Con. Res. 5, S1206 [24JA])
Powell, Colin L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 565, S3293 [13MR])
Pryor, Senator: illness (see S. Res. 108, S4737 [18AP])
Public Health Service: reauthorize and extend programs (see S. 1933, S16213 [7NO])
Radioactive substances: reduce public exposure to radon gas (see S. 792, S4230 [9AP])
Refugee Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 192, S12183 [2AU])
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see S. 447, S16622 [13NO])
Roads and highways: development of technology to improve safety and efficiency (see S. 999, S5406 [7MY])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 534, S3809 [20MR])
Small business: health benefit plans (see S. 1229, S7290 [6JN])
Social Security: block grants to States for social services (see S. 1189, S6858 [24MY])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 10, S434 [14JA]; S. 194, S439 [14JA])
———long-term care insurance policies (see S. 846, S4612 [17AP])
———mental health care coverage (see S. 1102, S6149 [20MY])
Solid waste: require executive departments and agencies to separate waste for recycling (see S. 486, S2309 [26FE])
South America: provide special benefits for the Andean nations (see S. 275, S1221 [29JA])
Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (see S. Res. 117, S5943 [15MY])
———review economic assistance due to situation in Baltic States (see S. Res. 14, S951 [16JA])
Sports: prohibit State-sanctioned gambling (see S. 474, S16082 [6NO])
Taxation: depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 1786, S14042 [1OC])
———employee benefit plans (see S. 1364, S8592 [25JN])
———exclude imposition of employer Social Security taxes on cash tips (see S. 765, S3930 [21MR])
———exclude small transactions from broker reporting requirements (see S. 200, S439 [14JA])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see S. 24, S434 [14JA])
———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see S. 401, S2682 [5MR])
———exemption for contributions in aid of construction (see S. 1398, S8736 [26JN])
———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see S. 1950, S16449 [12NO])
———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])
———increase research activity tax credits (see S. 416, S1790 [7FE])
———mileage rate deduction for charitable use of passenger automobiles (see S. 1190, S8812 [26JN])
———provide for employees of small employers a private retirement incentive matched by employers (see S. 318, S1367 [31JA])
———restore deduction for interest on educational loans (see S. 542, S2618 [5MR])
———small issue bonds (see S. 913, S10790 [24JY])
———treatment gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (see S. 1522, S10554 [22JY])
———treatment of certain cooperative service organizations of private and community foundations (see S. 588, S2926 [7MR])
———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see S. 747, S4894 [23AP])
———treatment of expenses from adopting a special needs child (see S. 268, S1159 [24JA])
———treatment of payments made by public utilities to customers to subsidize the cost of conservation (see S. 83, S4063 [21MR])
———treatment of telephone cooperatives (see S. 879, S4836 [23AP])
———treatment of travel on company aircraft (see S. 1346, S15711 [31OC])
Tax-exempt organizations: establish cash and deferred pension arrangements for their employees (see S. 448, S2006 [20FE])
Timor: massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military (see S. Con. Res. 77, S16747 [14NO])
Tobacco products: inform the public on the hazards of use and disclosure of additives (see S. 1088, S6034 [16MY])
Tower, John: tribute (see S. Res. 97, S4489 [16AP])
Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see S.J. Res. 113, S5806 [14MY])
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see S.J. Res. 110, S4116 [22MR])
U.S. Savings Bond Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 135, S5137 [25AP])
Unemployment: emergency compensation (see S. 1791, S14043 [1OC])
Up With People Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 208, S14043 [1OC])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 58, S1368 [31JA])
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 1, S433 [14JA]; S. 41, S435 [14JA])
———establish silver medal for service in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1774, S18465 [26NO])
———furnish outpatient medical services for disabilities of former POW's (see S. 327, S1919 [19FE])
Walesa, Lech: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 90, S3930 [21MR])
Water: reduce lead levels (see S. 1445, S9490 [10JY])
Women's History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 62, S1506 [5FE])
World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 147, S14225 [2OC])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 160, S10299 [17JY])
World Summit for Children: implement plan to improve lives (see S. 878, S11228 [29JY])
World War II: award the bronze star to personnel who served in defense of Corregidor Island, the Philippines (see S. 2015, S17433 [21NO])
Year of Public Health: designate (see S.J. Res. 49, S1743 [6FE])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see S.J. Res. 217, S14976 [22OC])
Bills and resolutions relative to
Dept. of Justice: authorize Senate employees to testify and produce records (see S. Res. 60, S2146 [21FE]; S. Res. 157, S10769 [24JY])
Distinguished Service Award for Adult Foster Care to Janet Oachs: Minnesota Social Service Association, S3302
Distinguished Service Award for Child Foster Care to Richard and Jonell Rutten: Minnesota Social Service Association, S3302
Distinguished Service Award for Volunteer Service to Ruth Johnson: Minnesota Social Service Association, S3302
Documents
Policy for HIV Infection Control: University of Minnesota Hospital, S10834 [25JY]
Eulogies
Stephen Bentzlin: Barbara Anderson, S1936 [20FE]
Letters
Disclosure of HIV virus infection by health care professionals: Anne Theisen, S10833 [25JY]
Federal payments relative to State medicaid expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes: John Ashcroft, Governor of Missouri, and Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, National Governors' Association, S18187 [26NO]
Home day care provider deduction computation: David Allen, Resources for Child Caring (organization), S4625 [17AP]
University of Pennsylvania fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha behavior relative to date rape: Becca Foote, S16184 [7NO]
———John F. Gamba, S16184 [7NO]
Lists
International Special Olympics Minnesota participants, S11255 [29JY]
Median time from issue to trial date, by State, S14168 [2OC]
Meetings
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: subcommittee assignments, D159 [20FE]
Obituaries
John Doherty, 77—He Often Went After Public Office, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S2882 [7MR]
Papers
Purposes of Hmong and Laotian Demonstrations in Washington, DC, on June 9-10, 1991, S11188 [29JY]
Questions and answers
Family and Medical Leave Act (S. 5), S14167 [2OC]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, S16115 [7NO]
Agriculture: export of nonfat dry milk and butter (S. 1011), S5510
———milk inventory management programs (S. 782), S4234
———price supports for milk, S3514 [19MR], S17560 [22NO]
Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (S. 455), S16038 [6NO]
Alexander, Lamar: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S3372 [14MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S11109
Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty, S9275
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17560, S17607 [22NO]
Armed Forces: child care and health benefits for Persian Gulf service (S. 334), S1445 [31JA]
———education and family support services and group health plan coverage for families of members serving in the Persian Gulf (S. 281), S1445 [31JA]
———reemployment rights and benefits (S. 336), S1445 [31JA]
———student loan and health care shortage assistance for Persian Gulf operation (S. 335), S1445 [31JA]
Arms sales: report to Congress relative to sales to Middle East countries, S11031 [26JY]
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), S5597 [9MY]
Bigwood, Robert M.: Fergus Falls, MN, Award of Honor recipient, S5811
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S14048
Budget: defense versus social programs, S12642 [10SE]
———revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), conference report, S6335 [22MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (S. Con. Res. 29), S4946 [24AP], S5096 [25AP]
Central America: U.S. policy and economic assistance (S. 100), S5744 [14MY]
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 207), S4707 [18AP]
Chamorro, Violeta: anniversary of election as President of Nicaragua, S5331
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, S8705 [26JN]
———most-favored-nation status (S. 1367), S10656 [23JY]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1207), S7026 [4JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1208), S7026 [4JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1209), S7026 [4JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1407), S8989 [27JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1408), S8989 [27JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1409), S8989 [27JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15335, S15361 [29OC], S15450, S15456, S15490 [30OC]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), correct engrossment (S. Res. 214), S15966 [5NO]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 2062), S18375 [26NO]
Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select): establish (S. Res. 82), S6832 [24MY]
Congressional employees: fair employment practices, S15361 [29OC], S15450, S15456 [30OC]
Courts: arbitration procedures, S14164, S14165, S14166, S14167, S14172 [2OC]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8695 [26JN], S8914, S8942 [27JN], S9083 [28JN], S9467 [10JY], S9822 [11JY]
———registration of current addresses of individuals convicted of offenses against children (S. 1170), S6702 [23MY]
Day care: home care provider deduction computation (S. 840), S4624
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, S12096 [2AU]
———establish Regional Center for Software Engineering, Manufacturing and Management Technology, S17792 [23NO]
———funding, S5096 [25AP]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2521), conference report, S17792 [23NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 578), S3360 [14MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3514 [19MR], S3644 [20MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1415), S11188 [29JY]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11176 [29JY]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report, S15517 [30OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), S9794 [11JY], S10340, S10358 [18JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12642 [10SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2707), conference report, S16115 [7NO]
Disabled: establish a public health program for prevention (S. 509), S2354
———reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals (S. 1475), S10053
———strengthen education programs (S. 1106), S6214
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (S. 238), S1277 [30JA]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S16011-S16013 [6NO]
Education: higher education opportunities (S. 1845), S14989 [22OC]
———improve (S. 1141), S6470 [23MY]
———national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, S5446, S5447 [8MY], S6442
El Salvador: civil war, S14612
———withhold military assistance, S10882 [25JY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6268, S6281, S6284 [22MY], S6522 [23MY]
———limit Senate terms, S6281 [22MY]
———spending limits and public funding of campaigns, S6268, S6284 [22MY]
———tax credits for contributions to candidates for congressional office (S. 1075), S5899
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14143, S14164, S14165, S14166, S14167, S14172, S14173, S14182, S14192, S14193 [2OC]
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 688), S3583
———preferential hiring practices on basis of race, S8695 [26JN]
Eric WC (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 1538), S10774
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (S. 596), S15134 [24OC]
———ensure use of appropriate Government procedures when taking private property, S7560 [12JN]
Firearms: establish national background check on prospective handgun buyers, S8942 [27JN], S9083 [28JN]
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), technical corrections, S17890 [23NO]
Food industry: meat inspection regulations relative to certain pizza processing plants, S18561 [27NO]
Foote, Susan B.: privilege of the floor, S9794 [11JY]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10754 [24JY], S10882 [25JY], S11031, S11038 [26JY]
———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, S14554 [8OC]
Foreign policy: normalization of diplomatic and economic relations with Vietnam and Cambodia, S11176 [29JY]
Foreign trade: economic support fund cash transfers and cargo preference, S10754 [24JY]
———EEC, S14945 [22OC]
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6600 [23MY]
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination, S6173 [21MY]
GATT: enforcement of oilseeds panel ruling against EEC (S. Res. 201), S15513 [30OC]
Hannah, Amy: tribute for service as Senate page, S4801 [23AP]
Hazardous substances: management of medical waste materials (S. 2108), S18429
Health: cost of insurance, S10990 [26JY]
———medical liability in the health care system, S10827 [25JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S6335 [22MY], S7081 [5JN], S7261 [6JN], S15265
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1872), S15194 [24OC]
———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (S. 1777), S14048 [1OC]
Health care professionals: disclosure of HIV virus infection, S9794 [11JY], S10340, S10358 [18JY], S10833 [25JY]
———information to patients on legal option concerning pregnancy, S10129 [16JY]
Horton, Beckwith: National Small Business Exporter of the Year, S7519
Hutchinson, MN, Senior High School: tribute, S5326
Income: pension plan benefits guarantees, S16417 [12NO]
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize the program for infants and toddlers with disabilities (S. 1359), S8502
International Special Olympics: tribute, S11255
Iraq: elimination of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons capability, S11969 [2AU]
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 4), S1143 [24JA]
Israel: loan guarantees, S14110 [2OC]
Jordan: obligation or expenditure of certain assistance funds, S3644 [20MR]
Laos: human rights violations, S11188 [29JY]
———naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units (S. 1970), S16754
Law enforcement: address registration of persons convicted of offenses against a minor, S8914 [27JN]
Local government: Federal preemption of State and local laws (S. 2080), S18398
Madigan, Edward R.: confirmation as Sec. of Agriculture, S3015 [12MR]
Martinez, Bob: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S3858 [21MR]
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S18015, S18145 [25NO], S18183, S18187, S18190, S18191, S18192 [26NO]
———operation of pharmaceutical benefit programs independent of drug purchasing requirements (S. 1992), S17245, S17246 [20NO]
———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (S. 2077), S18391
Medicare: reform of payments to physicians (S. 1810), S14429 [4OC]
Medicare/medicaid: extended care, home health services, and adult day care programs (S. 1520), S10569
Middle East: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, S7517
———congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, S538 [15JA]
———military action by Iraq against Israel (S. Con. Res. 4), S1108 [24JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (S.J. Res. 2), S309 [11JA]
———multinational military action against Iraq, S2088 [21FE], S2571
Minneapolis, MN: tribute to the YWCA ENCORE/Women's Health Promotion Program, S14048
Minnesota Twins (baseball team): tribute, S14385 [4OC], S15335, S15336, S15419
———tribute (S. Res. 212), S15549, S15550 [31OC]
Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5377 [7MY]
National Commission on a Longer School Year: establish (S. 64), S4652, S4653 [17AP]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11658 [1AU], S11969, S12096 [2AU]
National Highway System: establish, S7759 [13JN]
Native Americans: tax exemption for income derived from trust or restricted lands (S. 754), S18184 [26NO]
Nobles County, MN: tribute to recycling program, S10588
Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, S11658 [1AU]
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16417 [12NO]
Pharmaceuticals: drug company pricing practices, S6831 [24MY]
POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention (S. Con. Res. 5), S1117 [24JA]
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy (S. 1220), S15691 [31OC]
Quang Bang O: tribute for service as Senate page, S4801 [23AP]
Railroads: labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (H.J. Res. 222), S4788
Roads and highways: bonus State apportionments, S7974 [18JN]
———development of technology to improve safety and efficiency (S. 999), S5423
Senate: legislative program, S10593 [23JY], S15154 [24OC]
Social Security: pay-as-you-go financing, S4946 [24AP]
———waiting period waiver for benefits of certain terminally ill individuals (S. 1104), S6152
South Africa: U.S. policy toward apartheid, S9466 [10JY]
Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (S. Res. 117), S5856 [15MY]
———review economic benefits in light of the crisis in the Baltic States (S. Res. 14), S947 [16JA]
Spencer, Marietta E.: recipient of Morris Hursh Award, S3300
Sports: International Special Olympics games held in Minnesota, S8819
States: apportionment of highway and bridge funds, S8082 [19JN]
Student loans: payment amounts contingent upon student's income (S. 1562), S10961 [25JY]
———repayment obligation relative to postschool income level and borrowing history (S. 1645), S12195
Sudan: hunger relief, S3825 [21MR]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7560, S7590 [12JN], S7759, S7779, S7780, S7782, S7783 [13JN], S7974 [18JN], S8082, S8099 [19JN], S14251 [3OC]
Tariff: piston engines (S. 1304), S7902
Taxation: establish a credit for the cost of long-term health insurance (S. 84), S727
———establish a credit for the cost of long-term health insurance (S. 87), S727
———extend certain expiring tax provisions (S. 1950), S18292 [26NO]
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (S. 88), S734
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (S. 89), S734
———reduce OASDI tax rate and increase the hospital insurance tax rate (S. 1290), S7816 [13JN]
———treatment of amounts withdrawn from individual retirement plans to pay for long-term health insurance (S. 85), S727
———treatment of employer-provided health care benefits for retired employees (S. 86), S727
———treatment of gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (S. 1522), S10571 [22JY]
———treatment of insurance companies not meeting certain requirements relative to health insurance for small employers (S. 700), S3727
———waive penalty on certain individual retirement accounts and pension plan withdrawals for purchase of consumer goods and other items, S17607 [22NO]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S7101 [5JN]
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14662 [15OC]
Timor: massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military (S. Con. Res. 77), S17524 [21NO]
Tobacco products: inform the public on the hazards of use and disclosure of additives (S. 1088), S6054 [16MY]
Transportation: compliance with provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, S8100 [19JN]
———establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, S18565, S18566 [27NO]
———funding for Minnesota projects, S8100 [19JN]
———funding for rural areas, S8100 [19JN]
———international border crossings, S17087
———magnetic level travel, S8102 [19JN]
———provide for a National Highway System, S7779, S7780, S7782 [13JN]
———use of safety belts and motorcycle helmets, S8101 [19JN]
———vehicle highway systems, S8102 [19JN]
———visual pollution control, S8102 [19JN]
Treaties: Antarctica Treaty negotiations, S8487 [24JN]
Unemployment: emergency compensation, S14385 [4OC]
———emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16831 [15NO]
———emergency compensation (S. 1554), S11751 [1AU]
———emergency compensation (S. 1722), conference report, S14006 [1OC]
———emergency compensation (S. 1789), S14056 [1OC]
University of Minnesota: tribute to Dakota County Extension Service's Alcohol and Safety Decisions Program, S15869
University of Pennsylvania: fraternity behavior relative to date rape, S16183 [7NO]
Upper Mississippi River Environmental Education Center: establish (S. 1048), S5762
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), S1130 [24JA]
Water: ground water protection (S. 939), S5317
We the People. . . Bicentennial Programs: tribute to State and district coordinators, S5326
Wetterling, Jacob: anniversary of abduction from St. Joseph, MN, S14945 [22OC]
Winona, MN: community support for troops in the Persian Gulf, S7517
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), S10084, S10085, S10087, S10100, S10101, S10102, S10103, S10129 [16JY]
———opportunities for advancement to levels of management and decisionmaking, S15335 [29OC]
Youth Policy Institute: annual fundraiser challenge walk, S4507
Remarks in Senate relative to
Dept. of Justice: authorize Senate employees to testify and produce records (S. Res. 157), S10767 [24JY]
———authorize Senate employees to testify and produce records (S. Res. 60), S2249 [21FE]
Resolutions by organizations
North American Trade Corridor: Red River Trade Council, S17087
Statements
Health Care: Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S2233
Many Tigers Learned To Be Man-Eaters: Abid Hussain, S309 [11JA]
Rural and Electric Telephone Cooperatives: by, S8081 [19JN]
Summaries
Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act (S. 1645), S12200
Tables
Estimates of effect of fully-phased-in medicare physician fee schedule, S14430 [4OC]
Testimonies
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Adoption of Romanian Children, D698 [5JN]
Texts of
S. 84, establish a tax credit for the cost of long-term health insurance, S727
S. 85, tax treatment of amounts withdrawn from individual retirement plans to pay for long-term health insurance, S728
S. 86, Retiree Health Protection and Long-Term Care Insurance Act, S728
S. 87, establish a tax credit for the cost of long-term health insurance, S733
S. 88, tax treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, S735
S. 89, tax treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, S735
S. 688, Family Financial and Job Security Act, S3584
S. 700, American Health Security Act, S3729
S. 1075, Clean Campaign Financing Act, S5900
S. 1104, waiting period waiver for Social Security benefits of certain terminally ill individuals, S6152
S. 1170, Crimes Against Children Registration Act, S6703 [23MY]
S. 1290, Medicare Solvency and Security Act, S7817 [13JN]
S. 1645, Income-Dependent Education Assistance Act, S12196
S. 1789, Deficit-Neutral Unemployment Compensation Act, S14057-S14063 [1OC]
S. 1992, Medicaid operation of pharmaceutical benefit programs independent of drug purchasing requirements, S17246 [20NO]
S. 2108, Medical Waste Management Act, S18430
S. Res. 60, authorize Senate employees to testify and produce records to the Dept. of Justice relating to the conduct of Senator Durenberger, S2219, S2249 [21FE]
S. Res. 157, authorize Senate employees to testify and produce records for the Dept. of Justice inquiry of Senator Durenberger, S10767, S10791 [24JY]
S. Res. 212, tribute to Minnesota Twins (baseball team), S15335, S15336 [29OC]
Tributes
Bentzlin, Stephen, S1936 [20FE]
Berkey, John, S18518
Blackburn, Henry, S9722
Buchwald, Henry, S8821
Carew, Rodney C., S9908
Cooper, John Sherman, S2290 [26FE]
DeArment, Rod, S7939 [18JN]
Dease, Dennis, S8635 [26JN]
Doherty, John, S2882 [7MR]
Dorshow, Samuel A., S15154 [24OC]
Fredrickson, Larry R., S15336 [29OC]
Gentilini, Vincent, S7525 [12JN]
Hatch, Senator, S9032
Hendrickson, Annabell, S2039
Hymes, Viola, S2882 [7MR]
Jenkins, Ferguson, S9908
Johnson, Robert J.R., S2237
Johnson, Ruth, S3302
Kane, Stanley D., S18162 [26NO]
Mann, Judy, S16862 [15NO]
McCarthy, Eugene J., S4071
Moore, Dave, S17086
Oachs, Janet, S3302
Oberstar, Jo, S11148 [29JY]
Oliva, Tony, S10585
Olson, Sigurd F., S12364
Perry, Gaylord, S9908
Roach, John R., S15870
Rutten, Richard and Jonell, S3302
Ryweck, Mort, S9036
Smaby, Alpha, S10513 [22JY]
Smith, Senator, S307 [11JA]
Sweasy, William D., S81
Volberding, Paul, S2037
Winfield, Dave, S12932