GORE, ALBERT, JR. (a Senator from Tennessee)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17615, S17707 [22NO]

Arms control: transfer of certain artillery and weapons to NATO countries (H.R. 3807), S18003, S18109 [25NO]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15273 [25OC], S15298 [28OC]

Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (H.R. 656), S12748, S12804 [11SE]

———coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (S. 272), S12737, S12802 [11SE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S9081, S9194 [28JN]

Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S17372, S17493 [21NO]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S11082 [26JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2621), S14227 [2OC]

Forests: protection and management in Washington, Oregon, and California (S. 1156), S18110 [25NO]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11698, S11759 [1AU], S11946, S11959, S11970, S12320 [2AU]

National Job Skills Week: designate (S.J. Res. 164), S15811, S15817, S15818 [1NO]

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7832 [13JN]

Taxation: refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (S. 995), S10510 [19JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1175, authorizing supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield, S3560 [19MR]

———H.R. 2100, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels, S12115 [2AU]

World Climate Convention Observer Group, S8633 [25JN]

Articles and editorials

Japan Shifts Policy on Antarctic Mining, Financial Times (publication), S5066 [25AP]

Quayle Aide's Firm Is Linked to Pollution, Michael Kranish, Boston (MA) Globe, S17289 [21NO]

Rabbits Blinded by Ozone Hole, Financial Times (publication), S16670 [14NO]

Regulatory Advisor Has Stake in Chemical Firm, Michael Weisskopf, Washington (DC) Post, S17288 [21NO]

Strict Energy-Saving Urged To Combat Global Warming, Michael Weisskopf, Washington (DC) Post, S4288 [11AP]

Urgent Steps Urged on Warming Threat, William K. Stevens, New York (NY) Times, S4288 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see S. 272, S1159 [24JA])

Convention on Climate Change: international negotiations (see S.J. Res. 181, S10287 [17JY])

Country Music Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 189, S12183 [2AU])

Ecology and environment: U.S. policy on the global environment (see S. 201, S439 [14JA])

Financial institutions: improve fairness of Federal bankruptcy laws (see S. 1109, S6210 [21MY])

Hazardous substances: phase out the production of ozone destroying substances (see S. Res. 95, S4230 [9AP]; S. Res. 217, S16213 [7NO])

Iran: investigation of delayed release of hostages until after 1980 elections (see S.J. Res. 167, S8593 [25JN])

J.E. `Eddie' Russell Post Office, Monterey, TN: designate (see S. 674, S3386 [14MR])

Law enforcement officers: establish employment standards for security officers (see S. 1258, S7464 [11JN])

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 778, S4116 [22MR])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 164, S8014 [18JN])

Papua New Guinea: forest industry study (see S.J. Res. 101, S3930 [21MR])

Philippines: illegal logging practices (see S. Res. 237, S18336 [26NO])

Radio: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to amateur radio service (see S. 1372, S8592 [25JN])

Spjuth, Sven O., and family: relief (see S. 328, S1368 [31JA])

Taxation: refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (see S. 995, S5406 [7MY])

Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (see S. 1159, S6654 [23MY])

World Forest Convention: international negotiations (see S.J. Res. 181, S10287 [17JY])

Yugoslavia: cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict (see S. Res. 213, S15801 [1NO])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: McDonnell Douglas sale of commercial aircraft division to the Taiwan Aerospace Corp. (see S. Res. 234, S18336 [26NO])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see S. 985, S8214 [19JN])

Agriculture: disaster assistance to producers (see S. 1441, S9490 [10JY])

Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see S. 664, S3386 [14MR])

Amtrak: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 98, S3712 [20MR])

Angola: encourage peace talks (see S. Con. Res. 9, S4251 [9AP])

Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (see S. Con. Res. 26, S4338 [11AP])

Arab countries: trade information regarding the impact of boycotts on certain U.S. businesses (see S. 1817, S16458 [12NO])

Armed Forces: child care and health benefits for Persian Gulf service (see S. 334, S1608 [5FE])

———education and family support services and group health plan coverage for families of members serving in the Persian Gulf (see S. 281, S1608 [5FE])

———increase rate of special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger (see S. 237, S1242 [29JA])

———recall of certain retired members to active duty (see S. 204, S1323 [30JA])

———saving program for members participating in Operation Desert Shield (see S. 221, S1324 [30JA])

———telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (see S.J. Res. 77, S2146 [21FE])

———tribute to Reserve components for serving during the Persian Gulf conflict (see S.J. Res. 97, S4250 [9AP])

———unemployment compensation for involuntarily separated individuals (see S. 160, S1323 [30JA])

Arms control: regulate transfer of arms to countries threatening world peace (see S. 309, S1367 [31JA])

Arts: amend labor laws relative to performing artists' right to organize and engage in collective bargaining (see S. 492, S2844 [6MR])

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 120, S5354 [6MY])

Austria: halt distribution of, and prosecute anyone found with, neo-Nazi computer games (see S. Con. Res. 40, S7046 [4JN])

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])

———support independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia (see S.J. Res. 42, S1608 [5FE])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 111, S4640 [17AP])

Broadcasting: fairness (see S. 217, S545 [15JA])

Budget: research and experimental expenditures (see S. 752, S9267 [8JY])

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 92, S3021 [12MR])

Burma: human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 18, S3021 [12MR])

Business and industry: limited partnership rollups (see S. 1423, S17466 [21NO])

Census: ensure accuracy of population counts (see S.J. Res. 21, S440 [14JA])

Central America: U.S. policy and economic assistance (see S. 100, S5803 [14MY])

Children and youth: grants to States for mental health services (see S. 924, S4984 [24AP])

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see S. Con. Res. 19, S3021 [12MR])

———temporary resident status in the U.S. of certain nonimmigrant aliens (see S. 1216, S6997 [4JN])

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. 2062, S18334 [26NO])

Coins: commemoration of James Madison and the Bill of Rights (see S. 1672, S12182 [2AU])

Colleges and universities: improve manufacturing engineering education programs (see S. 1331, S8136 [19JN])

Communications: development of broadband infrastructure and availability of emergency technologies (see S. 1200, S6996 [4JN])

Congressional Medal of Honor: pension for recipients (see S. 32, S4487 [16AP])

Courts: appointment of two bankruptcy judges in Arizona (see S. 646, S3191 [13MR])

Crime: combat violence against women (see S. 15, S3104 [12MR])

———international parental child kidnapping (see S. 1263, S7464 [11JN])

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56, S1743 [6FE])

Democracy: support self-determination in Baltic States and Soviet republics (see S. 860, S7044 [4JN])

Democratic Party: establish a commission to commemorate the bicentennial establishment (see S. 2047, S18086 [25NO])

Dept. of the Environment: establish (see S. 533, S2507 [28FE])

Desert Storm Leave Transfer Act: enact (see S. 482, S2309 [26FE])

Developing countries: promote development of microenterprises (see S. 971, S7222 [5JN])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see S. 238, S979 [17JA])

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])

Education: improve system (see S. 2, S960 [16JA])

EEC: encourage ban on large-scale driftnet fishing (see S. Res. 144, S8593 [25JN])

Elections: national voter registration (see S. 250, S3292 [13MR])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 65, S5428 [7MY])

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see S. 5, S434 [14JA])

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 3, S440 [14JA])

Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (see S. 596, S10298 [17JY])

———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 preventive care for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 911, S15199 [24OC])

Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see S. 456, S4893 [23AP])

———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, S12182 [2AU])

Firearms: establish national background check on prospective handgun buyers (see S. 1260, S7464 [11JN])

Fishing: enforcement of international driftnet moratorium (see S. 884, S8353 [20JN])

Florida: prohibit exploratory activities on outer continental shelf (see S. 734, S8812 [26JN])

Food: prohibit import of meat products from European Community until certain trade barriers are removed (see S. 1738, S15809 [1NO])

Foreign relations: anniversary of U.S.-Portuguese diplomatic relations (see S.J. Res. 55, S2218 [21FE])

Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see S. Res. 131, S6210 [21MY])

German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 151, S7390 [6JN])

Germany: halt distribution of, and prosecute anyone found with, neo-Nazi computer games (see S. Con. Res. 40, S7046 [4JN])

Hazardous substances: reduce lead in the environment (see S. 391, S1789 [7FE])

———study the contamination of workers' homes with substances transported from the workplace (see S. 353, S1505 [5FE])

Heinz, John: tribute (see S. Res. 92, S4230 [9AP])

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 154, S6997 [4JN])

Herbicides: development of nonchemical weed control systems (see S. 1916, S15970 [5NO])

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see S. 1259, S10584 [22JY])

Industry: enhance domestic by applying the results of Federal research and development (see S. 1034, S5614 [9MY])

INS: centennial anniversary (see S.J. Res. 67, S1919 [19FE])

Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see S. Con. Res. 43, S6355 [22MY])

Iraq: humanitarian assistance for the Kurds (see S. 786, S4229 [9AP])

———protection of refugees (see S. Res. 99, S4338 [11AP])

IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see S. 8, S1242 [29JA])

Israel: Arab boycott (see S. Con. Res. 27, S5306 [25AP])

———recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S4138 [22MR])

———repeal U.N. condemnation of preemptive strike against Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 (see S. Con. Res. 53, S10135 [16JY])

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 211, S15259 [25OC])

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 105, S4374 [11AP])

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 49, S5037 [24AP])

Kampuchea: prohibit assistance to Khmer Rouge (see S. 776, S7662 [12JN])

———provide humanitarian assistance through international, private, and volunteer organizations (see S. 776, S7662 [12JN])

Kenya: human rights violations (see S.J. Res. 91, S3021 [12MR])

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, S7045 [4JN])

———involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see S. Res. 72, S5355 [6MY])

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see S. 55, S435 [14JA])

Latin America: science and technology cooperation with the U.S. (see S. 1974, S16848 [15NO])

Local government: increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see S. 140, S9372 [9JY])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 74, S7222 [5JN])

Magna Carta Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 150, S6655 [23MY])

Medicaid: issuance of regulations relative to State contributions' impact on availability of Federal funds (see S. 1886, S16854 [15NO])

Middle East: contributions of defense industries to Operation Desert Shield (see S. Res. 103, S5306 [25AP])

———discussion of the Syrian connection to terrorism at the upcoming peace conference (see S. Res. 204, S15158 [24OC])

———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 13, S2508 [28FE])

Mongolia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 21, S3021 [12MR])

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see S. Con. Res. 44, S6922 [3JN])

Motor vehicles: airbag requirements (see S. 591, S5942 [15MY])

———require new standards for corporate average fuel economy (see S. 279, S1221 [29JA])

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 36, S1243 [29JA]; S.J. Res. 158, S7464 [11JN])

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 172, S8953 [27JN])

National American Saddlebred Horse Week: designate (see S. Res. 155, S10442 [18JY])

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, S7919 [17JN])

National Campus Crime and Security Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 183, S12315 [2AU])

National Cancer Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 133, S5137 [25AP])

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52, S1453 [31JA])

National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 126, S6419 [22MY])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 16, S3597 [19MR])

National Customer Service Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 166, S14712 [15OC])

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 121, S5428 [7MY])

National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 134, S5428 [7MY])

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 73, S7222 [5JN])

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 131, S9268 [8JY])

National energy policy: establish (see S. 324, S1368 [31JA])

National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 8, S4639 [17AP])

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 53, S1294 [30JA])

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 40, S5673 [9MY])

National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 78, S7222 [5JN])

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 Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 146, S7223 [5JN])

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 197, S14364 [3OC])

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, S2618 [5MR])

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 Police Athletic League Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 82, S4640 [17AP]), S11078 [26JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 170, S12988 [13SE])

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, S12676 [10SE])

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, S6419 [22MY])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 130, S7045 [4JN])

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, S16760 [14NO])

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, S12800 [11SE])

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 114, S4337 [11AP])

New Columbia: admission as a State into the Union (see S. 2023, S17667 [22NO])

Nuclear Safety Board: establish (see S. 732, S3929 [21MR])

Nuclear weapons: sanctions regarding assisting foreign countries in acquiring a nuclear explosive device (see S. 1128, S9136 [28JN])

Older Americans Act: revise and extend (see S. 243, S16282 [7NO])

Operation Homefront: support program supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see S. Res. 17, S1609 [5FE])

OSHA: regulations (see S. Con. Res. 17, S16855 [15NO])

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend (see S. 736, S8812 [26JN])

Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 115, S7503 [11JN])

Pesticides: safety of exports (see S. 898, S4837 [23AP])

Population: increased funding for international assistance (see S. 1028, S7827 [13JN])

Powell, Colin L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 565, S2844 [6MR])

Power resources: partnerships between the Dept. of Energy laboratories and other laboratories (see S. 1351, S9008 [27JN])

———promote energy efficiency (see S. 742, S5672 [9MY])

Pryor, Senator: illness (see S. Res. 108, S4737 [18AP])

Refuse disposal: nuclear waste management at Dept. of Energy weapons facilities (see S. 1402, S9513 [10JY])

Roads and highways: gross vehicle weights on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see S. 1072, S7502 [11JN])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 534, S3105 [12MR])

Shepherd's Centers of America, Inc.: grant charter (see S. 1476, S10135 [16JY])

Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 821, S6744 [23MY])

Social Security: family support systems (see S. 4, S434 [14JA])

———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see S. 833, S4612 [17AP])

Sound recording and reproducing: protections regarding digital audio recording (see S. 1623, S11807 [1AU])

Soviet Union: review economic assistance due to situation in Baltic States (see S. Res. 14, S951 [16JA])

Sports: prohibit State-sanctioned gambling (see S. 474, S4249 [9AP])

———protect service marks of professional and amateur organizations from misappropriation by State lotteries (see S. 473, S4249 [9AP])

Taxation: capital gains tax differential for investments in start-up and other small enterprises (see S. 1932, S16213 [7NO])

———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, S10790 [24JY])

———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, S12798 [11SE])

———repeal recreational vessel fee (see S. 843, S17257 [20NO])

———treatment of certain deductions of members of the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve units (see S. 246, S4248 [9AP])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see S. 747, S15014 [22OC])

———treatment of compensation received by members of the Armed Forces for service in a dangerous foreign area (see S. 199, S1323 [30JA])

Technology: research and development of critical technologies (see S. 1327, S8136 [19JN]; S. 1329, S8136 [19JN]

———research and development of manufacturing technologies (see S. 1328, S8136 [19JN]; S. 1330, S8136 [19JN]

Telecommunications: promote development of new technologies (see S. 218, S545 [15JA])

———research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see S. 173, S2355 [26FE])

Telephones: regulation of pay-per-call technology (see S. 1166, S6654 [23MY]; S. 1579, S11216 [29JY])

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (see S. 12, S434 [14JA])

Tennessee River: streambank protection project in Knoxville, TN (see S. 502, S2309 [26FE])

Tibet: recognize as occupied country under international law (see S. Con. Res. 41, S7046 [4JN])

Tourist trade: promote (see S. 680, S3386 [14MR])

Transportation: establish a national electric vehicle research, demonstration, and commercialization program (see S. 768, S4116 [22MR])

U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see S.J. Res. 110, S4116 [22MR])

Unemployment: equalize treatment of members of Armed Forces and former Federal employees for compensation eligibility (see S. 205, S1323 [30JA])

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])

———establish silver medal for service in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1774, S17466 [21NO])

Vietnam: commend the establishment of an U.S. POW/MIA Office (see S. Res. 118, S5137 [25AP])

Walesa, Lech: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 90, S3930 [21MR])

Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (see S. 323, S1367 [31JA])

———equity in the delivery of health care services (see S. 514, S15014 [22OC])

Women's History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 62, S1843 [7FE])

World Summit for Children: implement plan to improve lives (see S. 878, S10964 [25JY])

World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see S.J. Res. 198, S15016 [22OC])

Year of Public Health: designate (see S.J. Res. 49, S5037 [24AP])

Year of the American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see S.J. Res. 218, S15158 [24OC])

Yugoslavia: prohibit import of certain defense articles (see S. 1737, S15711 [31OC])

———restrict U.S. assistance to Serbia until conditions are met (see S. 1793, S14220 [2OC])

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [3JA]

Cloture motions

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S14493 [7OC]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), conference report, S18615 [27NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S9330 [9JY], S9439, S9489 [10JY]

Education: improve system (S. 2), S18803 [27NO]

Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S15818 [1NO], S16211 [7NO], S16475 [13NO]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17997 [23NO]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, S18580 [27NO]

Essays

Tennessee and Japan—Working Together Toward a New Century: Billy Copenhagen, S5459 [8MY]

———Billy Strasser, S5460 [8MY]

———Carla Strassle, S5458 [8MY]

———Christine Harris, S5457 [8MY]

———Emily Flowers, S5456 [8MY]

———Gill Geldreich, S5456 [8MY]

———Greg Proffitt, S5458 [8MY]

———Jason Couch, S5459 [8MY]

———Jason Holleman, S5460 [8MY]

———Jeremy Latimer, S5458 [8MY]

———Kelly Powell, S5456 [8MY]

———Lane Mullins, S5461 [8MY]

———Leigh Ann Curt, S5459 [8MY]

———Sandra White, S5457 [8MY]

Explanations

NASA appropriations (H.R. 1988), S17744 [22NO]

Working Family Tax Relief Act (S. 995), S5416 [7MY]

Factsheets

Working Family Tax Relief Act (S. 995), S5416 [7MY]

Letters

Antarctic environment: several Senators, S5066 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations conference report: by, S17797 [23NO]

High-Performance Computing Act, by, E4177 [26NO]

Phase out the production of ozone destroying substances: several Senators, S4254 [9AP], S16286 [7NO]

Sexual harassment in the workplace: Jill Slater and others, S15264 [25OC]

U.S. relations with Brazil: by, S8048 [18JN]

Lists

Senators cosponsoring S. Res. 213, cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict in Yugoslavia, S17287 [21NO]

Oaths of office

Senate, S4 [3JA]

Remarks by, on

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1306), S12168 [2AU]

Alcoholic beverages: abuse and birth defects, S18544 [26NO]

———health warnings in advertisements (S. 664), S18544 [26NO]

Alexander, Lamar: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S3380 [14MR]

Antarctic regions: environmental protection treaty (S. Con. Res. 26), S5066 [25AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: oil and gas leasing, S15734 [1NO]

Arms control: regulate transfer of arms to countries threatening world peace (S. 309), S1375 [31JA], S1626 [5FE]

———transfer of certain artillery and weapons to NATO countries (H.R. 3807), S18041 [25NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S. 1367), S10658 [23JY]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1209), S12372 [2AU]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15482 [30OC]

Clean Air Act: anniversary of implementation of certain amendments, S16668 [14NO]

Climate: effects of global warming, S4287 [11AP], S14468 [7OC], S15768 [1NO]

Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (H.R. 656), S12746 [11SE]

———coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (S. 272), S1198 [24JA], S12734, S12739, S12746 [11SE], S17734 [22NO], S17894-S17896 [23NO]

Conservation of energy: weatherization assistance programs, S12981 [13SE]

Convention on Climate Change: international negotiations (S.J. Res. 181), S10297 [17JY]

Council on Competitiveness: allegations of conflict-of-interest by Director Alan Hubbard, S17287 [21NO]

Country Music Month: designate (S.J. Res. 189), S12312 [2AU]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S7323 [6JN], S9077 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, S14468 [7OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2521), conference report, S17821 [23NO]

———rail garrison MX program funding, S12055, S12056, S12057 [2AU]

———short-range attack missile tactical program funding, S11944 [2AU]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), S12981 [13SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12786, S12787 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), S10246, S10247 [17JY]

Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions reductions (S. Res. 53), S1758 [7FE]

———U.S. policy on the global environment (S. 201), S903 [14JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S14937 [22OC]

Emergency Medical Services Week: observance, S6079 [16MY]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14145, S14146 [2OC]

———sexual harassment, S15264 [25OC]

Families and domestic relations: availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (S. 1197), S7227 [5JN]

Financial institutions: improve fairness of Federal bankruptcy laws (S. 1109), S6216 [21MY]

———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S17341, S17389 [21NO]

Firearms: establish national background check on prospective handgun buyers, S9077 [28JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10870 [25JY]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6800, S6802 [24MY]

Gates, Robert M.: nomination to be Director of CIA, S15948 [5NO]

Hazardous substances: phase out the production of ozone destroying substances, S14939 [22OC]

———phase out the production of ozone destroying substances (S. Res. 217), S16284 [7NO]

———phase out the production of ozone destroying substances (S. Res. 95), S4253 [9AP]

Health: organ transplant funding, S12786 [11SE]

Henderson, Donald A.: nomination to be Associate Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, S3926 [21MR]

Industry: enhance domestic by applying the results of Federal research and development (S. 1034), S18775 [27NO]

Institute for Clinical PET: annual Washington, D.C., conference, S15027 [22OC]

Iran: investigation of delayed release of hostages until after 1980 elections, S8479 [24JN]

———investigation of delayed release of hostages until after 1980 elections (S. Res. 198), S17639 [22NO]

Iraq: elimination of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons capability, S11961, S11967 [2AU]

———humanitarian assistance for the Kurds, S4720-S4724 [18AP]

———plight of Kurds and other refugees, S4169 [9AP]

———prosecution for war crimes, S4716, S4718, S4725, S4726 [18AP]

J.E. `Eddie' Russell Post Office, Monterey, TN: designate (S. 674), S3463 [14MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish employment standards for security officers (S. 1258), S7469 [11JN]

Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (S.J. Res. 1), S334 [12JA]

———postwar U.S. policy, S1289 [30JA]

———success of multinational military action against Iraq, S2709 [6MR]

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: ratification, S18231 [26NO]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1988), S17743 [22NO]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 778), S4132 [22MR]

Nashville, TN: tribute to summer youth employment training program, S11256 [29JY]

National Commission on Children: recommendation of a refundable tax credit for children, S8480 [24JN]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11623, S11624, S11652, S11654, S11655 [1AU], S11944, S11961, S11967, S12055, S12056, S12057 [2AU]

———Presidential authority to prevent foreign takeovers that could threaten national security, S2107 [21FE]

———revitalize the defense industrial base (S. 347), S2107 [21FE]

National energy policy: establish (S. 324), S1490 [5FE]

National Job Skills Week: designate (S.J. Res. 164), S8032 [18JN], S15818 [1NO]

Nuclear weapons: reductions in the U.S. and the Soviet Union, S14468-S14470 [7OC]

———strategic defense initiative, S11652, S11654, S11655 [1AU]

Papua New Guinea: forest industry study (S.J. Res. 101), S4058 [21MR]

Pesticides: safety of exports (S. 898), S4868 [23AP]

Philippines: illegal logging practices (S. Res. 237), S18484 [26NO]

Points of Light Foundation: Shirley Burford—Service Ambassador Award recipient, S4674 [18AP]

POW: enforcement of Geneva Convention relative to Iraqi war crimes (S. 253), S4716, S4718, S4725, S4726 [18AP]

Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy (S. 1220), S15734 [1NO]

Pryor, Senator: illness (S. Res. 108), S4724 [18AP]

Radio: prevent the loss of existing spectrum to amateur radio service (S. 1372), S8617 [25JN]

Science and Technology Study Conference: establish, S18550 [26NO]

Senate: elections for the Environmental and Energy Study Conference, S4789 [18AP]

———legislative program, S3863 [21MR]

Soviet Union: dissolution of Communist Party rule and emergence of independent republics, S12844-S12847 [12SE]

Space policy: development of space station, S10246, S10247 [17JY]

Sundararaman, Narasimhan: extension of service in the U.S., S17615 [22NO]

Taxation: refundable credit in lieu of deductions for children and increased earned income credit (S. 995), S5413 [7MY], S8480 [24JN], S10510 [19JY]

Technology: research and development of critical technologies (S. 1327), S8233 [20JN]

———research and development of critical technologies (S. 1329), S8233 [20JN]

———research and development of manufacturing technologies (S. 1328), S8233 [20JN]

———research and development of manufacturing technologies (S. 1330), S8202 [19JN], S8233 [20JN]

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S6984 [4JN]

Telephones: consumer rights relative to telephone advertising (S. 1410), S16203 [7NO]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S589, S590 [14JA]

Tennessee: tribute to winners of the Tennessee and Japan—Working Together Toward a New Century Essay Contest, S5455 [8MY]

Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14530 [8OC], S14666 [15OC]

Treaties: Antarctica Treaty negotiations, S8480, S8481 [24JN]

———Antiballistic Missile Treaty compliance, S10594 [23JY], S11623, S11624 [1AU]

Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: ratify, S18021 [25NO]

Ukraine: recognition as independent republic, S18021 [25NO]

Unemployment: emergency compensation, S14382 [4OC]

United Parcel Service: anniversary of Tennessee plant, S12685 [10SE]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team, S4197 [9AP]

Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), S7227 [5JN]

Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (S. 1159), S6683 [23MY]

World Forest Convention: international negotiations (S.J. Res. 181), S10297 [17JY]

Yugoslavia: cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict (S. Res. 213), S15809, S15810 [1NO], S17285-S17287 [21NO]

———recognition of republics, S17389 [21NO]

———repression of self-determination in Croatia, S15235 [25OC]

———social and political reform (S. Res. 106), S4715 [18AP]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4645 [17AP]

Statements

Situation in Yugoslavia: EEC, S15810 [1NO]

Summaries

Extension of Presidential Fast-Track Negotiating Authority, S6801 [24MY]

High-Performance Computing Act (S. 272), S1202 [24JA]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Safety of Exported Pesticides (S. 898), D1124 [20SE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Global Climate Change and Atmospheric Greenhouse Emissions, D172 [21FE]

———Oregon Medicaid Rationing Experiment, D1100 [16SE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Coordinated Federal Research Program To Ensure U.S. Leadership in High-Performance Computing (S. 343), D392 [11AP]

Committee on Finance: Middle-Income Tax Relief and Stimulate Economic Growth (S. 11, 955, 1009, 1013, 1014, 1411, 1846, 1875, 1921), D1525 [26NO]

Committee on Foreign Relations: Environmental and Marine Resources Treaties, D960 [24JY]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: High Performance Computing, D256 [7MR]

Texts of

S. 272, coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing, S1200-S1202 [24JA]

S. 778, authorizing NASA appropriations, S4133-S4135 [22MR]

S. 995, Working Family Tax Relief Act, S5414 [7MY]

S. 1109, improve fairness of Federal bankruptcy laws, S6216 [21MY]

S. 1258, Security Officer Employment Standards Act, S7470 [11JN]

S. 1372, Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act, S8618 [25JN]

S. Res. 213, cease use of force and engage in good faith negotiations relative to civil conflict in Yugoslavia, S15809 [1NO], S17287 [21NO]

S. Res. 217, phase out the production of ozone destroying substances, S16284 [7NO]

S.J. Res. 101, forest industry study in Papua New Guinea, S4059 [21MR]

S.J. Res. 189, Country Music Month, S12312 [2AU]

Tributes

Carr, Thomas H., S17285 [21NO]

Hayes, James T., S10060 [15JY]

Heinz, John, S4163 [9AP]

Pittard, Mabel, S15088 [23OC]

Poe, Melissa, S14492 [7OC]

Slater, Jill, S15264 [25OC]

Tower, John, S4164 [9AP]