GRASSLEY, CHARLES E. (a Senator from Iowa)

Addresses

Russian Democracy: Boris Bakhmeteff (1917), S15065, S15066 [23OC]

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (S. Con. Res. 29), S4975, S5039-S5045 [24AP]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15367, S15389, S15414 [29OC]

Committees of the Senate: biennial expenditures (S. Res. 62), S2460, S2487, S2540, S2548 [28FE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8553, S8623 [25JN], S8863, S9014 [27JN], S9399 [9JY]

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), S11161, S11237 [29JY]

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]

Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (S. 596), S15016 [22OC], S15122, S15203 [24OC]

Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S16702, S16768 [14NO], S17371, S17492 [21NO]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10746, S10802 [24JY], S11078 [26JY]

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

Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16460 [12NO]

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7505, S7507 [11JN], S7542, S7563, S7567, S7663 [12JN], S7778, S7842 [13JN], S8034 [18JN]

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S6437 [22MY], S6981, S7047 [4JN], S7069, S7224 [5JN]

Analyses

Pension Protection in Bankruptcy Act (S. 2014), S17463 [21NO]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, S6086 [16MY]

Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select), S12178 [2AU]

Congressional adviser on trade policy and negotiations, S2498 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Boom in Manufactured Exports Provides Hope for U.S. Economy, Sylvia Nasar, New York (NY) Times, S4824 [23AP]

Build Ties With Mexico—Fast Track for More Trade, Des Moines (IA) Register, S6789 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Administrative Conference: technical assistance on administrative law to foreign governments (see S. 1642, S12181 [2AU])

Aeronautics: age restrictions on aircraft pilots (see S. 859, S4737 [18AP])

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (see S. 1860, S15072 [23OC])

Business and industry: development of micro-enterprises (see S. 1395, S8736 [26JN])

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Strom Thurmond Room (see S. Res. 233, S18086 [25NO])

Corps of Engineers: management of the Missouri River (see S. Res. 61, S2256 [22FE])

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see S. 1567, S11056 [26JY])

———research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see S. 488, S2309 [26FE])

EPA: liability for damaging or injurious acts by officials (see S. 814, S4337 [11AP])

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (see S. 2014, S17433 [21NO])

Fairport National Fish Hatchery: convey to Iowa (see S. 1570, S11056 [26JY])

Government: accountability of Federal officials for foreign travel (see S. 1855, S14976 [22OC])

Henderson, Trevor: relief (see S. 249, S1053 [23JA])

Miahi-Neysi, Foad and Haiedeh: relief (see S. 682, S3563 [19MR])

Middle East: financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (see S. 270, S1159 [24JA])

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 122, S4456 [16AP])

Petroleum: gasoline pricing practices of major oil companies relative to the type of customer (see S. 2041, S18086 [25NO])

Senior citizens: Alzheimer's disease information and referral services (see S. 1488, S10287 [17JY])

———promote use in the Federal Government (see S. 813, S4337 [11AP])

Social Security: medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners (see S. 2103, S18335 [26NO])

———medicare reimbursement for physician assistants (see S. 2104, S18335 [26NO])

Tariff: piperonyl butoxide (see S. 970, S5136 [25AP])

———sulfonamides (see S. 1058, S5753 [14MY])

Taxation: increase the earned income tax credit for individuals with young children (see S. 1013, S5502 [8MY])

———increase the personal exemption amount (see S. 1014, S5502 [8MY])

———permanent extension for the issuance of first-time farmer bonds (see S. 710, S3712 [20MR])

———renewable energy production credit (see S. 466, S2146 [21FE])

———restore deduction for interest on educational loans (see S. 542, S2618 [5MR])

Terrorism: extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (see S. 740, S3929 [21MR])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: accident liability standards (see S. 645, S3190 [13MR])

———child restraint systems on commercial aircraft (see S. 1877, S15252 [25OC])

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

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

Antitrust policy: assure fairness in the allocation and award of damages (see S. 356, S1505 [5FE])

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 14, S440 [14JA])

Arab countries: secondary and tertiary boycotts of businesses dealing with Israel (see S. 1147, S6654 [23MY])

———trade information regarding the impact of boycotts on certain U.S. businesses (see S. 1817, S14588 [8OC])

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

———treatment of farmers and ranchers serving in the Persian Gulf (see S. 393, S1920 [19FE])

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

Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 63, S1506 [5FE])

Bankruptcy: establish a commission to review the Bankruptcy Code (see S. 1985, S17043 [19NO])

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 226, S17695 [22NO])

Brunner, Alois: extradition from Syria for Nazi war crimes (see S. Res. 150, S9116 [28JN])

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 7, S440 [14JA]; S.J. Res. 9, S440 [14JA]; S.J. Res. 18, S440 [14JA]

———evaluation of expenditures (see S. 20, S3104 [12MR])

———limit spending increases (see S. 847, S5354 [6MY])

———research and experimental expenditures (see S. 752, S3929 [21MR])

Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see S. 147, S438 [14JA]; S. 265, S1608 [5FE])

Children and youth: background checks child care providers and reporting of all child abuse crimes (see S. 1966, S16747 [14NO])

China, People's Republic of: prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see S. 1366, S8592 [25JN])

China, Republic of: GATT membership (see S. Res. 116, S5137 [25AP])

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see S. 844, S11227 [29JY])

———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see S. 559, S12313 [2AU])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see S. 715, S3712 [20MR])

Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select): establish (see S. Res. 82, S3387 [14MR])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 57, S14602 [8OC])

Congress: require members to pay for medical services provided by the Office of the Attending Physician (see S. 1830, S18465 [26NO])

Copyrights: fair use of unpublished works (see S. 1035, S7044 [4JN])

———renewals (see S. 756, S7827 [13JN])

———semiconductor chip products of foreign entities (see S. 909, S4837 [23AP])

Country Music Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 189, S12676 [10SE])

Courts: judicial immunity (see S. 653, S3191 [13MR])

———limit application of the exclusionary rule (see S. 151, S438 [14JA])

Crime: penalties for mailing unsolicited sexually oriented material (see S. 192, S439 [14JA])

———redefine extortion (see S. 142, S438 [14JA])

———reform procedures for collateral review of criminal judgments (see S. 148, S438 [14JA])

———restitution for victims (see S. 566, S2771 [6MR])

Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56, S1294 [30JA])

Dept. of Agriculture: lamb price and supply reporting services (see S. 1935, S17467 [21NO])

Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see S. 463, S3809 [20MR])

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see S. 1577, S11216 [29JY])

———research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see S. 238, S1324 [30JA])

Education: discharge or repayment of student loans in exchange for service in certain professions (see S. 837, S10508 [19JY])

———eligibility of students for financial aid (see S. 923, S10692 [23JY])

Executive departments: ensure use of appropriate Government procedures when taking private property (see S. 50, S435 [14JA])

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend relative to exemption for small businesses from Federal minimum wage coverage (see S. 349, S2032 [20FE])

FDIC: improve administration (see S. 651, S4779 [18AP])

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see S. 240, S1007 [22JA])

Federal Prison Industries: govern participation in Federal procurement (see S. 1691, S12182 [2AU])

Financial institutions: include foreign deposits and non-deposit liabilities in the assessment base (see S. 350, S1505 [5FE])

———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (see S. 280, S1324 [30JA])

———State payment of certain thrift deposit insurance premiums (see S. 955, S5136 [25AP])

Food: prohibit import of meat products from European Community until certain trade barriers are removed (see S. 1738, S17258 [20NO])

Foreign countries: prohibit importation of goods made with forced labor (see S. 1365, S8592 [25JN])

Foreign trade: reciprocal responses to foreign practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see S. 650, S3191 [13MR])

———U.S. Trade Representative review of compliance with trade agreements (see S. 388, S1789 [7FE])

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

GATT: enforcement of oilseeds panel ruling against EEC (see S. Res. 201, S14976 [22OC])

———reforms relative to negotiations on agricultural subsidies (see S. Res. 227, S17695 [22NO])

German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 151, S6655 [23MY])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 210, S15259 [25OC])

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 59, S1743 [6FE])

Health: access to care (see S. 1936, S16213 [7NO])

———improve State systems for compensating individuals injured in the course of provision of health care services (see S. 489, S4778 [18AP])

———reauthorize rural programs (see S. 1479, S10135 [16JY])

Health care professionals: tax treatment of student loan interest relative to practice of medicine in rural areas (see S. 1401, S8952 [27JN]; S. 1419, S8952 [27JN]

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

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

Income: treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see S. 316, S1367 [31JA])

Income tax: increase personal exemption to $4,000 (see S. 152, S5427 [7MY])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see S. 284, S1293 [30JA])

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, S5037 [24AP])

———recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S3597 [19MR])

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

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

Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 141, S10508 [19JY])

Kuwait: participation of U.S. small business in rebuilding projects (see S. Res. 72, S3810 [20MR])

Local Rail Freight Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1060, S5753 [14MY])

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 74, S7045 [4JN])

Machine tool industry: voluntary restraint agreements (see S. Res. 230, S17668 [22NO])

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

Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 614, S4372 [11AP])

———reform of payments to physicians (see S. 1810, S14426 [4OC])

———relief to physicians relative to excessive regulations (see S. 1332, S8136 [19JN])

———standards to prevent abuse in the acquisition of durable medical equipment, devices, and supplies (see S. 1988, S17044 [19NO])

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 156, S7291 [6JN])

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

———limit transfer of weapons by international arms suppliers (see S. 1046, S5942 [15MY])

———military action by Iraq against Israel (see S. Con. Res. 4, S1053 [23JA])

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

———U.S. military presence (see S. Con. Res. 2, S979 [17JA])

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

National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 207, S15865 [4NO])

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 Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95, S5806 [14MY])

National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 126, S5673 [9MY])

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 16, S2531 [28FE])

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 121, S5306 [25AP])

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, S10057 [15JY])

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 99, S17467 [21NO])

National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 8, S8621 [25JN])

National Forest System Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 159, S7828 [13JN])

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 57, S2531 [28FE])

National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 78, S4373 [11AP])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 127, S5355 [6MY])

National Invent America! Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 140, S10964 [25JY])

National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142, S7827 [13JN])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Dedication Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 107, S6115 [17MY])

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 100, S6250 [21MY])

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

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 139, S15015 [22OC])

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 138, S7223 [5JN])

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 117, S7222 [5JN])

National Police Officer and Firefighter Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 225, S17259 [20NO])

National Pornography Victims Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 200, S15086 [23OC])

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 170, S10584 [22JY])

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 233, S17044 [19NO])

National Radon Action Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 132, S5428 [7MY])

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, S4064 [21MR])

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, S1743 [6FE])

National Tourism Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 102, S4895 [23AP])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 229, S16449 [12NO])

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, S14712 [15OC])

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145, S8504 [24JN])

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

North American Free Trade Agreement: adjustment assistance during implementation and phase-in (see S. 1894, S16854 [15NO])

Operation Homefront: support program supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see S. Res. 17, S1053 [23JA])

OSHA: regulations (see S. Con. Res. 17, S18466 [26NO])

Patents: protection of biotechnological intellectual property (see S. 654, S3191 [13MR])

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

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins to commemorate anniversary (see S. 1087, S6034 [16MY])

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125, S7503 [11JN])

Pornography: cause of action against producers and distributors for victims of sexual offenses and murder (see S. 1521, S10554 [22JY])

———cause of action for victims of sexual abuse, rape and murder against producers and distributors (see S. 983, S5137 [25AP])

Postal Service: procedures that impact nationwide service (see S. 1868, S15158 [24OC])

Powell, Colin L.: request President Bush to appoint as General of the Army (see S.J. Res. 85, S2978 [7MR])

Power resources: establish a replacement fuels and alternative fuels program (see S. 716, S4894 [23AP])

———extend solar and geothermal energy tax credits (see S. 141, S10583 [22JY])

President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 173, S16855 [15NO])

Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws (see S. 640, S3190 [13MR])

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

Recycling: degradable plastics (see S. 603, S2926 [7MR])

Research: stimulate trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S. (see S. 479, S2256 [22FE])

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: grant charter (see S. 447, S12924 [12SE])

Roads and highways: 65-miles-per-hour speed limit demonstration project availability (see S. 65, S436 [14JA])

Savings and loan associations: bailout (see S. 583, S3810 [20MR])

Savings bonds: purchase and availability (see S. 1281, S8215 [19JN])

Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 534, S3809 [20MR])

———request President Bush to appoint as General of the Army (see S.J. Res. 85, S2978 [7MR])

Senior citizens: preventive health services (see S. 1457, S9839 [11JY])

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

Small business: economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (see S. 1426, S9513 [10JY])

———financial development assistance to military reservists' businesses (see S. 360, S1699 [6FE])

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 567, S2771 [6MR])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 194, S439 [14JA])

———long-term care assistance program for functionally impaired elderly individuals (see S. 1668, S12182 [2AU])

Solid waste: State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see S. 153, S438 [14JA])

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

Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (see S. Res. 117, S5137 [25AP])

———military action against Lithuania (see S. Res. 12, S407 [12JA])

Student aid programs: impact of the value of a farm family's principal residence and farm on eligibility (see S. 712, S3712 [20MR])

Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see S. 102, S437 [14JA])

Syria: freedom of emigration and travel for Jews (see S. Con. Res. 69, S15974 [5NO])

Tariff: motor vehicles (see S. 1646, S15298 [28OC])

Taxation: allocation of deductions of State and local income and franchise taxes (see S. 1647, S12181 [2AU])

———charitable contributions relative to appreciated property (see S. 359, S1505 [5FE])

———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see S. 1245, S15014 [22OC])

———deductions for adoption expenses (see S. 709, S4250 [9AP])

———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see S. 1641, S12181 [2AU])

———electric utilities' subsidization of energy conservation services (see S. 922, S4984 [24AP])

———employee benefit plans (see S. 1364, S8592 [25JN])

———establish enterprise zones (see S. 1032, S5614 [9MY])

———exclude imposition of employer Social Security taxes on cash tips (see S. 765, S3930 [21MR])

———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see S. 24, S993 [17JA])

———exemption for contributions in aid of construction (see S. 1398, S12924 [12SE])

———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])

———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 88, S436 [14JA])

———increase research activity tax credits (see S. 416, S1790 [7FE])

———individual retirement accounts (see S. 612, S3020 [12MR])

———permanent extension of the targeted jobs credit (see S. 581, S2771 [6MR])

———regulated investment companies (see S. 1748, S15259 [25OC]), S15298 [28OC]

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see S. 1261, S14225 [2OC])

———treatment gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (see S. 1522, S10554 [22JY])

———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see S. 747, S8620 [25JN])

———treatment of religious schools relative to the unemployment tax (see S. 67, S436 [14JA])

———treatment of student loans of health care professionals relative to practicing in a rural community (see S. 1419, S9115 [28JN])

———treatment of telephone cooperatives (see S. 879, S4836 [23AP])

Tax-exempt organizations: establish cash and deferred pension arrangements for their employees (see S. 448, S3809 [20MR])

Telephones: regulation of certain providers of 900 services (see S. 471, S4778 [18AP])

———regulation of pay-per-call technology (see S. 1579, S11216 [29JY])

Terrorism: indictment of individuals relative to bombing of Pan American flight 103 (see S. Res. 220, S16747 [14NO])

Tibet: human rights violations (see S. 1413, S8952 [27JN])

Tower, John: tribute (see S. Res. 97, S4489 [16AP])

Trees: designate the oak as the national arboreal emblem (see S.J. Res. 113, S10298 [17JY])

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

United Arab Emirates: proposed sale of AH-64 Apache attack helicopters (see S.J. Res. 165, S9137 [28JN])

Up With People Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 208, S14043 [1OC])

Veterans: cost-of-living increases in disability compensation (see S. 78, S1099 [23JA])

———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 41, S1099 [23JA])

Volunteer workers: promote assistance to and activity by senior citizens (see S. 899, S4837 [23AP])

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

Wetlands: regulation by the Soil Conservation Service (see S. 2018, S17667 [22NO])

White House: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 1827, S14588 [8OC])

Women's History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 62, S1506 [5FE])

World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 147, S14225 [2OC])

Letters

Environmental Programs Assistance Act: Christopher P. Hoff, EPA, S4364 [11AP]

History of democracy in the Soviet Union: Fred Schwengel, U.S. Capitol Historical Society, S15064 [23OC]

National Highway System: Darrel Rensink, Iowa Dept. of Transportation, S7762 [13JN]

Reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease: John P. Blass, Advisory Panel on Alzheimer's Disease, S11060 [26JY]

Sale of AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the United Arab Emirates: by, S9982 [15JY]

Victim impact evidence in capital punishment court cases: Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., Council for Court Excellence, S8554 [25JN]

———David Beatty, National Victim Center, S8555 [25JN]

———John A. Collins, Citizens for Law and Order, Inc., S8554 [25JN]

———Linda Barker-Lowrance, Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network, S8555 [25JN]

———Marlene A. Young, National Organization for Victim Assistance, S8555 [25JN]

———Roberta R. Roper, Stephanie Roper Committee, Inc., S8554 [25JN]

———Suzanne F. Sawyer, Concerns of Police Survivors, S8555 [25JN]

Lists

Advisory Panel on Alzheimer's Disease, S11061 [26JY]

Motions offered by

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15450 [30OC]

Questions and answers

Capital punishment: by, and Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of California, S8724-S8727 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Administrative Conference: technical assistance on administrative law to foreign governments (S. 1642), S12192 [2AU]

Aeronautics: age restrictions on aircraft pilots (S. 859), S4748 [18AP]

———child restraint systems on commercial aircraft (S. 1877), S15254 [25OC]

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (S. 1860), S15072 [23OC]

Agriculture: Export Enhancement Program, S3559 [19MR]

———financial safety and soundness of the Farm Credit System (S. 1709), S13000 [13SE]

Angola: tax treatment of U.S. companies, S10724 [24JY]

Antiterrorism Act: repeal, S2500 [28FE]

Antitrust policy: foreign companies, S18070 [25NO]

Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S2500, S2501, S2502, S2503 [28FE]

Bankruptcy: establish a commission to review the Bankruptcy Code (S. 1985), S17056 [19NO]

Barr, William P.: nomination to be Attorney General, S17231 [20NO]

Budget: defense versus social programs, S12645 [10SE]

———freeze in authority, S4965-S4968, S4972, S4974 [24AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (S. Con. Res. 29), S4820, S4821, S4823 [23AP], S4944, S4965, S4969, S4972, S4974 [24AP]

Business and industry: development of micro-enterprises (S. 1395), S8808 [26JN], S9203 [28JN]

Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing, S8293, S8305 [20JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Strom Thurmond Room (S. Res. 233), S18141 [25NO]

Cedar Falls, IA: tribute to high school's participation in the National Bicentennial Competition on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, S6755 [23MY]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 207), S4441 [16AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S. 1367), S10616 [23JY]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15367, S15370, S15375, S15388, S15389 [29OC], S15448, S15453 [30OC]

———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), unanimous-consent agreement, S15389 [29OC]

Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select): establish (S. Res. 82), S3443 [14MR], S11014 [26JY]

Committees of the Senate: biennial expenditures (S. Res. 62), S2462 [28FE]

———provide State-by-State breakdown of disposition of funds, S2462 [28FE]

Confidential information: investigation of unauthorized disclosure of certain information (S. Res. 202), S15127 [24OC]

Congressional employees: fair employment practices, S15370, S15375, S15388, S15389 [29OC], S15448, S15453 [30OC]

Congressional Record: correction, S4078 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: management of the Missouri River (S. Res. 61), S2266 [22FE]

Courts: habeas corpus reform, S8656 [26JN]

———mandatory life imprisonment without possibility of release, S8544 [25JN]

———use of victim impact statements in capital punishment sentencing, S8553, S8554, S8556 [25JN]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8257, S8293, S8305 [20JN], S8486 [24JN], S8544, S8553, S8554, S8556 [25JN], S8656, S8661 [26JN], S8884, S8942 [27JN], S9820 [11JY]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), conference report, S18682 [27NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 635), S7259 [6JN]

———restitution for victims (S. 566), S3656 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 578), S3164 [13MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3536, S3559 [19MR], S3665, S3695 [20MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11161 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12645 [10SE], S12721 [11SE], S12853 [12SE]

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (S. 1567), S11059 [26JY]

———research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (S. 488), S2322 [26FE]

———research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (S. 488), correction, S4078 [21MR]

District of Columbia: inclusion of Syria in the victory parade for Operation Desert Shield troops, S7070 [5JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2699), conference report, S12031 [2AU]

Education: national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, S5453 [8MY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6524 [23MY]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14161, S14183 [2OC]

EPA: liability for damaging or injurious acts by officials (S. 814), S4362 [11AP]

ERISA: protect single-employer plan termination insurance program (S. 2014), S17460 [21NO]

Financial institutions: impact of foreign deposits on Federal deposit insurance, S16907 [18NO]

———include foreign deposits and non-deposit liabilities in the assessment base (S. 350), S1587 [5FE]

———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S16710, S16713 [14NO], S16907 [18NO]

———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), conference report, S18621 [27NO]

———State payment of certain thrift deposit insurance premiums (S. 955), S5167 [25AP]

Firearms: establish national background check on prospective handgun buyers, S8942 [27JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10724, S10750, S10751, S10752 [24JY]

———improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, S14555 [8OC]

Foreign trade: economic support fund cash transfers and cargo preference, S10750, S10751, S10752 [24JY]

———procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6787 [24MY]

GATT: enforcement of oilseeds panel ruling against EEC (S. Res. 201), S15512, S15513 [30OC]

———negotiations, S18561 [27NO]

———Uruguay round negotiations, S18074 [25NO]

Government: accountability of Federal officials for foreign travel (S. 1855), S15010 [22OC]

Hansen, David R.: nomination to be judge, S16841 [15NO]

Health: access to care (S. 1936), S16160 [7NO]

———Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, S8864 [27JN]

———reauthorize rural programs (S. 1479), S10139 [16JY], S10549 [22JY]

Health care facilities: recoupment of funds relative to services billed to inappropriate government agencies, S3695 [20MR]

Henderson, Trevor: relief (S. 249), S1086 [23JA]

Housing: grants program funding, S3536 [19MR]

Income: pension plan benefits guarantees, S16421 [12NO]

Interstate commerce: branching for banks, S16710, S16713 [14NO]

Interstate highways: redesignation of routes, S7726, S7727, S7728 [13JN]

Iowa: education achievements, S15789 [1NO]

Israel: loan guarantees, S14109 [2OC]

Italy: release of convicted terrorists from prison, S1771 [7FE]

LaPorte City, IA: tribute to Colonial Manor, S12993 [13SE]

Legislative branch: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10270 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, S11989 [2AU]

Madigan, Edward R.: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S2891 [7MR]

Martinez, Bob: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S3857 [21MR]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S18170, S18196 [26NO]

Medicare: relief to physicians relative to excessive regulations (S. 1332), S8207 [19JN]

Merchant marine industry: condition of U.S.-flag commercial ships, S18559-S18561 [27NO]

Miahi-Neysi, Foad and Haiedeh: relief (S. 682), S3564 [19MR]

Middle East: allies' contribution to Operation Desert Shield, S3164 [13MR]

———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region, S3164 [13MR]

———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (S. 270), S1197 [24JA]

———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), S408 [12JA]

———peace conference, S15044 [23OC]

Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5376 [7MY], S5475 [8MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: new initiatives, S4969 [24AP]

National Bible Week: observance, S15271 [25OC]

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: funding, S3665 [20MR]

National Grocers Week: observance, S8221 [19JN]

National Highway System: establish, S7761 [13JN]

National Tax Freedom Day: designate (S.J. Res. 122), S4485 [16AP]

Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16421, S16428, S16445 [12NO]

Petroleum: gasoline pricing practices of major oil companies relative to the type of customer (S. 2041), S18096 [25NO]

Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins to commemorate anniversary (S. 1087), S6036 [16MY]

Pornography: compensation for victims, S10989 [26JY]

Power resources: alternative fuels production, S6024 [16MY]

———comprehensive energy security policy (S. 1220), S15767 [1NO]

POW/MIA: resolution of issues, S16739-S16741 [14NO]

Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (S. 419), S2911 [7MR]

Roads and highways: construction of a four-lane highway connecting St. Louis, MO to St. Paul, MN, S7788, S7789 [13JN]

———construction of the Avenue of Saints, linking St. Louis, MO, to St. Paul, MN, S18590, S18601 [27NO]

———reformulation of State reimbursement for interstate highway maintenance costs, S18601 [27NO]

Senate: income, S10270 [17JY]

———legislative program, S7877 [17JN]

———legislative program, unanimous-consent agreement, S14039, S14040, S14041 [1OC]

———Members' income, S11989 [2AU]

Senate Rules: investigation of violation relative to Clarence Thomas nomination to Supreme Court, S15127 [24OC]

Senior citizens: Alzheimer's disease information and referral services (S. 1488), S10290 [17JY]

———promote use in the Federal Government (S. 813), S4362 [11AP]

Small business: economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (S. 1426), S9203 [28JN]

Social Security: earnings test, S16428 [12NO]

———medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners (S. 2103), S18426 [26NO]

———medicare reimbursement for physician assistants (S. 2104), S18426 [26NO]

———pay-as-you-go financing, S4944 [24AP]

Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (S. Res. 117), S5378 [7MY], S5838 [15MY]

———democratic history, S15063 [23OC]

———emigration policy, S7864 [14JN], S7877 [17JN]

Sports: National Youth Sports Program funding, S12721 [11SE]

States: rate of total unemployment compensation, S16807 [15NO]

Student aid programs: impact of the value of a farm family's principal residence and farm on eligibility (S. 712), S3738 [20MR]

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7452 [11JN], S7726, S7727, S7728, S7761, S7788, S7789 [13JN], S8085 [19JN], S14249 [3OC]

Taxation: increase the earned income tax credit for individuals with young children (S. 1013), S5514 [8MY]

———increase the personal exemption amount (S. 1014), S5514 [8MY]

———permanent extension for the issuance of first-time farmer bonds (S. 710), S3736 [20MR]

———renewable energy production credit (S. 466), S2183 [21FE]

———restore deduction for interest on educational loans (S. 542), S2625 [5MR]

Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S6438 [22MY], S6965, S6984 [4JN], S7070 [5JN]

Terrorism: extraterritorial jurisdiction over terrorist acts abroad against U.S. nationals (S. 740), S4511 [16AP]

———report on assets in U.S., S11161 [29JY]

Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S9295 [9JY], S14295 [3OC], S14387 [4OC], S14510, S14535 [8OC], S14628, S14629 [15OC]

Thornburgh, Richard L.: resignation as Attorney General, S14122 [2OC]

Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, S18590, S18601 [27NO]

U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (S.J. Res. 110), S14203 [2OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16733 [14NO], S16807 [15NO]

———emergency compensation (S. 1722), S18074 [25NO]

United Services Organization: assistance to Armed Forces, S1003 [22JA]

Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 3), S1130 [24JA]

Votes: personal explanation, S7847 [13JN]

Waterloo, IA: Cedar Valley Food Bank anniversary, S5357 [6MY]

Waverly, IA: tribute to Bremwood Lutheran Children's Home, S15271 [25OC]

Reports

Time for a Change—A Report to the People of Iowa: Iowa Teacher's Association, S15789-S15795 [1NO]

Statements

Exclusionary Rule: William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice, S8486 [24JN]

Extension of Presidential Fast-Track Negotiating Authority: Steffen Schmidt, S6788 [24MY]

Foreign Tax Credit for U.S. Companies Operating in Angola: Jardo Muekalia, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, S10725 [24JY]

Testimonies

Committee on Rules and Administration: Establish a Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (Senate, Select) (S. Res. 82), D973 [25JY]

Texts of

S. 466, renewable energy production credit, S2183 [21FE]

S. 488, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disorders Research, Education, and Health Services Act, S2322-S2324 [26FE]

S. 542, restore tax deduction for interest on educational loans, S2626 [5MR]

S. 710, permanent extension for the issuance of first-time farmer bonds, S3737 [20MR]

S. 813, Federal Senior Citizen Personnel Support Council Act, S4363 [11AP]

S. 814, Environmental Programs Assistance Act, S4363 [11AP]

S. 859, age restrictions on aircraft pilots, S4748 [18AP]

S. 1013, increase the earned income tax credit for individuals with young children, S5514 [8MY]

S. 1014, increase the personal tax exemption amount, S5515 [8MY]

S. 1395, Act for Micro-Enterprise, S8809 [26JN]

S. 1567, reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease, S11059 [26JY]

S. 1860, encourage self-sufficiency of AFDC recipients through microenterprises, S15072 [23OC]

S. 2014, Pension Protection in Bankruptcy Act, S17461-S17463 [21NO]

S. 2103, Primary Health Care Practitioner Incentive Act, S18427 [26NO]

S. 2104, Physician Assistant Incentive Act, S18427 [26NO]

S. Res. 61, Corps of Engineers management of the Missouri River, S2266 [22FE]

S. Res. 233, designate the Strom Thurmond Room in the Capitol, S18141 [25NO]

Tributes

Amos, John B., S4447 [16AP]

Brunkan, Walter, S5357 [6MY]

Healy, Harriet, S15870 [4NO]

Munson, Dan, S6263 [22MY]

Schwengel, Fred, S15063 [23OC]