KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON (a Senator from Kansas)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17704 [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), S15260, S15273 [25OC]

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 State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1415), S11183 [29JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11248 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12772, S12807 [11SE], S12927 [12SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6250 [21MY]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14164, S14228 [2OC]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S11080, S11082 [26JY]

National Commission on a Longer School Year: establish (S. 64), S4643 [17AP]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11759, S11912 [1AU], S11959, S12077, S12320, S12324 [2AU]

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7507 [11JN], S7567 [12JN]

Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), S10114, S10121, S10164, S10165 [16JY]

Appointments

Committee on Indian Affairs (Select), S1646 [5FE]

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

Conferee: H.R. 1415, Dept. of State appropriations, S11190 [29JY]

———H.R. 2312, Follow Through Act and Head Start Transition Project Act amendments, S12136 [2AU]

———H.R. 2508, International Security and Economic Cooperation Act, S11041 [26JY]

———H.R. 3508, health care professionals education programs, S18240 [26NO]

———S. 64, National Commission on a Longer School Year, S7461 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Congress Can Shed Light on Dark Corners of Credit Card Industry, Rudolph A. Pyatt, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S17374 [21NO]

For a Family Facing Incurable Huntington's Disease, Finding Out Is Better Than the Dread of Suspicion, Giovanna Breu, People (publication), D4891 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Airports: lift certain air carrier restrictions on the use of Dallas Love Field (see S. 377, S1699 [6FE])

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

Commercial banks: establishment of interstate branches (see S. 1092, S6034 [16MY])

Economic assistance: improve management (see S. 378, S1699 [6FE])

ERISA: require an independent audit of certain statements relative to assets of employee benefit plans (see S. 269, S1159 [24JA])

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

Financial institutions: allow broad range of restricted financial service activities under certain conditions (see S. 1116, S6210 [21MY])

———improve the qualified thrift lender test (see S. 987, S5406 [7MY])

Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 210, S14349 [3OC])

Health care professionals: improve training programs (see S. 1148, S6654 [23MY])

Kansas: study of frontier cavalry forts (see S. 989, S5406 [7MY])

Kenya: suspension of economic assistance relative to suppression of democratic opposition (see S.J. Res. 234, S17245 [20NO])

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 127, S4837 [23AP])

National Trails System: addition of certain cattle and overland stage trails (see S. 1115, S6210 [21MY])

———addition of Frontier Military Road (see S. 1114, S6210 [21MY])

Pharmaceuticals: revise orphan drug provisions of law (see S. 2060, S18334 [26NO])

Railroads: improve rural and short line services (see S. 641, S3190 [13MR])

Real property: valuation of family farm estates (see S. 1045, S5752 [14MY])

Rural areas: air transport of victims of medical emergencies (see S. 480, S2309 [26FE])

Senate Rules: amend (see S. Res. 66, S2507 [28FE])

Social Security: medical education costs (see S. 1149, S6654 [23MY])

Somalia: humanitarian and political situation (see S. Res. 115, S5137 [25AP])

Taxation: repeal luxury tax on aircraft (see S. 1239, S7290 [6JN])

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aeronautics: competition among commercial air carriers (see S. 1628, S12181 [2AU])

Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see S. 985, S5137 [25AP])

———U.N. peace plan for the Western Sahara (see S. Con. Res. 73, S15970 [5NO])

Agriculture: calculating crop acreage for feed grains (see S. 390, S2032 [20FE])

———limitation on Export Enhancement Program bonus awards (see S. Res. 57, S1907 [19FE])

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. Res. 126, S9008 [27JN])

Armed Forces: student loan and health care shortage assistance for Persian Gulf operation (see S. 335, S1742 [6FE])

———tribute to 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) for performance during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. Res. 149, S9116 [28JN])

———tribute to Reserve components for serving during the Persian Gulf conflict (see S.J. Res. 97, S4137 [22MR])

Bankruptcy: exclude from the estate of the debtor certain interests in liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (see S. 580, S2771 [6MR])

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 111, S6068 [16MY])

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

Budget: Presidential power to reduce authority (see S. 196, S439 [14JA])

Business and industry: limited partnership rollups (see S. 1423, S10153 [16JY])

California National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see S. 801, S4488 [16AP])

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

Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 71, S1790 [7FE])

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

———mint in commemoration of Operation Desert Shield (see S. 559, S3809 [20MR])

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see S. 715, S4488 [16AP])

Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (see S. Con. Res. 57, S16083 [6NO])

Crime: federalize the crime of child molestation (see S. 2065, S18334 [26NO]), S18708 [27NO]

———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see S. 1008, S8214 [19JN])

———registration of current addresses of individuals convicted of offenses against children (see S. 1170, S8472 [21JN])

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

Disabled: strengthen education programs (see S. 1106, S6419 [22MY])

Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see S. 1577, S15808 [1NO])

Earth Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 116, S4337 [11AP]; S.J. Res. 119, S4337 [11AP]

Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see S. 264, S1607 [5FE])

———improve (see S. 1141, S6653 [23MY])

———strengthen the teaching profession (see S. 329, S1368 [31JA])

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 6, S1842 [7FE]; S. 91, S2031 [20FE]; S. 143, S2436 [27FE])

———constitutional amendment relative to contributions and expenditures affecting congressional and Presidential elections (see S.J. Res. 35, S1014 [22JA])

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 65, S1506 [5FE])

Ending Hunger Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 196, S15016 [22OC])

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend relative to exemption for small businesses from Federal minimum wage coverage (see S. 349, S1742 [6FE])

———exempt certain individuals involved in model garment programs (see S. 202, S4893 [23AP])

Families and domestic relations: facilitate the reunion on a voluntary basis of birth and adoptive families (see S. 1863, S15072 [23OC])

FDIC: improve administration (see S. 651, S4063 [21MR])

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 51, S1609 [5FE])

Financial institutions: recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (see S. 280, S1221 [29JA])

———risk-based premiums for deposit insurance (see S. 261, S4893 [23AP])

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see S. 257, S1053 [23JA])

Flag-Wavers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 123, S4456 [16AP])

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

GATT: enforcement of oilseeds panel ruling against EEC (see S. Res. 201, S15200 [24OC])

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 180, S10135 [16JY])

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

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

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

Higher Education Act: reauthorization (see S. 1150, S6654 [23MY])

Income: congressional honoraria (see S. 469, S2146 [21FE])

———treatment of Federal pay relative to garnishment and similar legal fees (see S. 316, S6418 [22MY])

Indians: establish substance abuse program (see S. 290, S6418 [22MY])

Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see S. 284, S1608 [5FE])

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

Iraq: 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, S434 [14JA])

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 49, S4250 [9AP])

Kansas State University: tribute to the debate team (see S. Res. 120, S5407 [7MY])

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

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

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

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 74, S4895 [23AP])

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

McCarty, Kelli: tribute to Miss U.S.A. (see S. Res. 102, S4456 [16AP])

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency residential treatment services for pregnant women and certain family members (see S. 1677, S16458 [12NO])

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see S.J. Res. 12, S4639 [17AP])

Middle East: limit transfer of weapons by international arms suppliers (see S. 1046, S5752 [14MY])

———military action by Iraq against Israel (see S. Con. Res. 4, S1206 [24JA])

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see S.J. Res. 2, S321 [11JA])

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

Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see S. Con. Res. 44, S11228 [29JY])

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

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 36, S5354 [6MY]; 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, S4488 [16AP])

National Center for Youth Development: establish (see S. 941, S5354 [6MY])

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52, S1609 [5FE])

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

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 16, S4895 [23AP])

National Customer Service Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 166, S8310 [20JN])

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 Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 73, S7045 [4JN])

National Ellis Island Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 190, S16623 [13NO])

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

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 99, S4488 [16AP])

National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 8, S4373 [11AP])

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

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 57, S4250 [9AP])

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

National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 78, S8472 [21JN])

National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 164, S12676 [10SE])

National Law Enforcement Memorial Dedication Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 107, S3930 [21MR])

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

National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 139, S14225 [2OC])

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

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 86, S4373 [11AP])

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])

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

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, S14084 [1OC])

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see S.J. Res. 212, S14426 [4OC])

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 130, S4984 [24AP])

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 108, S6068 [16MY])

National Student-Athlete Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 50, S1609 [5FE])

National Tourism Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 102, S4251 [9AP])

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 229, S17075 [19NO])

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, S11855 [1AU])

Native Americans: extend appreciation to veterans (see S. Con. Res. 22, S3387 [14MR])

———waste management programs on Indian lands by tribal governments (see S. 1687, S12182 [2AU])

Office of Educational Research and Improvement: reauthorizing (see S. 1275, S7464 [11JN])

Peace Corps: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 76, S2146 [21FE])

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, S7872 [14JN])

Pony Express National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see S. 801, S4488 [16AP])

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

Pornography: cause of action for victims of sexual abuse, rape, and murder against producers and distributors (see S. 983, S5673 [9MY])

Powell, Colin L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 565, S3293 [13MR])

POW/MIA: disclosure of information on certain U.S. personnel (see S. 1270, S9268 [8JY])

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])

Public Health Service: reauthorize and extend programs (see S. 1933, S16213 [7NO])

Real property: valuation of family farm estates (see S. 1061, S5753 [14MY])

Refugee Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 192, S12183 [2AU])

Research: protection of animal research facilities from criminal acts (see S. 544, S3293 [13MR])

Rural areas: provide incentives to health care providers and establish State health service corps demonstration projects (see S. 1125, S6355 [22MY])

Savings and loan associations: bailout (see S. 583, S2978 [7MR])

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

Securities: regulation of Government auctions (see S. 1699, S12663 [10SE])

Securities Exchange Act: statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from a violation (see S. 1533, S10675 [23JY])

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

Solid waste: State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see S. 153, S2031 [20FE])

Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (see S. Res. 117, S5943 [15MY])

———review economic benefits in light of the crisis in the Baltic States (see S. Con. Res. 6, S1206 [24JA])

Special days: establish a commission to advise the President on proposals for national commemorative events (see S. 1112, S6210 [21MY])

Sports: prohibit State-sanctioned gambling (see S. 474, S8503 [24JN])

Student assistance programs: target funds to low-income students and reduce waste of public funds (see S. 1246, S7291 [6JN])

Taxation: charitable contributions relative to appreciated property (see S. 359, S5671 [9MY])

———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see S. 401, S1920 [19FE])

———importation of crude oil and refined petroleum products (see S. 215, S1607 [5FE])

———provide for employees of small employers a private retirement incentive matched by employers (see S. 318, S1367 [31JA])

———repeal excise tax on luxury items (see S. 1261, S7827 [13JN])

———sale of international airline routes (see S. 338, S1919 [19FE])

———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, S3596 [19MR])

———treatment of travel on company aircraft (see S. 1346, S8310 [20JN])

Tax-exempt organizations: establish cash and deferred pension arrangements for their employees (see S. 448, S5671 [9MY])

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

U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see S.J. Res. 110, S14225 [2OC])

U.S. Savings Bond Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 135, S5137 [25AP])

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. 41, S435 [14JA])

———establish silver medal for service in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1774, S17695 [22NO])

———furnish outpatient medical services for disabilities of former POW's (see S. 327, S4893 [23AP])

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])

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

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

———encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see S. 367, S1699 [6FE])

———reproduction rights (see S. 25, S1323 [30JA])

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

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 160, S7809 [13JN])

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, S4250 [9AP])

Year of the American Indian: designate (see S.J. Res. 217, S15298 [28OC])

Zaire: democracy (see S. Con. Res. 80, S18336 [26NO])

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [3JA]

Cloture motions

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

Letters

Buffalo Soldiers Day: Colin L. Powell, S3103 [12MR]

Commendation to Eugene M. Lang for the ``I Have a Dream'' Program, S7518 [11JN]

Orphan Drug Act amendments: Abbey S. Meyers, National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc., S18368 [26NO]

Tax rates: Representative Gradison, S15243 [25OC]

Meetings

Committee on Foreign Relations: subcommittee assignments, D356 [21MR]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: subcommittee assignments, D159 [20FE]

Oaths of office

Senate, S5 [3JA]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: availability to minors in health care facilities receiving public health assistance, S10122 [16JY]

———funding relative to performing abortions on children under 18 years old, S12769, S12770, S12772, S12773, S12774 [11SE]

Aeronautics: accident liability standards (S. 645), S3268 [13MR]

Agriculture: limitation on Export Enhancement Program bonus awards (S. Res. 57), S2053 [20FE]

Airports: lift certain air carrier restrictions on the use of Dallas Love Field (S. 377), S1716 [6FE]

Alexander, Lamar: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S3367 [14MR]

Angola: economic assistance, S11006 [26JY]

———peace agreement, S5347 [6MY]

Armed Forces: student loan and health care shortage assistance for Persian Gulf operation (S. 335), S1658 [6FE]

———tribute to 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) for performance during the Persian Gulf Conflict (S. Res. 149), S9203, S9210 [28JN]

Benin: democracy, S4509 [16AP]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (S.J. Res. 92), S3102 [12MR]

Capital punishment: death penalty for homicides involving firearms, S8672 [26JN]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 207), S4688 [18AP]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 207), unanimous consent, S4316 [11AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S. 1367), S10657 [23JY]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15463 [30OC]

Commercial banks: establishment of interstate branches (S. 1092), S6056 [16MY]

Credit cards: interest rate ceiling, S17374 [21NO]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8672 [26JN], S8940 [27JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1415), S11187 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S15675 [31OC]

———study of cattle drive trails and cavalry forts in Kansas, S15675 [31OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12769, S12770, S12772, S12773, S12774 [11SE]

Economic assistance: improve management (S. 378), S1717 [6FE]

Education: enhance literacy and basic skills of adults (H.R. 751), S8714 [26JN]

———improve (S. 1141), S6467 [23MY]

———strengthen the teaching profession (S. 329), S1429 [31JA]

El Salvador: withhold military assistance, S10881 [25JY]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6523 [23MY]

Employment: affirmative action movement to end hiring preferences, S17302 [21NO]

———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14176 [2OC]

ERISA: require an independent audit of certain statements relative to assets of employee benefit plans (S. 269), S1197 [24JA]

Ethiopia: civil war, S6829 [24MY]

Families and domestic relations: facilitate the reunion on a voluntary basis of birth and adoptive families (S. 1863), S15083 [23OC]

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (S. 240), S1008 [22JA]

Financial institutions: allow broad range of restricted financial service activities under certain conditions (S. 1116), S6221 [21MY]

———improve the qualified thrift lender test (S. 987), S5407 [7MY]

Firearms: establish national background check on prospective handgun buyers, S8940 [27JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10842, S10881, S10919 [25JY], S11006, S11038 [26JY]

Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6817 [24MY]

Gates, Robert M.: nomination to be Director of CIA, S15944 [5NO]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 180), S10152 [16JY]

Ghali, Boutros Boutros: election of U.N. Secretary General, S17660 [22NO]

Hayden, Mike: nomination as Assistant Sec. of the Interior, S7867 [14JN]

Health care professionals: improve training programs (S. 1148), S6659 [23MY]

———information to patients on legal option concerning pregnancy, S10105 [16JY]

IMF: U.S. contributions, S10919 [25JY]

Income: pension plan benefits guarantees, S16417 [12NO]

Iran: emancipation of the Bahais community (S. Con. Res. 43), S6421 [22MY]

Israel: housing loan request, S12706 [11SE]

Kansas: study of frontier cavalry forts (S. 989), S5408 [7MY]

Kenya: human rights violations (S.J. Res. 91), S3099 [12MR]

———suspension of economic assistance relative to suppression of democratic opposition (S.J. Res. 234), S17257 [20NO]

Martin, Lynn: nomination as Sec. of Labor, S1777 [7FE]

Middle East: limit transfer of weapons by international arms suppliers (S. 1046), S5761 [14MY]

———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (S.J. Res. 2), S265 [11JA]

———moratorium on transfer of major military equipment, S10842 [25JY]

Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5603 [9MY]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 127), S4891 [23AP]

National Trails System: addition of certain cattle and overland stage trails (S. 1115), S6220 [21MY]

———addition of Frontier Military Road (S. 1114), S6219 [21MY]

Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16417 [12NO]

Pharmaceuticals: containment of prescription drug prices (S. 2000), S17302 [21NO]

———revise orphan drug provisions (S. 2060), S18366 [26NO]

Railroads: improve rural and short line services (S. 641), S3266 [13MR]

Reagan, Ronald: birthday observance, S1676 [6FE]

Real property: valuation of family farm estates (S. 1045), S5758 [14MY]

Refugee Day: designate (S.J. Res. 192), S12141 [2AU]

Rural areas: air transport of victims of medical emergencies (S. 480), S2310 [26FE]

Savings and loan associations: bailout (S. 583), S2993 [7MR]

Senate Rules: amend (S. Res. 66), S2535 [28FE]

Social Security: medical education costs (S. 1149), S6659 [23MY]

Somalia: humanitarian and political situation (S. Res. 115), S5311 [25AP]

Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (S. Res. 117), S5845 [15MY]

Student aid programs: legal and technical issues relative to Federal postsecondary programs (H.R. 1285), S4089 [21MR]

Sudan: hunger relief, S3826 [21MR]

Taxation: rates, S15242, S15243 [25OC]

———repeal luxury tax on aircraft (S. 1239), S7319 [6JN]

Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14660 [15OC]

U.N.: report on allocation of U.S. payments, S11187 [29JY]

U.S. Savings Bond Month: designate (S.J. Res. 135), S5130 [25AP]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16832 [15NO]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team, S4262 [9AP]

Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (S. 323), S10105, S10122 [16JY]

Zaire: democratic reform, S15968 [5NO]

———political unrest, S15265 [25OC]

Zambia: democratic elections, S15968 [5NO]

Summaries

Health Professions Training Improvement Act (S. 1148), S6661 [23MY]

Medical Education Costs Under Social Security (S. 1149), S6663 [23MY]

Orphan Drug Act Amendments (S. 2060), S18368 [26NO]

Senate Committee and Procedural Reform, S2536 [28FE]

Testimonies

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Product and General Aviation Accident Liability, D1119 [19SE]

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Interstate Transportation of Solid Waste, D771 [18JN]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): Nomination of Robert M. Gates To Be CIA Director, D1097 [16SE]

Texts of

S. 989, Cavalry Forts of the Old West—The Historic Kansas Frontier Forts Study Act, S5409 [7MY]

S. 1114, Frontier Military Road Study Act, S6220 [21MY]

S. 1115, Old West Trails Act, S6221 [21MY]

S. 1148, Health Professions Training Improvement Act, S6660 [23MY]

S. 1149, medical education costs under Social Security, S6662 [23MY]

S. 2060, revise orphan drug provisions, S18367 [26NO]

S. Res. 66, amend Senate Rules, S2532-S2535 [28FE]

Tributes

Heinz, John, S4286 [11AP]

O'Connor, Earl E., S15301 [28OC]