KASTEN, BOB (a Senator from Wisconsin)
Amendments offered by, to
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: revise and extend programs (S. 1532), S18251, S18514 [26NO]
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17547, S17697, S17704, S17708 [22NO]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (S. Con. Res. 29), S4899-S4905 [23AP], S5315 [25AP]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8865, S9014 [27JN], S9040, S9041, S9139 [28JN]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 578), S3341, S3450 [14MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3494, S3500, S3538, S3600, S3601, S3602 [19MR], S3646, S3812, S3813 [20MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11161, S11237 [29JY]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), S15672, S15712 [31OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), S9901 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12927 [12SE]
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), S16626 [13NO], S17330, S17474 [21NO]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10794, S10802 [24JY], S10901, S10973 [25JY], S11024, S11037, S11087, S11089 [26JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2621), S14227 [2OC]
Iraq: authorizing appropriations for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities (H.R. 2251), S5677, S5697 [9MY]
Israel: loan guarantees, S12692 [10SE]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11959, S12320 [2AU]
New York City Zebra Mussel Monitoring Act: enact (S. 36), S18738, S18780 [27NO]
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16423, S16460 [12NO]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7505 [11JN], S7563 [12JN]
Unemployment: emergency compensation (S. 1554), S11234, S11239 [29JY], S11751, S11860, S11897 [1AU]
———emergency compensation (S. 1945), S16631 [13NO]
Women: assist development of small businesses (H.R. 2629), S17262, S17273 [20NO]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H776 [29JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1281, supplemental appropriations for Dept. of Defense personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs, S3497 [19MR]
———H.R. 2251, making appropriations for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities in Iraq, S5881 [15MY]
Articles and editorials
A Republican Who's Unafraid to Experiment, Paul A. Gigot, Wall Street Journal (publication), S5433
Backed Into a Corner *** and Hesitating, Lawrence Hunter, Washington (DC) Times, S18156 [26NO]
Change Tax Code, Stop Hurting Farmers, S9413 [10JY]
Congress Misses the Boat on Taxes, Mike Royko, Washington (DC) Times, S7063 [5JN]
Gallic Rivalry Sparks a Pay Raise—and a Row—at World Bank, Hobart Rowen, Washington (DC) Post, S11717 [1AU]
How the Kasten-Weber Tax Cut Will Spur Economic Growth, Daniel J. Mitchell, S18155 [26NO]
In Bush Presidency, the Regulators Ride Again, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S6410
Invisible Lawyers Tax, William Fay, Washington (DC) Times, S11108
Land of Milk and Money—Gov. Tommy Thompson's Wisconsin Showcase, Adam Meyerson, Policy Review (publication), S5431-S5433
Lies, Damn Lies and Politicized Statistics, Thomas Sowell, Forbes (publication), S11047 [26JY]
Loan Guarantees For Israel—A Strong ``Yes'' for a Loyal Ally, by, Roll Call (publication), S14119 [2OC]
Luxury Tax Sinks U.S. Boating Industry, James W. Taylor, Wall Street Journal (publication), S7063 [5JN]
Mayor Uses Personal Approach in Campaigning for La Crosse, David J. Marcou, Milwaukee (WI) Journal, S12810
Midwest Express Named Best Airline in United States, Tim Cuprisin, Milwaukee (WI) Journal, S322 [11JA]
Necessity for Fast Track, Washington (DC) Post, S6812 [24MY]
Quayle's Sharper Edge—Tending the Home Turf, Warren Brookes, Washington (DC) Times, S7598 [12JN]
Reagan's Awesome Economic Boom, Alan Reynolds, Wall Street Journal, S5692
Renew China's Trade Status, Li Xianglu and Lu Mai, New York (NY) Times, S10651 [23JY]
Republicans Could Govern, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S15812
Skewing Data To Discredit Reagan, Senator Gramm, Washington (DC) Times, S11226 [29JY]
To the Rescue of Payroll Tax Cuts, by, Washington (DC) Times, S3829 [21MR]
What Fast Track Means, Washington (DC) Post, S6812 [24MY]
Wrong Prescription for the Uninsured, John C. Goodman, Wall Street Journal (publication), S7598 [12JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: export of nonfat dry milk and butter (see S. 1011, S5502 [8MY])
———milk inventory management programs (see S. 782, S4229 [9AP])
———price supports for milk (see S. 1090, S6034 [16MY]; S. 1478, S10135 [16JY])
Armed Forces: protections against eviction and distress (see S. 333, S1368 [31JA])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 182, S10769 [24JY])
Colleges and universities: assistance for programs that address urban campus and community crime issues (see S. 1904, S15801 [1NO])
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 1335, S8309 [20JN])
Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56, S1294 [30JA])
Economic Recovery Tax Act: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 185, S11216 [29JY])
Food: milk standards (see S. 1110, S6210 [21MY])
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2036, S17989 [23NO])
Korea, Republic of: duty treatment of golf carts imported into the U.S. (see S. 997, S5406 [7MY])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see S. Res. 72, S2619 [5MR])
Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for safety (see S. 1429, S9116 [28JN])
Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see S.J. Res. 85, S2618 [5MR])
Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws (see S. 640, S3190 [13MR])
Railroads: authorizing appropriations for safety (see S. 1430, S9116 [28JN])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (see S.J. Res. 85, S2618 [5MR])
States: taxation of mail order companies (see S. Res. 123, S5615 [9MY])
Taxation: apply accumulated earnings tax without regard to the number of shareholders in the corporation (see S. 1615, S11807 [1AU])
———capital gains (see S. 656, S3191 [13MR])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 315, S1367 [31JA])
———mortgage revenue bond financing of mortgages for veterans of Operation Desert Shield (see S. 354, S1505 [5FE]; S. 355, S1505 [5FE]
———nonrefundable tax credit for children and tax incentives for economic growth (see S. 1920, S16060 [6NO])
———rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into individual retirement account (see S. 1130, S6355 [22MY])
———treatment of certain amounts received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see S. 1997, S17245 [20NO])
Wisconsin Cheese Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 171, S8953 [27JN])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: accident liability standards (see S. 645, S3190 [13MR])
Amtrak: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 98, S3712 [20MR])
Angola: encourage peace talks (see S. Con. Res. 9, S1609 [5FE])
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 11, S440 [14JA])
———line-item veto (see S. Res. 126, S8353 [20JN])
Arab countries: secondary and tertiary boycotts of businesses dealing with Israel (see S. 1147, S6654 [23MY])
Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see S. 68, S9372 [9JY])
———increase rate of special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger (see S. 237, S978 [17JA])
———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, S4137 [22MR])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 63, S1506 [5FE])
Baltic States: assign U.S. Trade Representative (see S. Res. 83, S3387 [14MR])
———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, S1100 [23JA])
Boy Scouts of America: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 111, S6068 [16MY])
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 226, S17695 [22NO])
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 9, S440 [14JA])
———limit spending increases (see S. 847, S4736 [18AP])
———Presidential power to reduce authority (see S. 196, S439 [14JA])
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 92, S3021 [12MR])
Capital punishment: constitutional procedures for imposition (see S. 147, S438 [14JA])
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust (see S. Con. Res. 20, S3021 [12MR])
Cargo transportation: motor carrier tariff rates (see S. 1675, S12182 [2AU])
CBO: reform (see S. 1466, S10056 [15JY])
Central America: U.S. policy and economic assistance (see S. 100, S4892 [23AP])
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: revise and extend programs (see S. 838, S11227 [29JY])
Children and youth: background checks child care providers and reporting of all child abuse crimes (see S. 1966, S16747 [14NO])
Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 71, S1790 [7FE])
China, Republic of: GATT membership (see S. Res. 116, S9373 [9JY])
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Scholarship Foundation and Endowment Fund: establish (see S. 1725, S14712 [15OC])
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see S. 611, S3020 [12MR])
Coast Guard: user fees (see S. 403, S2531 [28FE])
Coins: mint in commemoration of the quincentenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus (see S. 1725, S14712 [15OC])
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, S6926 [3JN])
Computers: coordinated Federal research program to ensure U.S. leadership in high-performance computing (see S. 272, S1159 [24JA])
Congressional Medal of Honor: pension for recipients (see S. 32, S4487 [16AP])
Courts: child custody jurisdiction requirements (see S. 723, S10964 [25JY])
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 635, S3190 [13MR])
———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see S. 1008, S8214 [19JN])
Democracy: support self-determination in Baltic States and Soviet republics (see S. 860, S4737 [18AP])
Earth Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 116, S4337 [11AP]; S.J. Res. 119, S4337 [11AP]
Ecology and environment: assist small communities in construction of ecological facilities (see S. 729, S3929 [21MR])
———carbon dioxide emissions reductions (see S. Res. 53, S1790 [7FE])
———establish degradable plastics standards (see S. 554, S2618 [5MR])
Education: authorize grant to the national writing project (see S. 264, S3104 [12MR])
———encourage States to establish a Parents as Teachers Program (see S. 551, S2618 [5MR])
———improve (see S. 1141, S6653 [23MY])
———reauthorization of Star Schools Program Assistance Act (see S. 890, S6249 [21MY])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 65, S1506 [5FE])
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend relative to exemption for small businesses from Federal minimum wage coverage (see S. 349, S1505 [5FE])
Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see S. 240, S5353 [6MY])
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, S5671 [9MY])
Fishing: enforcement of international driftnet moratorium (see S. 884, S6744 [23MY])
Flag-Wavers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 123, S4456 [16AP])
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, S1919 [19FE])
———economic assistance policy relative to countries in transition from communism to democracy (see S. 9, S1242 [29JA])
Foreign trade: enforce rights of U.S. beer exporters against unfair treatment by Canadian provincial liquor control boards (see S. Con. Res. 14, S2619 [5MR])
Fox River National Heritage Corridor: establish (see S. 2006, S17433 [21NO])
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see S. Res. 131, S6210 [21MY])
GAO: reform (see S. 1400, S8952 [27JN])
GATT: enforcement of oilseeds panel ruling against EEC (see S. Res. 201, S15533 [30OC])
German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 151, S7390 [6JN])
Health: access to care (see S. 1936, S16213 [7NO])
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1872, S15158 [24OC])
———provide a refundable tax credit for qualified cancer screening tests (see S. 891, S7662 [12JN])
Health care professionals: alternative dispute resolution systems for medical malpractice claims (see S. 1836, S16083 [6NO])
———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])
Income tax: increase personal exemption to $4,000 (see S. 152, S5305 [25AP])
Industry: enhance domestic by applying the results of Federal research and development (see S. 1034, S11077 [26JY])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see S. 284, S7501 [11JN])
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 224, S18466 [26NO])
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (see S. 8, S1099 [23JA])
Israel: recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S3597 [19MR])
Lakes: quality assessment and protection (see S. 1069, 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])
Medicaid: issuance of regulations relative to State contributions' impact on availability of Federal funds (see S. 1886, S16948 [18NO])
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 614, S9267 [8JY])
———reform of payments to physicians (see S. 1810, S16083 [6NO])
Middle East: discussion of the Syrian connection to terrorism at the upcoming peace conference (see S. Res. 204, S15533 [30OC])
———military action by Iraq against Israel (see S. Con. Res. 4, S1206 [24JA])
———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])
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 631, S3021 [12MR])
National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 207, S15865 [4NO])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 36, S1453 [31JA]; S.J. Res. 158, S7464 [11JN])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 172, S12800 [11SE])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95, S7045 [4JN])
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52, S1453 [31JA])
National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 126, S4737 [18AP])
National Customer Service Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 166, S10791 [24JY])
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 121, S7223 [5JN])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 99, S17467 [21NO])
National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 8, S7044 [4JN])
National Forest System Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 159, S7464 [11JN])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 53, S1609 [5FE])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 40, S6419 [22MY])
National Invent America! Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 140, S12314 [2AU])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 164, S10693 [23JY])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142, S8215 [19JN])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 100, S3930 [21MR])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 197, S14712 [15OC])
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 138, S7223 [5JN])
National Police Athletic League Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 82, S5354 [6MY])
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, S15015 [22OC])
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, S1907 [19FE])
National School Lunch Act: eligibility of private nonresidential day care services (see S. 224, S3292 [13MR])
———extend reimbursement eligibility for meal supplements in after-school care (see S. 223, S3292 [13MR])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 130, S7045 [4JN])
National Sea Grant College Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1563, S10951 [25JY])
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, S18108 [25NO])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145, S8504 [24JN])
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (see S. 243, S16457 [12NO])
Operation Homefront: support program supporting families of members of the Armed Forces (see S. Res. 17, S1053 [23JA])
Paperwork Reduction Act: reduce burden of Federal paperwork on the public (see S. 1139, S6355 [22MY])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 115, S7503 [11JN])
Pipelines: improve safety programs (see S. 1583, S11216 [29JY])
Poland: social and political reform (see S. Res. 84, S3564 [19MR])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125, S7503 [11JN])
POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see S. Con. Res. 5, S1206 [24JA])
President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 173, S16855 [15NO])
Prices: computation of class I milk prices (see S. 671, S3386 [14MR])
Pryor, Senator: illness (see S. Res. 108, S4737 [18AP])
Railroads: safety (see S. 1571, S11056 [26JY])
Real property: licensure requirements for appraisers (see S. 998, S5406 [7MY])
Recycling: degradable plastics (see S. 603, S2926 [7MR])
Resolution Trust Corp.: identification of property with certain values of special significance (see S. 385, S2355 [26FE]; S. 917, S4984 [24AP])
Roads and highways: motor carrier transportation costs (see S. 539, S8503 [24JN])
Robert W. Kastenmeier U.S. Courthouse, Madison, WI: designate (see S. 366, S1699 [6FE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 534, S3809 [20MR])
Ships and vessels: remedy injury to shipbuilding and repair industry (see S. 1361, S8592 [25JN])
Small business: economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (see S. 1426, S10964 [25JY])
———financial development assistance to military reservists' businesses (see S. 360, S1699 [6FE])
———health benefit plans (see S. 1229, S11077 [26JY])
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. 10, S439 [14JA]; S. 81, S576 [15JA]; S. 194, S1205 [24JA])
———exclude child care earnings from income under the earnings test with respect to retired individuals (see S. 519, S6153 [20MY])
———pay-as-you-go financing (see S. 11, S434 [14JA])
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve and clarify protections (see S. 330, S1742 [6FE])
Solid waste: State regulation of treatment, disposal, and other disposition (see S. 153, S2843 [6MR])
Sound recording and reproducing: protections regarding digital audio recording (see S. 1623, S12799 [11SE])
Soviet Union: military action against Armenians (see S. Res. 128, S6107 [17MY])
———military action against Lithuania (see S. Res. 12, S321 [11JA])
———review economic assistance due to situation in Baltic States (see S. Res. 14, S951 [16JA])
———review economic benefits in light of the crisis in the Baltic States (see S. Con. Res. 6, S1206 [24JA])
Sports: prohibit State-sanctioned gambling (see S. 474, S9267 [8JY])
Syria: freedom of emigration and travel for Jews (see S. Con. Res. 69, S14588 [8OC])
Tariff: footwear (see S. 405, S1790 [7FE])
Taxation: allow student loan deductions for physicians relative to the practice of medicine in rural communities (see S. 104, S7501 [11JN])
———capital gains for small and high-risk business stock (see S. 697, S3712 [20MR])
———capital gains tax differential for investments in start-up and other small enterprises (see S. 1932, S16213 [7NO])
———charitable contributions relative to appreciated property (see S. 359, S4248 [9AP])
———deductions for adoption expenses (see S. 709, S11227 [29JY])
———deposit requirements for payroll taxes (see S. 1610, S12675 [10SE])
———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 1786, S14712 [15OC])
———establish enterprise zones (see S. 1032, S5614 [9MY])
———exclude imposition of employer Social Security taxes on cash tips (see S. 765, S3930 [21MR])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see S. 26, S434 [14JA])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see S. 24, S434 [14JA])
———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see S. 401, S2355 [26FE])
———extend certain expiring tax provisions (see S. 1950, S16948 [18NO])
———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, S1323 [30JA])
———Federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel (see S. Res. 166, S12925 [12SE])
———increase exemption for dependent children under age 18 (see S. 701, S7222 [5JN])
———individual retirement accounts (see S. 612, S3020 [12MR])
———provide for employees of small employers a private retirement incentive matched by employers (see S. 318, S1367 [31JA])
———repeal luxury tax on purchase of boats (see S. 649, S6925 [3JN])
———repeal recreational vessel fee (see S. 843, S4612 [17AP])
———require a 60-vote Senate supermajority to pass any revenue enhancing legislation (see S. 809, S4337 [11AP])
———require that a subchapter S corporation have only 1 class of stock (see S. 722, S3928 [21MR])
———simplify definition of dependents (see S. 1821, S15086 [23OC])
———treatment gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (see S. 1522, S10554 [22JY])
———treatment of certain bonds (see S. 150, S438 [14JA])
———treatment of certain charitable donations (see S. 63, S436 [14JA])
———treatment of certain deductions of members of the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserve units (see S. 246, S2843 [6MR])
———treatment of certain real estate activities under passive loss rules (see S. 1257, S7464 [11JN])
———treatment of insurance companies not meeting certain requirements relative to health insurance for small employers (see S. 700, S15085 [23OC])
———treatment of payments made by utilities to customers for participating in certain energy conservation measures (see S. 1305, S14083 [1OC])
———treatment of student loans of health care professionals relative to practicing in a rural community (see S. 1419, S9115 [28JN])
Tax-exempt organizations: establish cash and deferred pension arrangements for their employees (see S. 448, S5942 [15MY])
Tourist trade: establish a rural tourism development foundation (see S. 1233, S7290 [6JN])
———promote (see S. 680, S3386 [14MR])
Tower, John: tribute (see S. Res. 97, S4489 [16AP])
Transportation: authorize funding for highway construction, mass transit, and safety programs (see S. 1121, S6210 [21MY])
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see S.J. Res. 110, S4116 [22MR])
Ukraine: recognize independence (see S. Con. Res. 65, S16459 [12NO])
Unemployment: emergency compensation (see S. 1789, S14712 [15OC])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 58, S1368 [31JA])
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 41, S435 [14JA])
———outpatient medical services for disabilities of former POW (see S. 327, S15014 [22OC])
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: protection from sexual harassment and violence and promote equal opportunity (see S. 472, S2146 [21FE])
Women's History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 62, S1506 [5FE])
Wood: labeling of tropical wood and tropical wood products (see S. 1159, S6654 [23MY])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 160, S14084 [1OC])
Digests
Air National Guard at the 1706 Air Refueling Wing: Gene A. Schmitz, S7233
Essays
Go Ask Alice: Lisa Brower, S9271
Financial statements
Personal, S6750
Letters
Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: several Wisconsin citizens, S10651 [23JY]
Nomination of Patricia Saiki to be Administrator of the SBA: Charles F. Howard, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, S3923 [21MR]
———Jerome Johnson, African-American Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, S3923 [21MR]
———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S3922 [21MR]
———Patricia Harrison and Beryl Digney, National Women's Economic Alliance Foundation, S3922 [21MR]
———Richard L. Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3923 [21MR]
———Senator Inouye, S3923 [21MR]
———Terry Neese, Carey Stacy, and Janet Harris-Lange, National Association of Women Business Owners, S3922 [21MR]
———Thomas J. Donohue, American Trucking Associations, Inc., S3923 [21MR]
Paperwork Reduction Act: by, S12848 [12SE]
———Senate Republican Conference, S12848 [12SE]
———Vice President Quayle, S12848 [12SE]
Presidential fast-track negotiating authority of trade agreements: Carla A. Hills, S6813 [24MY]
———by, S6812 [24MY]
Small business exports: by, and several Senators, S14097
———Carla A. Hills, S14097
Social Security tax reform: Bill Vander Haden, S4941 [24AP]
———Carl J. Boushlegel, S4941 [24AP]
———Donald J. Kroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4942 [24AP]
———Edwin Johnson, S4941 [24AP]
———Hans and Louise Houtreman, S4941 [24AP]
———Jake Hansen, Seniors Coalition, S4942 [24AP]
———Jean Hanson, S4941 [24AP]
———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S4942 [24AP]
———Leslie W. Hamilton, City Development Co., S4943 [24AP]
———Mark Gorman, National Restaurant Association, S4942 [24AP]
———Mark Woolley and Darci Shook-Wooley, S4941 [24AP]
———Patti Knoff, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, S4942 [24AP]
———Robert Smith, S4941 [24AP]
———Stuart H. Clark, S4941 [24AP]
———Thomas Landwehr, S4941 [24AP]
Soviet military action against Lithuania: by, S301 [11JA]
Wisconsin highway projects: by, and Senator Kohl, S7956 [18JN]
Memorials of legislature
Hawaii: nomination of Patricia Saiki to be Administrator of the SBA, S3924 [21MR]
Press releases
Moynihan payroll tax plan backed if bill includes tax rate stabilizer: National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S4941 [24AP]
Remarks by, on
Africa: U.N. peace plan for the Western Sahara (S. Con. Res. 73), S17111 [20NO]
Agriculture: export of nonfat dry milk and butter (S. 1011), S5510
———milk inventory management programs (S. 782), S4234
———price supports for milk, S3502, S3506 [19MR], S17554, S17566 [22NO]
———price supports for milk (S. 1090), S6055
———price supports for milk (S. 1478), S10138
Aid Association for Lutherans: recognition as a point of light by President Bush, S15812
Appleton, WI: tribute to the 395th Ordnance Company, S16465 [12NO]
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17554, S17566 [22NO]
A-R Editions: tribute, S4510
Armed Forces: expand area of responsibility for imminent danger pay relative to Operation Desert Shield, S1140 [24JA]
Badger Windows System, Inc.: tribute, S4647
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks: tribute to Neenah-Menasha Lodge 676, S4385
Boats: excise tax, S17330, S17331, S17333 [21NO], S18200 [26NO]
———excise tax (S. Res. 181), S17170 [20NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 182), S10789 [24JY]
———revising 1991 and setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (H. Con. Res. 121), conference report, S6336 [22MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (S. Con. Res. 29), S4940, S4941 [24AP]
Children and youth: background checks on child care providers and reporting of all child abuse crimes (S. 1966), S17107 [20NO]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 2212), S10650 [23JY]
Chippewa Springs Corp.: tribute, S322 [11JA]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15480 [30OC]
Colleges and universities: assistance for programs that address urban campus and community crime issues (S. 1904), S15801
Confidential information: investigation of unauthorized disclosure of certain information (S. Res. 202), S15130 [24OC]
Council on Competitiveness: efforts to reduce regulations and redtape, S7597 [12JN]
———tribute, S15103 [24OC]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S9041 [28JN], S9287 [9JY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1335), S8310 [20JN]
———prevention against the elderly, S9041 [28JN]
Deaf Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 56), S1323
Delco Electronics: tribute to SBA Category A award recipient, S10058
Dept. of Defense: death gratuity increase restriction for surivors of military personnel in Operation Desert Shield, S4086
———making appropriations (H.R. 2521), conference report, S17841 [23NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for operational expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 1282), S3482 [19MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield (S. 578), S3163 [13MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3494, S3502, S3506 [19MR]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (S. 1433), S11162 [29JY]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S15672, S15673 [31OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report—amendments in disagreement, unanimous-consent agreement, S15672 [31OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2622), S9799 [11JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12713 [11SE], S12849, S12854, S12855 [12SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), S10415 [18JY]
Disabled: hearing-impaired interpreter services for State of the Union Address, S1215 [29JA]
Drug abuse: substance abuse prevention in the workplace, S12849 [12SE]
Eau Claire, WI: small business development centers, S4647
Ecology and environment: tribute to the 1991 Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Award recipients, S9112 [28JN]
Economic growth: national objectives, S3126 [13MR]
Economic Recovery Tax Act: anniversary, S5692
———anniversary (S.J. Res. 185), S11225 [29JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S15060 [23OC], S15279 [28OC], S15811
Education: prisoner literacy programs, S9287 [9JY]
Energy and Environment Study Institute: global economic development, S12575
EPA: Clean Air Small Business Technical Compliance Assistance Program, S10415 [18JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend relative to exemption for small businesses from Federal minimum wage coverage (S. 349), S1586 [5FE]
Federal aid programs: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding, S12713 [11SE]
FERC: operation of the natural gas industry, S17721
Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S17314, S17330, S17331, S17333, S17339 [21NO]
———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), conference report, S18620 [27NO]
———SBA participation in the purchase of certain eligible securities, S17339 [21NO]
Food: milk standards (S. 1110), S6216
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10797 [24JY], S11027, S11037, S11038 [26JY]
———authorizing appropriations to certain international funds and programs, S11717 [1AU]
Foreign Service: discrimination grievances, S11162 [29JY]
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6811, S6812, S6813 [24MY]
Fox River National Heritage Corridor: establish (S. 2006), S17439
Gates, Robert M.: nomination to be Director of CIA, S15941 [5NO]
Glendale, WI: Dept. of Education recognition of Nicolet High School, S6080
Government: role of Republican Party, S15882 [5NO]
Graham Manufacturing Corp.: recipient of the Firm of the Year award from the Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, S4647
Green Bay, WI: tribute to Green Bay Packaging, S4510
———tribute to Hoida Lumber and Component, S5327
———tribute to the 432d Civil Affairs Company, S16653
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7598 [12JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2036), S17991
Income: capital gains added to family income, S11045 [26JY]
Income tax: increase personal exemption to $4,000 (S. 152), S5329
IRS: small defined benefit plan actuarial audit program, S9799 [11JY]
———time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 4), S1140 [24JA]
Israel: loan guarantees, S12692 [10SE], S14105, S14109, S14119 [2OC]
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co.: tribute, S322 [11JA]
Korea, Republic of: duty treatment of golf carts imported into the U.S. (S. 997), S5418
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (S. Res. 72), S2690 [5MR]
———presentation to friendship quilt by Wisconsin children to Kuwaiti Ambassador, S15205
Lewisan Products: tribute, S5358
Machine tool industry: voluntary restraint agreements, S17084
Madigan, Edward R.: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S2892 [7MR]
Madison, WI: tribute to James Madison Memorial High School, S5960
———tribute to the 826th Ordnance Company, S10304
Mandel Co.: tribute, S17085
Middle East: international agreement on environmental monitoring, assessment, remediation, and restoration of the Persian Gulf, S3494 [19MR]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (S.J. Res. 2), S389 [12JA]
———peace conference, S15537
———success of multinational military action against Iraq, S2881 [7MR]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), S971 [17JA]
Middle East Environmental Defense Network: establish, S10797 [24JY], S11027 [26JY]
Miller Brewing Co.: tribute, S10804
Monroe, WI: Green County Courthouse anniversary, S14094
Motor vehicles: advanced battery research program, S15673 [31OC]
Municipal Clerks Week: observance, S1853
Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative, S7254 [6JN]
Oconomowoc, WI: tribute to high school, S6117
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16427 [12NO]
Operation Desert Storm: homecoming celebration, S12808
Oshkosh Truck Co.: development of heavy expanded mobility tactical truck for Dept. of Defense, S2855
Owen, WI: tribute to Owen-Withee Elementary School, S5435
Paperwork Reduction Act: reduce burden of Federal paperwork on the public (S. 1139), S6409
Powell, Colin L.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (S.J. Res. 85), S2679
Power resources: fossil energy research and development funding, S15672 [31OC]
———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 2427), S9421 [10JY]
Product safety: establish uniform product liability laws (S. 640), S3255 [13MR]
Racine, WI: small business development centers, S5358
Real property: licensure requirements for appraisers (S. 998), S5419
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding and restructuring of Oversight Board (H.R. 3435), conference report, S18636 [27NO]
———funding (S. 419), S2768 [6MR]
———inventorying and disposition of certain environmental lands, S2768 [6MR]
Roads and highways: reformulation of State reimbursement for interstate highway maintenance costs, S18599 [27NO]
Rural areas: crime prevention, S9041 [28JN]
Saiki, Patricia: nomination to be Administrator of the SBA, S3922, S3924 [21MR]
Schneider Communications, Inc.: tribute, S5359
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: authorize appointment to the grade of General of the Army (S.J. Res. 85), S2679
Senate: closed captioning of sessions, S4666 [18AP], S16898 [18NO]
Senate Rules: investigation of violation relative to Clarence Thomas nomination to Supreme Court, S14694 [15OC], S15130 [24OC]
Sheboygan, WI: Dept. of Education recognition of Horace Mann Middle School, S5808
Small business: economic opportunities of startup and newly established concerns (S. 1426), S10839 [25JY]
———exports, S14096
———financial development assistance to military reservists' businesses (S. 360), S1701
———incubator business assistance programs for starting firms, S12919 [12SE]
Small Business Development Center, Superior, WI: tribute, S5050
Social Security: earnings test, S16427 [12NO]
———pay-as-you-go financing, S4940, S4941 [24AP]
———pay-as-you-go financing (S. 11), S581
Soviet Union: Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident anniversary, S5129 [25AP]
———military action against Lithuania (S. Res. 12), S301 [11JA]
———referendum on federation, S3475 [19MR]
States: apportionment of highway and bridge funds, S7993 [18JN]
———rate of total unemployment compensation, S16806, S16807 [15NO]
———taxation of mail order companies (S. Res. 123), S5676
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7956, S7993 [18JN], S14248 [3OC]
Taxation: apply accumulated earnings tax without regard to the number of shareholders in the corporation (S. 1615), S11813
———capital gains (S. 656), S3287
———capital gains tax differential for investments in start-up and other small enterprises (S. 1932), S16224
———establish enterprise zones (S. 1032), S5643
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3909), S18200 [26NO]
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (S. 315), S1389
———mortgage revenue bond financing of mortgages for veterans of Operation Desert Shield (S. 354), S1595
———mortgage revenue bond financing of mortgages for veterans of Operation Desert Shield (S. 355), S1595
———nonrefundable tax credit for children and tax incentives for economic growth (S. 1920), S16060 [6NO], S18155 [26NO]
———provide for employees of small employers a private retirement incentive matched by employers (S. 318), S1393
———rates, S9728 [11JY]
———repeal luxury tax on purchase of boats (S. 649), S7062 [5JN]
———repeal recreational vessel fee (S. 843), S4627
———rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into individual retirement account (S. 1130), S6374 [22MY]
———treatment of certain amounts received by insurance salesmen after retirement (S. 1997), S17254
———treatment of certain real estate activities under passive loss rules (S. 1257), S7469
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14694 [15OC]
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), conference report, S18599 [27NO]
———interstate agreements and compacts, S7956 [18JN]
Treaties: Antiballistic Missile Treaty compliance, S7254 [6JN]
Turtle Lake, WI: Impact Seven, Inc.'s low-income housing, S3920 [21MR]
Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16806, S16807 [15NO]
———emergency compensation (S. 1554), S11750 [1AU]
Veterans: compensation for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 1046), S15206
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (S. 41), S534 [15JA]
Walesa, Lech: U.S. visit (S. Res. 90), S3848 [21MR]
Wisconsin: recycling efforts, S5961
———tribute to Oshkosh Truck Corp. employees, S1329
Wisconsin 128th Air Refueling Group: tribute, S7233
Wisconsin 890th Transportation Company: tribute, S7236
Wisconsin Cheese Month: designate (S.J. Res. 171), S9006
Wisconsin 128th Air Refueling Group: tribute, S4385
Worth Co.: contributions to Small Business Development Centers, S4912
Reports
CBO Mismeasurement of Capital Gains Income: Representative Armey, S11046 [26JY]
Restoring Lost Economic Growth Potential and Paying For It: Lawrence A. Hunter, Chamber of Commerce, S16072 [6NO]
Update on Luxury Tax Costs and Actual Revenues Based on IRS Collections to Date: Committee on Economics (Joint), S17330 [21NO]
Western Sahara Peace Plan: U.N., S17111-S17113 [20NO]
Request
Loan guarantees: Government of Israel, S12693 [10SE]
Statements
Heading Off Malaise With Pro-Growth Tax Policies: Gary Robbins, S15062 [23OC]
Paperwork Reduction Act: T. Michael Bolger, Medical College of Wisconsin, S9030
Taxation and Personal Exemptions: by, S7228 [5JN]
Studies
Israel—Misunderstood Credit: John F.H. Purcell, Jeffrey A. Kaufman, Joyce Chang, and Dirk W. Damrau, S12694-S12700 [10SE]
Social Security Tax Cuts—Too Good To Be True?: Gary and Aldona Robbins, Institute for Policy Innovation, S3614
Summaries
Economic Growth and Family Tax Freedom Act (S. 1920), S16071 [6NO]
Product Liability Fairness Act (S. 640), S3260 [13MR]
Project EDEN—Middle East Environmental Defense Network, S10797 [24JY], S11027 [26JY]
Tables
Savings under the Social Security Tax Cut Act, 1992-96, S581
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Long-Term Milk Inventory Management Program, D780 [19JN]
Committee on Finance: Tax Benefits for Persian Gulf Troops (S. 82, 199, 246, 252, 254, 342, 354, 355), D195 [27FE]
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee Budget Request (S. Res. 52), D146 [7FE]
Economic Growth: Lawrence A. Kudlow, S15060-S15062 [23OC]
Make America Work for United States: Tony Brown, S15280 [28OC]
Texts of
S. 354, mortgage revenue bond financing of mortgages for veterans of Operation Desert Shield, S1596
S. 355, mortgage revenue bond financing of mortgages for veterans of Operation Desert Shield, S1596 [5FE]
S. 640, Product Liability Fairness Act, S3256
S. 656, Economic Growth and Venture Capital Act, S3287
S. 1130, rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into individual retirement account, S6375 [22MY]
S. 1335, Strategy To Eliminate Crime in the Urban and Rural Environment Act, S8311-S8331 [20JN]
S. 1904, assistance for programs that address urban campus and community crime issues, S15802
S. 1920, Economic Growth and Family Tax Freedom Act, S16062, S16071 [6NO]
S. 1997, tax treatment of certain amounts received by insurance salesmen after retirement, S17254
S. Res. 123, State taxation of mail order companies, S5676 [9MY]
S.J. Res. 85, request President Bush to appoint Colin L. Powell and H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. as General of the Army, S2680 [5MR]
S.J. Res. 182, constitutional amendment to require balanced budgets, S10790 [24JY]
S.J. Res. 185, Economic Recovery Tax Act anniversary, S11226 [29JY]
Tributes
Anderson, Eric A., S6155
Brower, Lisa, S9271
Bruffey, Clifford P., S3125 [13MR]
Bush, President, S2881 [7MR]
Chilsen, Walter J., S180
DeGeorge, John, S3843 [21MR]
Deutsch, Patricia, S5358
Dickson, John R., S16960
Gundlach, Trish, S2854
Hilliard, Wally, S4384
Hynek, Norbert J., S1854
Johnson, Merlin A., S5434
Kaye, Paul and Diane, S5358
LaJuene, Michael H., S1889 [19FE]
Liethen, Jack, S2922 [7MR], S3150 [13MR]
McGhee, Jane, S12593 [10SE]
Natonick, George, S3125 [13MR]
Schmitz, Gene A., S7233
Schreiter, John R., S4384
Stevens, Brooks, S5437
Weyers, Ron, S4384
Yuan, Jason C., S3306
Zielke, Patrick, S12810