LEAHY, PATRICK J. (a Senator from Vermont)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17547, S17550, S17578, S17615, S17697, S17700, S17704, S17708 [22NO]
Bennington County, VT: eligibility of certain forest lands for public purchase (S. 483), S3463 [14MR]
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 207), S4525, S4600, S4601, S4640, S4641 [17AP], S4705 [18AP]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15260, S15273 [25OC]
Copyrights: renewals (S. 756), S18113, S18138 [25NO]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8918, S9023 [27JN], S9164 [28JN], S9390 [9JY]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3494, S3497, S3499, S3600 [19MR], S3685, S3812, S3813 [20MR]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), S12974, S12990 [13SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment and retention of health care personnel (S. 675), S4537 [17AP]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12800 [11SE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6182, S6250, S6253 [21MY], S6295, S6424 [22MY]
Financial institutions: reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S16855 [15NO]
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), S17718, S17773 [22NO]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10870, S10871, S10970, S10971 [25JY], S11024, S11084 [26JY]
Iraq: authorizing appropriations for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities (H.R. 2251), S5677, S5697 [9MY]
———making appropriations for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities (H.R. 2251), S5812
Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5577 [8MY]
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), S11660, S11768, S11906, S11914 [1AU], S12800 [11SE]
Analyses
National Film Preservation Act (S. 1345), S8349 [20JN]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S323 [12JA], S937 [16JA], S2447 [28FE]
Conferee: H.R. 707, CFTC appropriations, S5815 [14MY]
———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]
———H.R. 2519, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices appropriations, S10428 [18JY]
———H.R. 3371, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S17313 [21NO]
Articles and editorials
AIDS Victim's Mother Is Vermont Favorite, S4417 [16AP]
Don Mullally, Bethany M. Dunbar, Barton (VT) Chronicle, S6264 [22MY]
Forgotten Kurds, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S530 [15JA]
Japan's Hands-On Foreign Aid, Steve Coll, Washington (DC) Post, S1656-S1658 [6FE]
Montpelier Native Fired Shot Heard Round the Gulf, Patricia Haller, Burlington (VT) Free Press, S7263 [6JN]
Peruvians Look for Answers in Massacre of 16, Eugene Robinson, Washington (DC) Post, S17659 [22NO]
Sgt. Leo Blais Is Named Vermonter of the Year, Yvonne Daley, Rutland (VT) Herald, S1151-S1153 [24JA]
U.S.—A Pathetic Nation? Leslie H. Gelb, New York (NY) Times, S18051 [25NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: financial safety and soundness of the Farm Credit System (see S. 1709, S12983 [13SE])
———price supports for milk (see S. 520, S2507 [28FE]; S. 1527, S10675 [23JY])
Bennington County, VT: eligibility of certain forest lands for public purchase (see S. 483, S2309 [26FE])
CCC: purchase of additional commodities under certain emergency food assistance and hunger programs (see S. 1910, S15801 [1NO])
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 207, S439 [14JA])
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 36, S1506 [5FE])
Computers: clarify and expand legal prohibitions against abuse (see S. 1322, S8014 [18JN])
Copyrights: enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (see S. 2013, S17433 [21NO])
———semiconductor chip products of foreign entities (see S. 909, S4837 [23AP])
Employment: requirements for food stamp program (see S. 1953, S16449 [12NO])
Food: assist developing democracies with foreign aid programs (see S. 1710, S12983 [13SE])
Freedom of Information Act: amend (see S. 1939, S16213 [7NO])
———electronic access to information (see S. 1940, S16213 [7NO])
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1972, S16747 [14NO])
Herbicides: development of nonchemical weed control systems (see S. 1916, S15970 [5NO])
Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see S. 757, S3929 [21MR])
Motion pictures: modify procedures in preserving national films (see S. 1345, S8310 [20JN])
Pesticides: safety of exports (see S. 898, S4837 [23AP])
Prices: computation of class I milk prices (see S. 671, S3386 [14MR])
Research: stimulate trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S. (see S. 479, S2256 [22FE])
Senior citizens: improve nutrition services (see S. 1477, S10135 [16JY])
Television: notice by cable television operators to consumers on options relative to the use of certain equipment (see S. 2063, S18334 [26NO])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 58, S1368 [31JA])
WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (see S. 657, S3191 [13MR])
———special supplemental food program (see S. 1540, S10769 [24JY])
World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 147, S5899 [15MY])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: McDonnell Douglas sale of commercial aircraft division to the Taiwan Aerospace Corp. (see S. Res. 234, S18336 [26NO])
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see S. 985, S8214 [19JN])
Agriculture: price supports for milk (see S. 1098, S6107 [17MY])
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])
Armed Forces: increase rate of special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger (see S. 237, S1205 [24JA])
———recall of certain retired members to active duty (see S. 204, S1013 [22JA])
———saving program for members participating in Operation Desert Shield (see S. 221, S1013 [22JA])
———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])
Brunner, Alois: extradition from Syria for Nazi war crimes (see S. Res. 150, S9116 [28JN])
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 92, S3021 [12MR])
California: protection of public lands in the desert (see S. 21, S17257 [20NO])
Central America: U.S. policy and economic assistance (see S. 100, S437 [14JA])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1084, S6034 [16MY]; S. 1367, S8592 [25JN])
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see S. 2062, S18334 [26NO])
Coins: commemoration of James Madison and the Bill of Rights (see S. 1672, S12182 [2AU])
Community development: economic assistance (see S. 1866, S15158 [24OC])
Congress: require members to pay for medical services provided by the Office of the Attending Physician (see S. 1830, S18108 [25NO])
Convention on Climate Change: international negotiations (see S.J. Res. 181, S12314 [2AU])
Copyrights: fair use of unpublished works (see S. 1035, S5615 [9MY])
———renewals (see S. 756, S6744 [23MY])
Deaf Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56, S1743 [6FE])
Democratic Party: establish a commission to commemorate the bicentennial establishment (see S. 2047, S18086 [25NO])
Dept. of the Environment: establish (see S. 533, S2507 [28FE])
Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see S. 238, S979 [17JA])
Ecology: protect the natural and cultural resources of the Grand Canyon and Glen Canyon (see S. 144, S1918 [19FE])
Ecology and environment: carbon dioxide emissions reductions (see S. Res. 53, S1790 [7FE])
El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see S. 1352, S9008 [27JN])
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 3, S1099 [23JA])
———national voter registration (see S. 250, S1607 [5FE])
EPA: establish standards for environmental marketing claims (see S. 615, S4894 [23AP])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 3, S440 [14JA])
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (see S. 596, S4894 [23AP])
Families and domestic relations: availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (see S. 1197, S6922 [3JN])
———primary and preventative care for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 911, S12674 [10SE])
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement benefits to certain INS, Customs Service, and IRS employees (see S. 456, S2146 [21FE])
———honoraria (see S. 242, S2031 [20FE])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see S. 914, S4983 [24AP])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 51, S1221 [29JA])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see S. 1451, S14364 [3OC])
Food stamps: eligibility of certain disabled railroad annuitants (see S. 1700, S12663 [10SE])
———eligibility of disabled veterans and other disabled persons (see S. 1807, S14349 [3OC])
Foreign relations: anniversary of U.S.-Portuguese diplomatic relations (see S.J. Res. 55, S1919 [19FE])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1451, S14364 [3OC])
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see S. Res. 131, S6210 [21MY])
Haiti: military overthrow of Government (see S. Res. 186, S14043 [1OC])
Hazardous substances: phase out the production of ozone destroying substances (see S. Res. 217, S16213 [7NO])
———reduction of metals in packaging (see S. 730, S5427 [7MY])
Health: improve services for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 493, S12924 [12SE])
———regulation of mammography services and radiological equipment (see S. 1777, S14712 [15OC])
Heinz, John: tribute (see S. Res. 92, S4230 [9AP])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see S. 684, S3563 [19MR])
Human rights: international protection (see S. 313, S1367 [31JA])
Income: congressional honoraria (see S. 469, S2146 [21FE])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see S. 284, S3434 [14MR])
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. 203, S1013 [22JA])
Israel: recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S3435 [14MR])
Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 61, S7663 [12JN])
Local government: increase Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see S. 140, S2681 [5MR])
Machine tool industry: voluntary restraint agreements (see S. Res. 230, S17668 [22NO])
Magna Carta Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 150, S6655 [23MY])
Marsh-Billings National Historical Park: establish (see S. 2079, S18335 [26NO])
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see S. 1505, S12799 [11SE])
Medicaid: issuance of regulations relative to State contributions' impact on availability of Federal funds (see S. 1886, S16623 [13NO])
Medicare: reform of payments to physicians (see S. 1810, S15298 [28OC])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (see S.J. Res. 1, S178 [10JA])
———financial costs of military operations in the Persian Gulf region (see S. 270, S2217 [21FE])
———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])
Mining: disposition of certain minerals on public lands (see S. 433, S2005 [20FE])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see S. Con. Res. 44, S6922 [3JN])
Motor vehicles: require new standards for corporate average fuel economy (see S. 279, S1221 [29JA])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 36, S1243 [29JA]; S.J. Res. 158, S7464 [11JN])
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52, S1453 [31JA])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 16, S5037 [24AP])
National energy policy: establish (see S. 324, S1368 [31JA])
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, S5306 [25AP])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Dedication Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 107, S14364 [3OC])
National parks and recreation areas: reform concessions policies (see S. 1755, S16948 [18NO])
National Police Officer and Firefighter Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 225, S16060 [6NO])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 170, S12988 [13SE])
National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act: amend (see S. 39, S435 [14JA])
National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see S. 1862, S16948 [18NO])
New Columbia: admission as a State into the Union (see S. 2023, S17667 [22NO])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see S. 2064, S18334 [26NO])
———underground nuclear explosions (see S. Con. Res. 1, S2218 [21FE])
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (see S. 243, S16282 [7NO])
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend (see S. 736, S16948 [18NO])
Peace Corps: establish memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 1195, S6858 [24MY])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125, S7390 [6JN])
Powell, Colin L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 565, S4063 [21MR])
Pryor, Senator: illness (see S. Res. 108, S4737 [18AP])
Public welfare: food stamp and nutrition programs (see S. 602, S2926 [7MR])
Puerto Rico: referendum on political status (see S. 244, S1842 [7FE])
Refuse disposal: inspection of garbage from Canada (see S. 1884, S17467 [21NO])
Roads and highways: limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see S. 593, S2926 [7MR])
Rural areas: crime and drug control (see S. 1313, S8014 [18JN])
———provide incentives to health care providers and establish State health service corps demonstration projects (see S. 1125, S12799 [11SE])
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 534, S3435 [14MR])
Senate: implementation of foreign trade bills (see S. Res. 109, S17467 [21NO])
Senior citizens: improve nutrition services (see S. 1477, S10135 [16JY])
Silvio Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: establish (see S. 821, S4455 [16AP])
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve and clarify protections (see S. 330, S1368 [31JA])
Sound recording and reproducing: protections regarding digital audio recording (see S. 1623, S11807 [1AU])
Tariff: iron and steel pipe and tube products (see S. 703, S4894 [23AP])
Taxation: establish a special valuation of sensitive environmental areas for estate tax purposes (see S. 887, S4836 [23AP])
———exempt from luxury tax passenger vehicle parts or accessories for disabled individuals (see S. 401, S10790 [24JY])
———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, S438 [14JA])
———increase research activity tax credits (see S. 416, S1790 [7FE])
———individual retirement accounts (see S. 612, S3020 [12MR])
———treatment gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (see S. 1522, S10554 [22JY])
———treatment of compensation received by members of the Armed Forces for active service in a dangerous foreign area (see S. 199, S1013 [22JA])
Tobacco products: inform the public on the hazards of use and disclosure of additives (see S. 1088, S6034 [16MY])
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see S.J. Res. 110, S14225 [2OC])
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: conservation of fish and wildlife species (see S. 1491, S18108 [25NO])
Unemployment: equalize treatment of members of Armed Forces and former Federal employees for compensation eligibility (see S. 205, S1013 [22JA])
Up With People Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 208, S14043 [1OC])
Veterans: disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 1, S433 [14JA])
———establish silver medal for service in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1774, S17695 [22NO])
———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see S. 869, S17258 [20NO])
———mobile health care clinic program for individuals in rural areas (see S. 1424, S15865 [4NO])
Walesa, Lech: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 90, S3930 [21MR])
Water: State regulation of resources (see S. 812, S7222 [5JN])
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (see S. 323, S1367 [31JA])
World Forests Convention: international negotiations (see S.J. Res. 181, S12314 [2AU])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 160, S10791 [24JY])
Year of the American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see S.J. Res. 218, S15158 [24OC])
Cloture motions
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S9330 [9JY], S9439, S9489 [10JY]
Education: improve system (S. 2), S18803 [27NO]
Elections: national voter registration (S. 250), S10130 [16JY], S10282 [17JY], S10322, S10429 [18JY]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14010 [1OC]
Iran: investigation of delayed release of hostages until after 1980 elections (S. Res. 198), S17407 [21NO]
Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17997 [23NO]
Descriptions
Overview, legislative history, and impact of Circle of Poison Prevention Act (S. 898), S4866
Price supports for milk (S. 520), S2509 [28FE]
Documents
Amendment Proposal to S. 207, Authorizing CFTC Appropriations, S4311 [11AP]
Draft to the Puerto Rico Status Referendum Act, S1248
Farms for the Future Program: Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, S18276 [26NO]
Examples
Food for Freedom Program form of assistance, S12987
Explanations
CFTC appropriations amendments, S4313-S4316 [11AP]
Factsheets
Soviet Agriculture, S12986
U.S.-Soviet Agricultural Trade, S12987
WIC Infant Feeding Initiative, S3289 [13MR]
Financial statements
Personal, S6351 [22MY]
Letters
CFTC appropriations: CFTC, S4312 [11AP]
Dairy prices: Adrian Boer, Dairymen's Creamery Association, Inc., S3516 [19MR]
———Elwood Kirkpatrick, Michigan Milk Producers Association, S3516 [19MR]
———Fred H. Scott, Shenandoah's Pride Dairy Products, S3516 [19MR]
———J. Gordon Riehl, Milk Marketing, Inc., S3516 [19MR]
———James C. Barr, National Milk Producers Federation, S3515 [19MR]
———John E. Gherty, Land O'Lakes, Inc., S3515 [19MR]
———Richard Low, Darigold Farms, S3516 [19MR]
———Robert Swenson, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, S3516 [19MR]
Dept. of Agriculture's streamlined inspection system for cattle: by, S8143 [19JN]
El Salvador civil war: Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Dept. of State, S15139 [24OC]
Health care coverage: Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont, S16759 [14NO]
Human rights violations in Peru: John G. Healy, Amnesty International, S11992 [2AU]
———Juan E. Mendez, Human Rights Watch, S11992 [2AU]
———National Human Rights Coordinating Committee of Peru, S11992 [2AU]
———Representative Weiss, S11993 [2AU]
Phase out the production of ozone destroying substances, S4254 [9AP]
Puerto Rico political status referendum, by, S1247 [29JA]
Senior Nutrition Act: Gail H. Martin, National Association of Meal Programs, S10138 [16JY]
———John P. Wren, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S10138 [16JY]
———Ronald F. Pollack, Families United for Senior Action, S10137 [16JY]
———Senator Pryor, S10137 [16JY]
Memorandums
Bank Deposits and Loans Relative to the Futures Trading Practices Act: Securities Industry Association, S4687 [18AP]
Dairy Prices: Robert E. Vaughn and James H. Reeder, Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc., S3516 [19MR]
Motions offered by
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 207), S4705 [18AP]
Poems
``Desert Storm,'' Sarah Amell, S2059 [21FE]
Press releases
Peru—Hundreds killed, ``disappeared'' despite human rights pledges: Amnesty International, S17660 [22NO]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: price support programs (S. 1527), S10677, S10679 [23JY]
———price supports for honey, S5099 [25AP]
———price supports for milk, S3498, S3500, S3502, S3506, S3511, S3515, S3516 [19MR], S17547, S17550, S17554, S17558, S17559, S17564, S17566, S17567, S17568, S17570, S17573, S17574, S17578, S17580 [22NO]
———price supports for milk (S. 520), S2509 [28FE]
———rice producer regulations, S3499 [19MR]
Anderson, Terry: Lebanon captivity, S14499 [8OC]
Appropriations: line-item veto, S17545, S17546 [22NO]
———technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17545, S17546, S17547, S17550, S17554, S17558, S17559, S17564, S17566, S17567, S17568, S17570, S17573, S17574, S17578, S17580, S17592, S17616 [22NO]
———technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), order of procedure, S17575 [22NO]
Armed Forces: telephone rates and procedures for Operation Desert Shield personnel (S.J. Res. 77), S4649 [17AP]
Arms control: transfer of certain artillery and weapons to NATO countries (H.R. 3807), S18050, S18051 [25NO]
Bennington County, VT: eligibility of certain forest lands for public purchase (S. 483), S2312 [26FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1992-96 (S. Con. Res. 29), S5099 [25AP]
Capital punishment: death penalty for homicides involving firearms, S8671 [26JN]
Captive Nations Week: observance, S10463
CCC: purchase of additional commodities under certain emergency food assistance and hunger programs (S. 1910), S15808
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 207), S905
———authorizing appropriations (S. 207), unanimous consent, S4310, S4316 [11AP]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15330, S15332 [29OC], S15489 [30OC]
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: meetings during sessions, S14713 [15OC]
———notices of hearings, S322 [11JA], S1015 [22JA], S1103 [23JA], S1626 [5FE], S1844 [7FE], S2357 [26FE], S2980 [7MR], S4069 [21MR], S5577 [8MY], S5807 [14MY], S6076 [16MY], S6748 [23MY], S6892 [24MY], S7048 [4JN], S7392 [6JN], S7509 [11JN], S7844 [13JN], S8039 [18JN], S8818 [26JN], S9200 [28JN], S10508 [19JY], S10694 [23JY], S11249 [29JY], S12807 [11SE], S15022 [22OC], S16463 [12NO], S17080 [19NO], S17262 [20NO]
Committee on Armed Services: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Environment and Public Works: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Finance: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Foreign Relations: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Governmental Affairs: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Indian Affairs (Select): meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Intelligence (Select): meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Rules and Administration: meetings during sessions, S4643 [17AP]
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: meetings during sessions, S4644 [17AP]
Commodities: intermarket coordination, S4610, S4611 [17AP]
Computers: clarify and expand legal prohibitions against abuse (S. 1322), S8030 [18JN], S8918 [27JN]
Congress: exemption from certain laws, S15330, S15332 [29OC]
Copyrights: enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful discrimination (S. 2013), S17459 [21NO]
———fair use of unpublished works (S. 1035), S5649
———semiconductor chip products of foreign entities (S. 909), S4890 [23AP], S7852
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8671, S8702-S8704 [26JN], S8918 [27JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 2100), conference report, S17398, S17399, S17405 [21NO]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, S11661, S11667, S11690 [1AU], S12929
———making appropriations (H.R. 2521), conference report, S17838 [23NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), S3492, S3497, S3498, S3499, S3500, S3502, S3506, S3511, S3515, S3516, S3518 [19MR], S3633, S3634, S3643, S3669, S3671, S3672, S3685 [20MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), unanimous-consent agreement, S3542, S3543 [19MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment and retention of health care personnel (S. 675), S4537, S4554 [17AP]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12713 [11SE]
Ecology and environment: economic development of forest lands in New England, S18166 [26NO]
———protection of forests and rural communities in the Pacific Northwest, S18167 [26NO]
EEC: prohibit import of meat products until certain trade barriers are removed, S17776 [22NO]
El Salvador: military assistance, S1023
———withhold military assistance, S10875, S10897 [25JY]
———withhold military assistance (S. 1352), S8916-S8918 [27JN]
Electronic Communications Privacy Act: task force relative to new technologies, S8002 [18JN]
Employment: requirements for food stamp program (S. 1953), S16455
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (S. 596), S14958 [22OC]
Eximbank: guarantee or insure commercial sale of defense articles to certain countries, S2115 [21FE]
Federal aid programs: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding, S12713 [11SE]
Financial institutions: Federal regulation of commodity investments, S4604 [17AP]
———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S16736 [14NO]
Food: assist developing democracies with foreign aid programs (S. 1710), S12984
———meat and poultry inspection exemptions, S18328 [26NO]
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: agricultural program amendments (H.R. 3029), S17775, S17776, S17777 [22NO], S18276 [26NO], S18561 [27NO]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 1435), S10852, S10875, S10897, S10920, S10929 [25JY], S11009 [26JY]
———economic assistance to Soviet Union, S7960 [18JN]
———reform programs to promote the purchase of U.S. goods and services and democracy in Eastern Europe (S. 571), S2761 [6MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2621), S15138 [24OC]
Foreign relations: allocation of economic assistance, S1655 [6FE]
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6637 [23MY]
Freedom of Information Act: amend (S. 1939), S16244 [7NO]
———electronic access to information (S. 1940), S16244
Gates, Robert M.: nomination to be Director of CIA, S15900 [5NO]
GATT: negotiations, S18552
Haiti: military overthrow of Government (S. Res. 186), S14201 [2OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1972), S16756 [14NO]
Herbicides: development of nonchemical weed control systems (S. 1916), S15970 [5NO]
Hunger: alleviation, S18325-S18327 [26NO]
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (H.R. 1202), S17504
———ensure adequate diet for all Americans (S. 757), S4043
Income: congressional honoraria (S. 469), S2187
Iraq: authorizing appropriations for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities (H.R. 2251), S5696 [9MY]
———making appropriations for humanitarian assistance and peacekeeping activities (H.R. 2251), S5811
———plight of Kurds and other refugees, S4168 [9AP]
IRS: time extension for certain acts for individuals performing services under Operation Desert Shield (H.R. 4), S1142 [24JA]
Israel: loan guarantees, S14149 [2OC]
Jordan: obligation or expenditure of certain assistance funds, S3634, S3643 [20MR]
Kuwait: democracy and human rights, S9067 [28JN]
Lebanon: U.S. hostages, S14499 [8OC]
Madigan, Edward R.: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S2890 [7MR]
Marsh-Billings National Historical Park: establish (S. 2079), S18395 [26NO]
Martinez, Bob: nomination to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, S3849 [21MR]
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq pending failure of economic sanctions (S.J. Res. 1), S100, S103 [10JA], S329, S362 [12JA]
———peace conference, S15444 [30OC]
———U.S. military presence, S530 [15JA]
———U.S. military presence (S. Con. Res. 2), S970 [17JA]
Motion pictures: modify procedures in preserving national films (S. 1345), S8346 [20JN]
National Commission on a Longer School Year: establish (S. 64), S4650, S4652 [17AP]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11644, S11660, S11661, S11667, S11684, S11690 [1AU], S11977 [2AU]
———revitalize the defense industrial base (S. 347), S2115 [21FE]
National Foreign Language Week: observance, S2982
National Tourism Week: designate (S.J. Res. 102), S4649 [17AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, S2889 [7MR], S5842 [15MY]
Peru: violations of human rights, S11991 [2AU]
Pesticides: safety of exports (S. 898), S4866
Prices: computation of class I milk prices (S. 671), S3405
Public welfare: food stamp and nutrition programs (S. 602), S2965 [7MR]
Refugees: Kurds in Turkey, S529 [15JA]
Refuse disposal: inspection of garbage from Canada (S. 1884), S17506
Research: stimulate trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S. (S. 479), S2263
Rural areas: encourage investments and development, S17777 [22NO]
Schiffries, Craig: privilege of the floor, S8918 [27JN]
SEC and CFTC: intermarket issues, S4698, S4700, S4701, S4704, S4705 [18AP]
Senate: legislative program, S100 [10JA], S8702 [26JN], S9067 [28JN], S15117 [24OC]
———procedures, unanimous-consent agreement, S9 [3JA]
Senior citizens: elderly nutrition pilot projects, S17777 [22NO]
———improve nutrition services (S. 1477), S10136 [16JY]
South America: foreign aid to combat drug trafficking operations, S17657-S17659 [22NO]
Soviet Union: agricultural export credit guarantees from the U.S. (S. Res. 117), S5380 [7MY], S5842 [15MY]
———economic assistance, S17097 [20NO], S18050, S18051 [25NO]
———military action against Baltic States, S530 [15JA]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7959 [18JN]
Taxation: treatment of gains or losses from sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (S. 1522), S10571 [22JY]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S7102 [5JN]
Television: notice by cable television operators to consumers on options relative to the use of certain equipment (S. 2063), S18377-S18379 [26NO]
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14500 [8OC], S14649 [15OC], S15117-S15119 [24OC]
U.N. Population Fund: authorize funding, S10852 [25JY]
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (S.J. Res. 58), S1451 [31JA]
Veterans: improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), S4554 [17AP]
Water or waste facilities: design and materials selection oversight, S17777 [22NO]
WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (S. 657), S3289 [13MR]
———effect of dairy prices on program, S3669, S3671, S3672 [20MR]
———safeguard benefits under special Supplemental Food Program, S3685 [20MR]
———special supplemental food program (S. 1540), S10774
World Food Day: designate (S.J. Res. 147), S5941 [15MY]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 160), S16501 [13NO]
Zaire: democratic reform, S16655
Reports filed
Activities: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (S. Rept. 102-14), S1907 [19FE]
Agricultural Disaster Assistance: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 2893) (S. Rept. 102-195), S15251 [25OC]
Agricultural Program Amendments to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (H.R. 3029), S17433 [21NO]
CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 207) (S. Rept. 102-22), S3020 [12MR]
Committee Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (S. Res. 36) (S. Rept. 102-10), S1504 [5FE]
Ensuring an Adequate Diet for all Americans: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 757) (S. Rept. 102-252), S18333 [26NO]
Fair Treatment of Farmers and Ranchers Serving in Desert Shield: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 393), S3020 [12MR]
Financial Safety and Soundness of the Farm Credit System: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 1709), S12983 [13SE]
Nomination of Ann M. Veneman To Be Deputy Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S8592 [25JN]
Nomination of Ann M. Veneman to the Board of Directors of the CCC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S8592 [25JN]
Nomination of Edward R. Madigan To Be Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S2771 [6MR]
Nomination of Joseph B. Dial to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S6355 [22MY]
Nomination of Shiela C. Bair to the CFTC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S6355 [22MY]
Taconic Mountains Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (S. 483) (S. Rept. 102-21), S3020 [12MR]
Rules
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, S1464
Statements
CFTC Appropriations, S4312 [11AP]
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments: by and Senator Lugar, S17891 [23NO]
Futures Trading Practices Act: by, S910 [14JA]
National Film Preservation Act: Senator DeConcini, S8349 [20JN]
Removal of Congressional Exemption From Certain Laws: by, S15331 [29OC]
World Population Awareness Week: President Bush, S16501 [13NO]
Summaries
Agricultural Technical Assistance for Central and Eastern Europe, S12984
Childhood Hunger Relief Act (S. 757), S4044-S4046 [21MR]
Food for Freedom Program, S12986
Futures Trading Practices Act (S. 207), S906
Taconic Mountains Protection Act (S. 483), S2313 [26FE]
Tables
Commodity futures contracts traded directly affected by intermarket coordination, S4611 [17AP]
Texts of
S. 479, stimulate trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S., S2264
S. 909, copyrights of semiconductor chip products of foreign entities, S4890 [23AP]
S. 1322, clarify and expand legal prohibitions against computer abuse, S8031
S. 1345, National Film Preservation Act, S8347 [20JN]
S. 1477, Senior Nutrition Act, S10136 [16JY]
S. 1540, WIC special supplemental food program, S10775
S. 1972, State Care—State-Based Comprehensive Health Care Act, S16757-S16759 [14NO]
S. 2013, enable satellite distributors to sue satellite carriers for unlawful copyrights discrimination, S17460 [21NO]
S. 2063, notice by cable television operators to consumers on options relative to the use of certain equipment, S18379 [26NO]
S.J. Res. 147, World Food Day, S5941 [15MY]
Tributes
Bernstein, Barbara, S7881 [17JN]
Bernstein, James S., S7881 [17JN]
Blais, Leo, S1150 [24JA]
Bullington, Rosina, S6205 [21MY]
Byrd, Senator, S2579 [28FE]
Certain, Bettie-Julia, S4922 [24AP]
Cody, Dick, S7263 [6JN]
Ford, Senator, S17097 [20NO]
Heinz, John, S4163 [9AP], S7935 [18JN]
Howe, Nancy, S8134 [19JN]
Kenney, June D., S4417 [16AP]
Marshall, Thurgood, S8880 [27JN]
Mullally, Don, S6264 [22MY]
Stolz, Dick, S3320 [14MR]
Tower, John, S4163 [9AP]
Wofford, Senator, S5588 [9MY]