METZENBAUM, HOWARD M. (a Senator from Ohio)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17705 [22NO]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8909, S9022 [27JN], S9081, S9164, S9176, S9177, S9178, S9179, S9180, S9181, S9182, S9194 [28JN], S9309, S9401 [9JY]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), S12990 [13SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2707), S12677 [10SE], S12800 [11SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), S10371, S10385, S10386, S10460 [18JY]
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]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6204 [21MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2621), S14227 [2OC]
Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5520-S5577 [8MY]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11946, S11971, S12048, S12320, S12321 [2AU], S12800 [11SE]
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding (S. 419), S2908, S2980 [7MR]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7793, S7795, S7844 [13JN]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S7068, S7076, S7224 [5JN]
Unemployment: emergency compensation (S. 1554), S11906 [1AU]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (Select), S1646 [5FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2312, Follow Through Act and Head Start Transition Project Act amendments, S12136 [2AU]
———H.R. 2967, authorizing appropriations for the Older Americans Act and the Native Americans Programs Act and authorizing the National Conference on Aging, S16898 [18NO]
———H.R. 3371, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S17313 [21NO]
———H.R. 3508, health care professionals education programs, S18240 [26NO]
———S. 64, National Commission on a Longer School Year, S7461 [11JN]
———S. 543, Comprehensive Deposit Insurance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act, S18016 [25NO]
———S. 1325, authorizing appropriations for certain intelligence activities, staff, and benefit systems, S9214 [28JN]
Articles and editorials
Alexander Worth Examined—4 Deals Made $1.9 Million, Sheila Wissner, Knoxville (TN) Tennessean, S3378 [14MR]
Alexander's Write-Off of Family Trip Queried as Vote Nears on Bush Nominee, Edward T. Pound and Hilary Stout, Wall Street Journal (publication), S3379 [14MR]
Bush Nominee Alexander's Investment Successes Have Made Senate Investigators Very Inquisitive, Edward T. Pound and Hilary Stout, Wall Street Journal (publication), S3376 [14MR]
Care in Cooking Reduces Possibility of Food Poisoning, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8159 [19JN]
Chicken—At What Cost? Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8148 [19JN]
Chicken—How Safe? Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8144 [19JN]
Consumers Have Bone To Pick on Product Safety, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8152-S8155 [19JN]
Dangers of Foul Fowl—As Poultry's Popularity Grows, the Scourge of Salmonella Spreads, David Bjerklie, Time (publication), S8165 [19JN]
Day 2—Risk to Health—Poultry Blamed for Health Problems, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8157-S8159 [19JN]
Day 4—Risk to Farmers—Farmers Describe Barely Scratching Out a Living, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8163 [19JN]
Day To Forget—Most Sick I Have Ever Been, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8146 [19JN]
Dept. of Agriculture Eases Up on Plants Six Times in 15 Years, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8146 [19JN]
Faster Processing—More Contaminated Birds? Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8156 [19JN]
Fear of Losing Contracts Keeps Farmers Quiet, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8164 [19JN]
Few of the Working Poor Get Houses in S&L Rescue Plan, Leslie Wayne, New York (NY) Times, S9365
Fowl Process—Faster Slaughter Lines Are Contaminating Much U.S. Poultry, Bruce Ingersoll, Wall Street Journal (publication), S8166 [19JN]
G.E. Seeks To Sell to Agency Buildings Set Aside for Poor, New York (NY) Times, S9368
Gunfire in Kashmir, Washington (DC) Post, S4067
High-Tec Plants Churn Out Birds, but Add to Risk, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8146 [19JN]
Housing Earmarked for the Poor Is Enriching Big Investors Instead, Leslie Wayne, New York (NY) Times, S9367
``I Keep Thinking, That She Will Come Walking in the Door,'' Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8149 [19JN]
In Torn Kashmir, Frontier Is Aflame Once More, Barbara Crossette, New York (NY) Times, S4069
Indian Forces in Kashmir Fire on Rebel Mourners, New York (NY) Times, S5716 [14MY]
Inquiry Stalls Vote on Schools Chief, Karen DeWitt, New York (NY) Times, S3377 [14MR]
Kashmiri Is a Vale of Texas, Ghulam Nabi Fai, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, S4067
Low-Cost Changes in the Line Help Workers, Company, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8150 [19JN]
Mexican Workers Take Up the Slack in Poultry Plants, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8150 [19JN]
``My Hands Just Do Not Work No More,'' Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8152 [19JN]
Possible To Do It Through the Slow Route—Herminio Blanco—With or Without the Fast Trak, Negotiation Will Be Carried Out, Patricia M. Rios, S6606 [23MY]
Poultry Industry—Success at a Price, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8155 [19JN]
Processing Tasks Take Painful Toll, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8160-S8163 [19JN]
Proposals for Ensuring Clean Carcasses Vary, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8157 [19JN]
Public Health—Dirty Chicken, Gene Bruce, Atlantic (publication), S8167-S8171 [19JN]
Retail Class Wars—Is K Mart a Victim of Discrimination? Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, S5462 [8MY]
RTC's Affordable-Housing Plan Falters, Todd Mason, Wall Street Journal (publication), S9364
Salmonella Strikes U.S. Wallets, Jane Fullerton, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Democrat, S8160 [19JN]
Sen. Hatch Decries Fishing Expedition by Panel Weighing Education Nominee, Edward T. Pound and Hilary Stout, Wall Street Journal (publication), S3378 [14MR]
``Slow Route'' Possible in Free Trade Agreement, S6605 [23MY]
There Is a Catch To Catching Birds—It Is Hazardous to the Health, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8150 [19JN]
Today, if You Blow the Whistle, You Are in Trouble, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8145 [19JN]
Valley of Death—India's Kashmir Stands as a Violent Reminder of Hindu-Moslem Rift, James P. Sterba, Wall Street Journal (publication), S4067
Well-Bred Bird Begins in the Lab, Scott Bronstein, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, S8147 [19JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: revise and extend programs (see S. 1532, S10675 [23JY])
Affordable Housing Program: extend the special marketing period applicable to single family property (see S. 1436, S9363 [9JY])
Antitrust policy: modify exemption applicable to the insurance industry (see S. 1873, S15158 [24OC])
Children: enforcement of child labor laws (see S. 600, S2926 [7MR])
Committee on Intelligence (Select): authorize the release of documents (see S. Res. 127, S5899 [15MY])
CPSC: regulation of firearm safety (see S. 892, S4837 [23AP])
Depository institutions: access to basic banking services (see S. 415, S1790 [7FE])
———access to check cashing services (see S. 414, S1790 [7FE])
Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see S. 1577, S11216 [29JY])
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see S. 794, S4230 [9AP])
Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see S. 257, S1053 [23JA])
Food: public health safety standards for poultry (see S. 1324, S8136 [19JN])
Great Lakes: protection (see S. 1497, S10442 [18JY])
India: human rights violations against Kashmiri people (see S. Res. 91, S3930 [21MR])
Insurance Regulatory Commission: establish (see S. 1644, S12181 [2AU])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see S. 55, S435 [14JA])
Monopolies: antitrust exemptions applicable to the insurance industry (see S. 430, S2005 [20FE])
———consumer protection from price-fixing (see S. 429, S2005 [20FE])
———increase competition in the cable television industry (see S. 431, S2005 [20FE])
———protection of cable television subscribers (see S. 432, S2005 [20FE])
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see S. 1847, S14976 [22OC])
Natural gas: refund to overcharged consumers (see S. 933, S5136 [25AP])
Ohio: Mound City Group National Monument boundaries (see S. 749, S3929 [21MR])
OSHA: enforcement of criminal violation of standards (see S. 445, S2005 [20FE])
Pensions: provide nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (see S. 351, S1505 [5FE])
Pharmaceuticals: protections against illegal activities involving drugs and medical devices (see S. 1982, S16942 [18NO])
Taxation: impose a tax on excess profits of large oil companies (see S. 340, S1505 [5FE])
Telephones: billing for long-distance service (see S. 857, S4736 [18AP])
Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see S. 367, S1699 [6FE])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: reproductive health services (see S. 548, S2618 [5MR])
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see S. 985, S8620 [25JN])
Antitrust policy: promote competition in the retail gasoline market (see S. 790, S4230 [9AP])
Armed Forces: child care and health benefits for Persian Gulf service (see S. 334, S1368 [31JA])
———education and family support services and group health plan coverage for families of members serving in the Persian Gulf (see S. 281, S1221 [29JA])
———student loan and health care shortage assistance for Persian Gulf operation (see S. 335, S1368 [31JA])
Arts: amend labor laws relative to performing artists' right to organize and engage in collective bargaining (see S. 492, S2309 [26FE])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 63, S1506 [5FE])
Baltic States: foreign aid (see S.J. Res. 89, S5943 [15MY])
Bankruptcy: exemption of liens in marital property settlements (see S. 935, S6744 [23MY])
Braille Literacy Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 226, S17467 [21NO])
Budget: evaluation of expenditures (see S. 20, S14083 [1OC])
California: protection of public lands in the desert (see S. 21, S2843 [6MR])
Capital punishment: prevent racially discriminatory sentencing (see S. 1249, S7291 [6JN])
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])
Centennial of Concrete Paving in America Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 213, S14588 [8OC])
Children and youth: background checks child care providers and reporting of all child abuse crimes (see S. 1966, S16747 [14NO])
———grant program for education, training, health and social services to at-risk individuals (see S. 1133, S8353 [20JN])
———grants to States for mental health services (see S. 924, S4984 [24AP])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S. 1084, S6034 [16MY]; S. 1367, S8592 [25JN])
Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (see S. 1962, S17695 [22NO])
———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, S17258 [20NO])
Country Music Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 189, S12676 [10SE])
Courts: establish a corps of administrative law judges (see S. 826, S4456 [16AP])
Crime: combat violence against women (see S. 15, S4248 [9AP])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 202, S14364 [3OC])
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: establish (see S. 1064, S5753 [14MY])
Democratic Party: establish a commission to commemorate the bicentennial establishment (see S. 2047, S18086 [25NO])
———establish bicentennial commission (see S.J. Res. 193, S12922 [12SE])
Disabled: establish a public health program for prevention (see S. 509, S3435 [14MR])
———reauthorize programs for mentally ill individuals (see S. 1475, S10043 [15JY])
Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (see S. 1567, S11056 [26JY])
Education: financial assistance to local agencies (see S. 1135, S6355 [22MY])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see S. 720, S3928 [21MR])
———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see S. 810, S4337 [11AP])
———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see S. 511, S7502 [11JN])
———improve system (see S. 2, S433 [14JA])
———reauthorization of Star Schools Program Assistance Act (see S. 890, S4836 [23AP])
———strengthen the teaching profession (see S. 329, S1368 [31JA])
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see S. 5, S434 [14JA])
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 196, S15016 [22OC])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 3, S440 [14JA])
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (see S. 596, S2926 [7MR])
———study discriminatory wage practices (see S. 1856, S14976 [22OC])
Families and domestic relations: availability of family planning services and counseling on pregnancy (see S. 1197, S6922 [3JN])
———primary and preventative care for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 911, S5673 [9MY])
Family and domestic relations: treatment of parents who are substance abusers and children of substance abusers (see S. 597, S4372 [11AP])
Federal employees: written notice before being released due to a reduction in force (see S. 1292, S7809 [13JN])
Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 51, S2032 [20FE])
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: enforcement of compliance programs (see S. 1843, S16623 [13NO])
Financial institutions: money laundering penalties (see S. 305, S1294 [30JA])
Foreign trade: fast track procedures to bills to implement trade agreements (see S. Res. 78, S4779 [18AP])
Gandhi, Mohandas K.: authorize the Indian American Forum for Political Education to establish a memorial (see S. 781, S7918 [17JN])
Gandhi, Rajiv: assassination (see S. Res. 131, S6210 [21MY])
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 180, S12314 [2AU])
German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 151, S6655 [23MY])
Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 210, S15259 [25OC])
Government: review of Federal department and agency procedures (see S. 1942, S16213 [7NO])
Great Lakes: reduction of sediments (see S. 829, S4456 [16AP])
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 59, S1743 [6FE])
Hazardous substances: national program to monitor and assess human exposure to toxic substances (see S. 1956, S16610 [13NO])
———reduction of metals in packaging (see S. 730, S3929 [21MR])
———study the contamination of workers' homes with substances transported from the workplace (see S. 353, S1505 [5FE])
Health: disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see S. 1111, S6210 [21MY])
———improve services for pregnant women, infants, and children (see S. 493, S4372 [11AP])
Heinz, John: tribute (see S. Res. 92, S4230 [9AP])
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 154, S6997 [4JN])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 157, S14364 [3OC])
Historic sites: preservation of heritage and resources (see S. 684, S3563 [19MR])
Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 574, S7221 [5JN])
Iran: emancipation of the Bahai community (see S. Con. Res. 43, S18709 [27NO])
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 224, S18466 [26NO])
Israel: recognition by Arab countries (see S. Con. Res. 16, S3597 [19MR])
———repeal U.N. condemnation of preemptive strike against Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 (see S. Con. Res. 53, S10135 [16JY])
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 105, S4374 [11AP])
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: anniversary (see S.J. Res. 49, S1920 [19FE])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 239, S1007 [22JA])
Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 141, S10154 [16JY])
Magna Carta Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 150, S6655 [23MY])
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see S. 1505, S10495 [19JY])
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 88, S2927 [7MR]; S.J. Res. 156, S7291 [6JN])
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])
———military action by Iraq against Israel (see S. Con. Res. 4, S1053 [23JA])
———success of multinational military action against Iraq (see S. Con. Res. 13, S2508 [28FE])
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])
Narcotics: emergency Federal assistance to drug emergency areas (see S. 16, S434 [14JA])
National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 207, S15865 [4NO])
National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 36, S5673 [9MY]; S.J. Res. 158, S7464 [11JN])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 172, S8953 [27JN])
National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 64, S1506 [5FE])
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see S.J. Res. 214, S14588 [8OC])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95, S6419 [22MY])
National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 126, S6115 [17MY])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 134, S5806 [14MY])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 73, S1907 [19FE])
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 131, S7223 [5JN])
National energy policy: establish (see S. 324, S1368 [31JA])
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: establish (see S. 1698, S16623 [13NO])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 99, S7503 [11JN])
National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 8, S5805 [14MY])
National Forest System Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 159, S7464 [11JN])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 40, S5942 [15MY])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 164, S9268 [8JY])
National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142, S7827 [13JN])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Dedication Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 107, S6115 [17MY])
National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 146, S7223 [5JN])
National Lock-In-Safety Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 139, S9896 [11JY])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 197, S14490 [7OC])
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, S4779 [18AP])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 96, S3564 [19MR])
National Police Officer and Firefighter Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 225, S17259 [20NO])
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 233, S17259 [20NO])
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, S14490 [7OC])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 130, S5806 [14MY])
National Sea Grant College Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1563, S14225 [2OC])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 108, S6068 [16MY])
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 229, S17467 [21NO])
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 124, S6419 [22MY])
National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act: amend (see S. 39, S435 [14JA])
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 66, S1700 [6FE])
National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 176, S14433 [4OC])
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145, S8504 [24JN])
New Columbia: admission as a State into the Union (see S. 2023, S17667 [22NO])
Nuclear Safety Board: establish (see S. 732, S3929 [21MR])
Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education: establish (see S. 673, S3386 [14MR])
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (see S. 243, S1052 [23JA])
OSHA: improve health and safety of employees (see S. 1622, S11807 [1AU])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 115, S5806 [14MY])
Pesticides: safety of exports (see S. 898, S16282 [7NO])
Pharmaceuticals: containment of prescription drug prices (see S. 2000, S17433 [21NO])
———pricing by manufacturers for drugs purchased by certain entities (see S. 1729, S15086 [23OC])
———revise orphan drug provisions of law (see S. 2060, S18334 [26NO])
Pledge of Allegiance: mint coins to commemorate anniversary (see S. 1087, S16082 [6NO])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125, S7390 [6JN])
Pryor, Senator: illness (see S. Res. 108, S4737 [18AP])
Refuse disposal: nuclear waste management at Dept. of Energy weapons facilities (see S. 1402, S8952 [27JN])
Roads and highways: gross vehicle weights on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see S. 1072, S5753 [14MY])
———limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see S. 593, S2926 [7MR])
Schools: offering of certain types of fluid milk by facilities participating in the school lunch program (see S. 499, S7044 [4JN])
———radon testing (see S. 575, S2771 [6MR])
Senate: implementation of foreign trade bills (see S. Res. 109, S12315 [2AU])
Senior citizens: establish an Elder Rights Program (see S. 1471, S10298 [17JY])
Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see S. 972, S15258 [25OC])
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 567, S4893 [23AP])
Social Security Administration: budget (see S. 2117, S18336 [26NO])
Sound recording and reproducing: protections regarding digital audio recording (see S. 1623, S16854 [15NO])
Soviet Union: 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])
Syria: freedom of emigration and travel for Jews (see S. Con. Res. 69, S15974 [5NO])
Taxation: extend the low-income housing credit (see S. 308, S1608 [5FE])
Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (see S. 12, S434 [14JA])
Tobacco products: inform the public on the hazards of use and disclosure of additives (see S. 1088, S6034 [16MY])
Ukraine: recognize independence (see S. Con. Res. 65, S18466 [26NO])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see S. 1828, S14588 [8OC])
———emergency compensation (see S. 1554, S10769 [24JY])
United Arab Emirates: proposed sale of AH-64 Apache attack helicopters (see S.J. Res. 165, S8621 [25JN])
Up With People Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 208, S14364 [3OC])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 58, S1368 [31JA])
Walesa, Lech: U.S. visit (see S. Res. 90, S3930 [21MR])
Water: authorize research in desalting and reuse (see S. 481, S9512 [10JY])
White House: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see S. 1827, S16083 [6NO])
WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (see S. 657, S3191 [13MR])
Women: counseling and information to pregnant women receiving certain public health assistance (see S. 323, S1367 [31JA])
———equity in health care services (see S. 514, S2404 [27FE])
———reproduction rights (see S. 25, S434 [14JA])
Women's History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 62, S1506 [5FE])
World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 147, S14225 [2OC])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 160, S14084 [1OC])
World War II: award the bronze star to personnel who served in defense of Corregidor Island, the Philippines (see S. 2015, S17433 [21NO])
———contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see S.J. Res. 198, S16083 [6NO])
Year of Public Health: designate (see S.J. Res. 49, S1920 [19FE])
Year of the American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see S.J. Res. 218, S15158 [24OC])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see S.J. Res. 217, S14976 [22OC])
Yugoslavia: restrict U.S. assistance to Serbia until conditions are met (see S. 1793, S18465 [26NO])
———social and political reform (see S. Res. 153, S9840 [11JY])
Cloture motions
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S9074 [28JN], S9263 [8JY]
Elections: national voter registration (S. 250), S15251 [25OC]
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]
Monopolies: consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S5380, S5401 [7MY], S5490 [8MY]
———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), proceed to consideration, S5121 [25AP]
Letters
CIA activities and assessments: Robert M. Gates, S15848 [4NO]
Commendation to Eugene M. Lang for the ``I Have a Dream'' Program, S7518
Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act: American Association of Retired Persons, S5341 [6MY]
———National Association of Attorneys General, S5340 [6MY]
———National Council of Senior Citizens, S5341 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture's streamlined inspection system for cattle: by, S8143 [19JN]
Discriminatory employment practices: Debra DeLee, National Education Association, S12124 [2AU]
GAO analysis of FSLIC sales of failed savings and loans: several Senators (1988), S2390 [27FE]
Iraqi nuclear capabilities and chemical weapons threat against Israel: by, S11969 [2AU]
Phase out the production of ozone destroying substances, S4254 [9AP]
Plant closing notification: Jeff Fritz, S1471 [5FE]
Sale of AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to the United Arab Emirates: by, S9982 [15JY]
Lists
Companies that did not pay out earned pension benefits before 1974, S16406 [12NO]
Meetings
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: subcommittee assignments, D159 [20FE]
Remarks by, on
Abandoned Infants Assistance Act: revise and extend programs (S. 1532), S10688
Affordable Housing Program: extend the special marketing period applicable to single family property (S. 1436), S9364 [9JY]
Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (S. 455), S16034 [6NO]
Alexander, Lamar: nomination to be Sec. of Education, S3375 [14MR]
Appropriations: technical and enrollment error corrections in acts (H.J. Res. 157), S17592, S17593, S17597, S17602, S17609, S17610, S17611, S17612, S17614, S17616 [22NO]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK: oil and gas leasing, S15735 [1NO]
Armed Forces: troop levels in Europe, S12048, S12049, S12050 [2AU]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: implementation, S2304 [26FE]
———suspension of certain provisions relative to economic growth indicators (S.J. Res. 137), S5591 [9MY]
Bell Telephone Cos.: access to information on transactions with manufacturing affiliates, S7076, S7077 [5JN]
Budget: defense versus social programs, S18182 [26NO]
Bush, President: working relationship with Congress, S7709 [13JN]
Byelorussian Democratic Republic: independence anniversary, S4382
Capital punishment: establish postconviction proceedings to ensure that sentence is expeditioulsy carried out, S8869 [27JN]
———prevent racially discriminatory sentencing, S8289 [20JN]
Children: enforcement of child labor laws (S. 600), S2956 [7MR]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (S. 1367), S10658 [23JY]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment, S12123 [2AU], S17320 [21NO]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), S15287 [28OC], S15379 [29OC]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 2062), S18376 [26NO]
Colorado: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 1029), S12027 [2AU]
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: meetings during sessions, S5957 [15MY]
Committee on Armed Services: meetings during sessions, S5956 [15MY]
Committee on Armed Services (Senate): meetings during sessions, S5430, S5431 [7MY]
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: meetings during sessions, S5430, S5431 [7MY], S5956 [15MY]
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: meetings during sessions, S5431 [7MY], S5956 [15MY]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: meetings during sessions, S5956, S5957 [15MY]
Committee on Environment and Public Works: meetings during sessions, S5956, S5957 [15MY]
Committee on Finance: meetings during sessions, S5431 [7MY]
Committee on Foreign Relations: meetings during sessions, S5431 [7MY]
Committee on Governmental Affairs: meetings during sessions, S5956 [15MY]
Committee on Indian Affairs (Select): meetings during sessions, S5956 [15MY]
Committee on Intelligence (Select): authorize the release of documents (S. Res. 127), S5975 [15MY]
Committee on Judiciary: meetings during sessions, S5956 [15MY]
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: meetings during sessions, S5431 [7MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): meetings during sessions, S5430 [7MY]
Committees of the Senate: biennial expenditures (S. Res. 62), S2490 [28FE]
Confidential information: investigation of unauthorized disclosure of certain information (S. Res. 202), S15132 [24OC]
Congressional employees: fair employment practices, S15379 [29OC]
Correctional institutions: use of social and economic status to determine place of imprisonment, S9309, S9312 [9JY]
Courts: mandatory life imprisonment without possibility of release, S8542 [25JN]
CPSC: regulation of firearm safety (S. 892), S4854 [23AP]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1241), S8260, S8289 [20JN], S8542 [25JN], S8672, S8677 [26JN], S8869, S8935, S8936 [27JN], S9069, S9076, S9081 [28JN], S9309, S9312 [9JY], S9464 [10JY]
Depository institutions: access to basic banking services (S. 415), S1830
———access to check cashing services (S. 414), S1830
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, S11691 [1AU]
———limit use of funds for carrying out policy that prohibits certain abortions overseas, S17597 [22NO]
———making supplemental appropriations for personnel expenditures relative to Operation Desert Shield and other urgent domestic programs (H.R. 1281), conference report, S4109, S4110 [22MR]
Dept. of the Interior: making appropriations (H.R. 2686), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S15654 [31OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), S10383, S10385, S10386 [18JY]
Diseases: reauthorizing research programs on Alzheimer's disease (S. 1577), S11216
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), S14715
———establish a youth jobs highway beautification program, S7794, S7795 [13JN]
———preferential hiring practices on basis of race, S8677 [26JN]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (S. 794), S4246
Executive departments: compliance with hazardous waste control laws (S. 596), S15135 [24OC]
Export Administration Act: reauthorizing (S. 320), S1944, S1947, S1951, S1952 [20FE]
Financial institutions: disclosure of information relative to the resolution of a failed depository institution by use of public funds, S10383 [18JY]
———enable Resolution Trust Corp. to meet obligations to depositors (S. 419), S2302, S2303, S2304 [26FE]
———impact on costs relating to Government imposition of consumer legislation, S16995, S17001, S17002, S17013, S17027, S17029 [19NO]
———reform deposit insurance system (S. 543), S16995, S17001, S17002, S17013, S17027, S17029 [19NO], S17319, S17320, S17361 [21NO]
Firearms: establish national background check on prospective handgun buyers, S8935, S8936 [27JN], S9076, S9081 [28JN]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), S5974 [15MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (S. 257), S1093
Food: public health safety standards for poultry (S. 1324), S8141 [19JN]
Foreign aid: improve and authorize appropriations for military assistance programs (H.R. 2508), conference report, S14557 [8OC]
Foreign trade: procedures for implementing trade agreements (S. Res. 78), S6602 [23MY]
Gates, Robert M.: nomination to be Director of CIA, S15846 [4NO], S15915, S15926 [5NO]
Government: review of Federal department and agency procedures (S. 1942), S16257 [7NO]
Great Lakes: protection (S. 1497), S10448 [18JY]
GSA: construction of Naval Systems Command headquarters, S4109, S4110 [22MR]
Housing: purchase of Resolution Trust Corp. assets by low- and middle- income persons, S10385 [18JY]
Income: pension plan benefits guarantees, S16416 [12NO]
India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, S5714 [14MY]
———human rights violations against Kashmiri people (S. Res. 91), S4066
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (H.J. Res. 194), S5440 [7MY]
Insurance: fraudulent activities, S8912, S8913 [27JN]
Insurance Regulatory Commission: establish (S. 1644), S12193
Iraq: elimination of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons capability, S11967 [2AU]
Kennedy Space Center: recognize Astronauts Memorial as memorial to astronauts who die in line of duty (H.J. Res. 214), S5359 [6MY]
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (S. 55), S701 [14JA]
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), S235 [11JA]
Monopolies: antitrust exemptions applicable to the insurance industry (S. 430), S1933, S2010 [20FE]
———consumer protection from price-fixing (S. 429), S1933, S2006 [20FE], S5337, S5342, S5345 [6MY], S5402 [7MY], S5461, S5478, S5485 [8MY], S5599, S5601 [9MY]
———increase competition in the cable television industry (S. 431), S1933, S2011-S2013 [20FE]
———protection of cable television subscribers (S. 432), S1933 [20FE]
Motor vehicles: require new standards for corporate average fuel economy (S. 279), star print, S5441 [7MY]
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (S. 1847), S14993
National defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and personnel of the Depts. of Defense and Energy (S. 1507), S11661, S11691 [1AU], S11967, S11971, S11976, S11977, S12040, S12041, S12048, S12049, S12050 [2AU]
National Endowment for the Arts: prohibit use of Federal funding to promote, produce, disseminate, or distribute obscene materials, S15654 [31OC]
Natural gas: refund to overcharged consumers (S. 933), S5138
Ohio: Mound City Group National Monument boundaries (S. 749), S4013
Older Americans Act: revise and extend (S. 243), S16394, S16400, S16405, S16406, S16416 [12NO]
OSHA: enforcement of criminal violation of standards (S. 445), S2024
———improve health and safety of employees (S. 1622), S11844 [1AU]
Parliamentary inquiry, S16399 [12NO]
Pensions: provide nonforfeitable benefits to participants of certain terminated plans (S. 351), S1588 [5FE]
Pharmaceuticals: protections against illegal activities involving drugs and medical devices (S. 1982), S16943
———revise orphan drug provisions (S. 2060), S18369
POW: treatment relative to violations of Geneva Convention (S. Con. Res. 5), S1116 [24JA]
Power resources: comprehensive energy security policy (S. 1220), S15679, S15682 [31OC], S15735, S15757 [1NO]
Queen Elizabeth II: authority for the President of the Senate to appoint a Committee of Escort for a joint meeting of Congress, S5980 [15MY]
Railroads: labor-management settlement between National Railway Labor Conference and employees (H.J. Res. 222), S4660 [17AP]
Resolution Trust Corp.: funding and restructuring of Oversight Board (H.R. 3435), conference report, S18626, S18636, S18637 [27NO]
———funding (S. 419), S2377, S2379, S2384, S2385, S2388, S2389, S2390, S2392 [27FE], S2600, S2601, S2603 [5MR], S2907, S2909 [7MR]
Savings and loan associations: investigation and prosecution of criminal activity, S10386 [18JY]
Senate: executive calendar, S5976-S5980 [15MY]
———legislative program, S5359 [6MY], S5980, S5981 [15MY]
Senate Rules: investigation of violation relative to Clarence Thomas nomination to Supreme Court, S15132 [24OC]
Soviet Union: review economic benefits in light of the crisis in the Baltic States (S. Con. Res. 6), S1124 [24JA]
States: rate of total unemployment compensation, S16802 [15NO]
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: enact (S. 1204), S7794, S7795, S7796 [13JN]
———enact (S. 1204), legislative procedure, S7406, S7407 [6JN]
———enact (S. 1204), unanimous-consent agreement, S7408 [6JN], S7793 [13JN]
Taxation: impose a tax on excess profits of large oil companies (S. 340), S1506 [5FE]
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (S. 173), S6914 [3JN], S7065, S7076, S7077 [5JN]
Telephones: billing for long-distance service (S. 857), S4746
Terrorism: constitutional procedures for the imposition of capital punishment for certain murders, S1944 [20FE]
———constitutional procedures for the imposition of life imprisonment for certain murders, S1947 [20FE]
Thomas, Clarence: nomination to Supreme Court, S14298 [3OC], S14473 [7OC], S14515, S14520 [8OC], S14668 [15OC]
Ukraine: independence anniversary, S1156 [24JA]
Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 3575), S16720 [14NO], S16802 [15NO]
WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (S. 657), S3289 [13MR]
Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (S. 367), S1708
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: anniversary, S1470, S1471 [5FE]
Yugoslavia: social and political reform (S. Res. 153), S9910 [11JY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Arizona: campaign by Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopolies, and Business Rights, S1867 [7FE]
Reports
Financial Transactions of Lamar Alexander: Committee on Labor and Human Resources, S3376 [14MR]
Firearm Safety: GAO, S4855-S4862 [23AP]
Human Rights in India's Kashmir Region Under Siege: Asia Watch (organization), S5715 [14MY]
Statements
Antitrust Laws on Insurance Companies: ABA, S2010 [20FE]
———Franklin D. Roosevelt, S2010 [20FE]
———National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures (sundry), S2010, S2011 [20FE]
Confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the D.C. Circuit Court: by, S14697 [15OC]
Nomination of Lamar Alexander To Be Sec. of Education: by, S3375 [14MR]
Studies
Discriminatory Employment Practices: NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., S12124 [2AU]
Summaries
Drug and Device Enforcement Act (S. 1982), S16946
Enforcement of Child Labor Laws (S. 600), S2957 [7MR]
Insurance Protection Act (S. 1644), S12194
Testimonies
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Billing for Long-Distance Telephone Service (S. 857), D960 [24JY]
———Solvency of the Insurance Industry, D538 [7MY]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Consumer Overcharge Refund (S. 933), D781 [19JN]
———Public Lands/National Parks, D630 [21MY]
Texts of
S. 55, prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes, S702 [14JA]
S. 257, waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, S1094 [23JA]
S. 340, Excess Oil Profits Tax Act, S1508 [5FE]
S. 351, Pension Restoration Act, S1588-S1590 [5FE]
S. 367, Nontraditional Employment for Women Act, S1709
S. 429, Consumer Protection Against Price-Fixing Act, S2007 [20FE]
S. 430, Insurance Competitive Pricing Act, S2011 [20FE]
S. 431, Competition in Cable Act, S2013 [20FE]
S. 445, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Criminal Penalty Reform Act, S2025
S. 600, enforcement of child labor laws, S2956 [7MR]
S. 749, Mound City Group National Monument boundaries, S4014
S. 794, amend ERISA relative to preemption of certain State laws, S4247
S. 857, billing for long-distance telephone service, S4746
S. 1324, Poultry Consumer Protection Act, S8142 [19JN]
S. 1497, Great Lakes Protection Act, S10449-S10452 [18JY]
S. 1532, revise and extend programs of the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act, S10689
S. 1577, Alzheimer's disease research, training, and education, S11217
S. 1847, National Training Center for Afro-American Museum Professionals Act, S14993
S. 1982, Drug and Device Enforcement Act, S16943
Tributes
Daschle, Senator, S7712 [13JN]
Heinz, John, S4166 [9AP]
Herlocker, Gladys B., S5975 [15MY]
Marshall, Thurgood, S8903 [27JN]
Motherwell, Robert, S10312 [18JY]
Sarff, Don, S4298 [11AP]