SIMON, PAUL(a Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack: President Bush, S82• [21JA]

Bill of Rights—A Century of Progress: John Paul Stevens, S3140•-S3146• [10MR]

Dream With Its Back Against the Wall: A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., S5542•-S5544• [10AP]

Elijah P. Lovejoy Human Rights Award: William F. Woo, S11404• [3AU]

Financial Institutions Accountability Relative to Ownership by Executives: Thomas C. Theobald, S9035• [25JN]

``I Have a Dream'' Education Program: Eugene M. Lang, S13296•-S13298• [10SE]

Inauguration as Mali's President: Alpha Oumar Konare, S11402• [3AU]

Off Welfare Through Learnfare: David C. Jones, S9032•-S9034• [25JN]

Promise of Peace: Richard M. Nixon, S9960•-S9962• [20JY]

Research and Development—The Key to Progress: Alexander MacLachlan, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., S5104• [8AP]

To Change a City: Leon M. Lederman, S7497•-S7499• [3JN], S8404•-S8406• [17JN]

Truth in the Modern Age: Robert C. Maynard, S4528• [31MR]

Agenda

Democratic Hispanic Task Force field hearing on families, S9968 [20JY]

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), S10452, S10541 [28JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (H. Con. Res. 287), S5464 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (S. Con. Res. 106), S5016, S5099 [8AP], S5146, S5156, S5177, S5322, S5323 [9AP], S5535 [10AP]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance to emerging republics (S. 2532), S9884 [2JY]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), S10824 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5488), S13090, S13115 [9SE], S13180, S13205 [10SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), S13591, S13658 [16SE], S13676, S13713, S13910 [17SE]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing activities (H.R. 2607), S12688 [12AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), S15807, S15814, S15837, S15889, S15890, S15891 [30SE]

Government: regulation of Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 2733), S8805 [24JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorization (S. 1150), S1875, S1927 [20FE]

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: funding for East St. Louis portion (H.R. 2926), S9931, S9956 [20JY]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for the Dept. of Defense and defense activities of the Dept. of Energy (S. 3114), S11959 [7AU], S13852, S13911 [17SE], S14054, S14134, S14143, S14147, S14160, S14169 [18SE]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), S4718, S4735, S4854 [2AP]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources (S. 2166), S1176, S1271 [6FE]

Power resources: making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), S10979, S11086 [31JY]

Railroads: safety (S. 1571), S3868, S3885 [18MR]

Taxation: establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), S12361 [11AU], S14921, S14994 [24SE], S15327, S15340, S15401 [26SE]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), S3365, S3367, S3423, S3494, S3496, S3499 [12MR], S3704 [13MR]

Television: local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S689 [30JA]

Women: reproduction rights (S. 25), S9026 [25JN]

Analyses

Human Tissue Transplantation Act (S. 2908), S9149• [29JN]

Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act (S. 3238), S13653• [16SE]

Appointments

Committee to escort Richard von Weizsaecker, President of Germany, into the chamber, H2814 [30AP]

Conferee: H.R. 3033, Job Training Partnership Act, S5871 [30AP]

———S. 2, improve educational system, S13445 [15SE]

———S. 1150, Higher Education Act reauthorization, S5046 [8AP]

———S. 3065, revise and extend Rehabilitation Act programs, S12513 [12AU]

Articles and editorials

Africa Finds Reasons To Hope for Democracy's Future, Michael Clough, New York (NY) Times, S4530• [31MR]

Alumnus Visits Estonian Homeland, Juri Taht, Dana Review (publication), S186• [22JA]

Amid Some Grumbling, Clinton Wins Praise for His Reforms of Arkansas Education, Goldie Blumenstyk, Chronicle of Higher Education (publication), S6412• [7MY]

Attacks on Homosexual Persons May Be Increasing, but Many Bashings Still Aren't Reported to Police, Journal of the American Medical Association (publication), S10049• [21JY]

Balance the Budget—By Force, David Gergen, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S7372• [2JN]

Balanced-Budget Measure—Not for Crackpots Anymore, Stephen Chapman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S6922• [19MY]

Bitter Legacy of '80s Deal-Mania, Chicago (IL) Tribune, Walter Adams and James Brock, S1096• [5FE]

Blending Commitment and Politics, James M. Wall, Christian Century (publication), S13299• [10SE]

Blockade Strangling Armenia, Michael McGuire, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S616• [29JA]

Bush's Logic Behind Plan To Cut Job Safety Rules Is Absurd, Harry Bernstein, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S13307• [10SE]

Case of the Missing Black Judges, A. Leon Higginbotham, New York (NY) Times, S11398• [3AU]

Cheap Shots—How Can Bush Scrimp on Something Like Child Vaccinations? Michael Kinsley, Washington (DC) Post, S18232• [8OC]

Constitutional Answer to Deficits, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S6922• [19MY]

Desalination's Appeal Evaporates, Peter Weber, World Watch (publication), S3577• [12MR]

Desperation and Hope in East St. Louis, Colman McCarthy, Washington (DC) Post, S9966• [20JY]

Direct Student Loans? Yes, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard, S3149• [10MR]

Don't Raise Taxes, Collect Them, Harvey F. Wachsman, New York (NY) Times, S2768• [3MR]

Douglas Left Enduring Mark, Steve Neal, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S5545• [10AP]

Drought Whets Appetite for More Desalination, Engineering Times (publication), S2933• [5MR]

Drug War—Patronage Is Prolific, Sean Holton, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, S9471 [1JY]

Economists Argue Over Size of the Budget Deficit Problem, Steven Mufson, Washington (DC) Post, S15629 [29SE]

Electric Vehicles, Lesley Hazleton, New York (NY) Times, S5552•-S5554• [10AP]

``English Only'' Trend Isn't the American Way, Richard Roeper, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S16425• [2OC]

Executions Won't Reduce Crime Rate, Carl T. Rowan, S6039• [5MY]

Experts Speak Out, TV Guide (publication), S16429•-S16436• [2OC]

Facing the Future—A Discussion With Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President, Brown University, Louise M. Simone, Armenian General Benevolent Union (publication), S4967•-S4969• [7AP]

Financial Impact of a College Degree Far-Reaching, Kathy Kristof, Denver (CO) Post, S13310 [10SE]

Funny Thing Is Happening to TV's Public Forum, Pat Aufderheide, Columbia Journalism Review (publication), S76• [21JA]

Gambling Doesn't Pay—It Costs—Betting Parlors Siphon Off More Money From Communities Than They Generate, Earl L. Grinois, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S187• [22JA]

Getting the Message to China, Tom C. Korologos, S10845• [29JY]

Granny Dumping by the Thousands, New York (NY) Times, S6517• [12MY]

Growth—Not Guns, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S697• [30JA]

Handguns Kill More Than They Protect, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S18204• [8OC]

Heard the One About the Welfare Queen? William Greider, National Affairs (publication), S8115• [11JN]

Here's Where Your Federal Taxes Go, Peoria (IL) Journal-Star, S16539• [3OC]

How Much Violence? Neil Hickey, TV Guide (publication), S16428• [2OC]

I Wanted To Smack Somebody White, Sylvester Monroe, NABJ Journal, S11397• [3AU]

In Court, I Held Back Rage, Bryan Jenkins, NABJ Journal, S11397• [3AU]

In One Day in One City, 1,846 Acts of TV Violence—That's Entertainment? Anthea Disney, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S16427• [2OC]

Indians Turning to Tribal Colleges for Opportunity and Cultural Values, Michael Marriott, New York (NY) Times, S3147• [10MR]

Is TV Violence Battering Our Kids?—New Study, New Answers, TV Guide (publication), S16427• [2OC]

Islamic World Galvanized by Reported Killing of Bosnia's Muslims, Deplores Inaction by U.N., Kim Murphy, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S13309• [10SE]

Japan-Bashing Appears To Intensify in California, Michael Abramowitz, Washington (DC) Post, S5550• [10AP]

Just Deserts, Avigdor Haselkorn, S8572•-S8574• [19JN]

Justice for All?—Legal System Struggles To Reflect Diversity, But Progress Is Slow, Ellen J. Pollock and Stephen J. Adler, Wall Street Journal (publication), S6514• [12MY]

Leave Religion Out of Campaigns, Raymond R. Coffey, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S13305• [10SE]

Lessons, Harsh and Difficult, From 1000 Days Trapped Inside a Metaphor, Salman Rushdie, New York (NY) Times, S80• [21JA]

Liberal Case for a Budget Amendment, Michael Kinsley, Washington (DC) Post, S6924• [19MY]

Look at . . . South Africa's Showdown After the Vote—Can South Africa Escape the Violence? Jennifer Kibbe, Washington (DC) Post, S7047 [20MY]

Loss of a Gentleman, John Foreman, Champaign (IL) News-Gazette, S7051• [20MY]

Making a Living Off the Dying, Norman Paradis, New York (NY) Times, S9155• [29JN]

Media Ignored Korean Side of Story, Kapson Yim Lee, NABJ Journal, S11397• [3AU]

More Precious Than Oil, and Maybe as Volatile—Water Crisis Is Feared in the Middle East, Alan Cowell, New York (NY) Times, S4674• [1AP]

Mortgage on America—Analysts See Causes of Debt Crisis as Both Political and Economic, Steven Mufson, Washington (DC) Post, S15628 [29SE]

Mortgage on America—As an Issue, the Deficit Doesn't Play in Peoria, Political Pros Warn, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, S15632 [29SE]

Mortgage on America—Federal Borrowing Binge Leaves a Painful, Lasting Economic Legacy, Steven Mufson, Washington (DC) Post, S15626-S15628 [29SE]

Mortgage on America—Politicians Wavering on Debt Crisis Issue, Steven Mufson, Washington (DC) Post, S15631 [29SE]

Mourners Remember Sam Hulett's Sweetness, Stephen Beaven, Washington (DC) Post, S10856 [30JY]

Multi-Party Democracy in Africa, Frederick Chiluba, S4534• [31MR]

Next War in Vietnam, Stephen Brookes, Washington (DC) Times, S6409•-S6411• [7MY]

Oil Crisis, Steve Stone, Earthcare (publication), S8545• [18JN]

Paul Douglas of Illinois—``The People's Senator'', by, S6038• [5MY]

Peoria, What Plays Is Political Anxiety, Discontent, Thomas B. Edsall, Washington (DC) Post, S8842• [24JN]

Perspective on Politics—Contempt for the Constitution, John E. Frohnmayer, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S16437• [2OC]

Prisoners of War—and Deception, New York (NY) Times, S9554• [1JY]

Quality Makes PBS Worth Watching—and Worth Funding, Clarence Page, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7346 [2JN]

Remembering Joe Minsky, Peggy McCormick, S9750 [2JY]

Replacement Workers, Journal of Commerce (publication), S7781 [10JN]

Sacrificial Lamb, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S11403• [3AU]

Sands of Time Warn of the Inevitable, Charles W. Mills, Vandalia (IL) Leader-Union, S304• [23JA]

Self-Defeating Myths About America, Felix G. Rohatyn, Washington (DC) Post, S10844• [29JY], S13310• [10SE]

Seven Formally Charged in Beating Death, Roberta DeFoor, Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel, S17076• [5OC]

Should International Kidnapping be Legal? by, S11505• [4AU]

Simon Says—Do Touch That Dial, Salem (OH) News, S15421• [26SE]

Simon's Tax Increase, Wall Street Journal (publication), S9208 [30JN]

Small Business' Best Friend? Small Banks, Joseph D. Mathewson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2766• [3MR]

Sobering New Deficit Report Charts Four Roads to Our Future, by, S8144 [12JN]

State of Misgovernment, New York (NY) Times, S11502• [4AU]

Straddle Into Irresponsibility, Senator Bentsen, Washington (DC) Post, S4897 [7AP]

Strides, Jennifer Chen, Naperville (IL) North Star, S12398• [11AU]

Students Allege Religious Bias, Randi Bjornstad, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard, S83• [21JA]

Students Link Hands for Diversity, Kendra Casey, Illinois State University Vidette (publication), S9080• [26JN]

Studies Indicate Screen Mayhem Shapes Lives, Carole Lieberman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S7369• [2JN]

Summing Up—What We Can Do, TV Guide (publication), S16436• [2OC]

Sweeping Drugs Under the Rug, Neal R. Peirce, National Journal (publication), S13181 [10SE]

Television and Violence—The Scale of the Problem and Where To Go From Here, Brandon S. Centerwall, Journal of the American Medical Association, S9171-S9173 [30JN]

Termites Are Devouring Hungary, George Soros, New York (NY) Times, S18224• [8OC]

Thousands Shut Out of English Classes in California Schools, Louis Freedberg, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, S11744 [6AU]

Time Has Come To Establish Income-Contingent Student Loans, Barry Bluestone and Jerome M. Comcowich, Chronicle of Higher Education, S4676• [1AP]

To Help Hungry Soviets, Take Tips From Third World, Larry Minear, Roanoke (VA) Times & World News, S1610• [18FE]

To Russia, With Food, Ellen Bernstein, Washington Jewish Week (publication), S2767• [3MR]

Tunisian Human Rights League Folds—New Law Puts Finish to Arab World's Oldest Watchdog Group, Caryle Murphy, Washington (DC) Post, S8712• [23JN]

TV Violence Act at Its Mid-Point, by, S11223 [3AU], S11761 [6AU]

Two Men of Principle, David S. Broder, Washington (DC) Post, S4435 [31MR]

U.S. Misses Golden Opportunity While Former Soviet Foes Suffer, Gary Hart, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, S13309• [10SE]

U.S. Prefers to Prescribe, Rather Than Take, Tough Economic Medicine, Steven Mufson, Washington (DC) Post, S15630 [29SE]

U.S. Proposal To Bar Minority Scholarships Draws Heavily Negative Response From Academe, Scott Jaschik, Chronicle of Higher Education, S4670• [1AP]

Unions Need Help To Restore Balance, Doug Smith, Little Rock (AR) Arkansas Gazette, S7781 [10JN]

United States-Zaire Relations—A Foreign Policy Dilemma, Anne Griffin, S7507• [3JN]

Violence on Television—How Much Violence Is There? Neil Hickey, TV Guide (publication), S16428• [2OC]

War's Toll Doesn't End With Last Bomb, Mike Royko, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S16438• [2OC]

Water May Be Next Flashpoint in Mideast, Tom Hundley, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1282•-S1283• [6FE], S4416•-S4418• [26MR]

Water Often Is a Divisive Issue in the Fractious Middle East, Peter Waldman, Wall Street Journal (publication), S3981• [19MR]

What Filmmakers Are Missing is a Sense of Responsibility, Paula Poundstone, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S7368• [2JN]

What Roles for the U.S. and the U.N. in Bosnia and Somalia? by, S16309 [2OC]

When Passion Is Dangerous, Elie Wiesel, Washington (DC) Post, S6032• [5MY]

Who Fed This Caesar? Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, S4405• [26MR]

Why Are Russians Still Here? The Free Baltics Ask, Celestine Bohlen, New York (NY) Times, S12397• [11AU]

Why Not Pretend Amendment Passed? Peoria (IL) Journal Star, S8712• [23JN]

Why We Need a Balanced Budget Amendment, by, S8144 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see S. Res. 271), S3301 [11MR]

Construction industries: fairness in the surety bonding process (see S. 2611), S5220 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: international peacekeeping activities cost classification (see S. 2560), S5218 [9AP]

Dept. of State: availability of additional funds for international peacekeeping activities (see S. 2503), S4500 [31MR]

Education: establish academies for mathematics and science teaching skills (see S. 2976), S9777 [2JY]

———provide elementary and secondary school library media resources (see S. 3307), S16348 [2OC]

Employment: prevent potential abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see S. 3238), S13647 [16SE]

FCC: establish ethnic and minority affairs section (see S. 2576), S5218 [9AP]

Forests: encourage more tree planting in communities (see S. Res. 264), S2911 [5MR]

Health: establish safe and effective human tissue transplantation procedures (see S. 2908), S9139 [29JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 287), S4636 [1AP]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 300), S6484 [12MY]

National Education First Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 316), S8284 [16JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit political activities (see S. 3147), S11790 [6AU]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 305), S6712 [14MY]

Refugee Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 323), S8793 [24JN]

Somalia: civil war and human rights violations (see S. Res. 258), S1362 [7FE]

South Africa: U.S. policy toward apartheid (see S. Res. 301), S7027 [20MY]

Sudan: humanitarian assistance (see S. Con. Res. 140), S16348 [2OC]

Tariff: cat and dog treats (see S. 2756), S7027 [20MY]

———tacrolimus (FK506) (see S. 3073), S10293 [24JY]

Taxation: deductibility of interest allowed corporations and dividends paid by corporations (see S. 3102), S10926 [30JY]

U.N.: deployment of peacekeeping forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Republic (see S. Res. 349), S15159 [25SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: Federal sentencing guidelines relative to hate crimes (see S. 2522), S4786 [2AP]

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (see S. 2236), S1703 [19FE]

Year of the Tree: designate (see S. Res. 265), S2911 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: income limitation requirements (see S. 2736), S8395 [17JN]

American Philosophical Society: anniversary (see S. 2661), S6099 [6MY]

American Visionary Art Museum: support as national repository and educational center for visionary art (see S. Con. Res. 81), S8000 [11JN]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2608), S5220 [9AP]

Angola: elections (see S. Res. 355), S16979 [5OC]

Antitrust policy: cause of action for persons injured in U.S. commerce by unfair foreign competition (see S. 2610), S5220 [9AP]

Armenia: elections (see S. Con. Res. 88), S678 [30JA]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see S. 3161), S12071 [10AU]

Azerbaijan: U.S. trade policy (see S. 2167), S678 [30JA]

Battle of Guadalcanal Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 248), S4665 [1AP]

BIA: management of rangelands, farmlands, and the production of agricultural resources (see S. 2977), S15481 [28SE]

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 278), S14983 [24SE]

Budget: defense versus social programs (see S. 2399), S4097 [24MR]

———intragovernmental transactions involving trust funds (see S. 2526), S4786 [2AP]

Burdick, Quentin N.: tribute (see S. Res. 338), S12939 [8SE]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 315), S8284 [16JN]

Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 274), S5814 [29AP]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 334), S12573 [12AU]

Children and youth: education, health, and social service programs for at-risk youth and their families (see S. 3088), S10508 [28JY]

———promote education, safety, and welfare programs within a family environment (see S. 3243), S14694 [22SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S. 2808), S7584 [4JN]

Coins: mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see S. 2682), S7801 [10JN]

Community Works Progress Program: establish (see S. 2373), S3959 [19MR]

Congressional employees: prohibit acceptance of unnecessary services and benefits (see S. 2174), S4665 [1AP]

Crime: State enactment of legislation relative to stalking other persons (see S. 2922), S10038 [21JY]

Dae Hung Ho (North Korean merchant vessel): arms cargo (see S. Res. 266), S2911 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: reinvestment of certain expenditures into the economy and domestic programs (see S. 2250), S2192 [25FE]

Diseases: cancer registries (see S. 3312), S16348 [2OC]

———establish cancer registries relative to studies on the elevated rate of mortality for breast cancer (see S. 2205), S2595 [27FE]

Earth Charter: adopt (see S.J. Res. 308), S7027 [20MY]

Education: shift Impact Aid funding for military-connected children from the Dept. of Education to the Dept. of Defense (see S. 2666), S7606 [4JN]

———use of instructional television and video programming (see S. 3134), S11603 [5AU]

FEMA: authorizing appropriations for Food and Shelter Program (see S. 2624), S6906 [19MY]

Federal employees: administrative reviews of employment discrimination (see S. 2801), S7480 [3JN]

Financial institutions: public disclosure of examination reports of failed banks (see S. 2290), S2522 [27FE]

———statute of limitations applicable to civil actions brought by the Federal conservator of a failed institution (see S. 2334), S3786 [17MR]

Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see S. 1451), S9954 [20JY]

Firearms: prohibit possession by convicted felons (see S. 2304), S2674 [3MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 1451), S9954 [20JY]

Government: consolidation and elimination of programs with similar operations (see S. 2670), S7361 [2JN]

GPO: establish a single point of online public access to Federal databases containing public information (see S. 2813), S7584 [4JN]

Great Lakes: establish council to coordinate ecosystem activities (see S. 3290), S15881 [30SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 240), S284 [23JA]

Haiti: democracy (see S. 2520), S4960 [7AP]

———treatment of certain immigrants and refugees (see S. 2185, 2246, 2826), S910 [4FE], S1894 [20FE], S7697 [9JN]

Hawaii: anniversary of overthrow of Kingdom (see S.J. Res. 335), S12573 [12AU]

Health: disposal of low-level radioactive waste (see S. 1111), S9954 [20JY]

———improvement of long-term care insurance (see S. 2141), S53 [21JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2320, 2513, 2571), S2911 [5MR], S4785 [2AP], S5218 [9AP]

———State policies to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 3165), S12346 [11AU]

———State-coordinated health insurance (see S. 2675), S7361 [2JN]

———surveillance, research, and services aimed at preventing birth defects (see S. 2935), S11083 [31JY]

———traumatic brain injury research (see S. 2949), S10242 [23JY]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 310), S7169 [21MY]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 336), S14983 [24SE]

Hong Kong: establish U.S. policy as of July 1, 1997 (see S. 1731), S4051 [20MR]

Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see S. 757), S4846 [2AP]

Immigration: admission of nonimmigrants who are family to U.S. permanent resident aliens (see S. 2385), S7045 [20MY]

Information services: competition in electronic information services and preservation of universal availability of basic telecommunications services (see S. 2112), S4660 [1AP]

International law: U.S. direct participation in arrest of suspects in foreign countries (see S. 3250), S14122 [18SE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 330), S11790 [6AU]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see S. Con. Res. 113), S6907 [19MY]

———elections and U.S. visit of Yitzhak Rabin (see S. Con. Res. 133), S12070 [10AU]

———loan guarantees (see S. Res. 277), S4636 [1AP]

Japanese Americans: increase trust fund authorization relative to redress payments for interned civilians during World War II (see S. 2553), S12360 [11AU]

Jefferson, Thomas: commemorate 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 2661), S6099 [6MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2792), S12684 [12AU]

Liberia: peace process and foreign aid appropriations (see S.J. Res. 271), S3692 [13MR]

Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 333), S14695 [22SE]

LSC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2870), S9299 [30JN]

LTV Aerospace and Defense Co.: prevent foreign acquisition (see S. 2704), S6595 [13MY]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 288), S7362 [2JN]

Malaysia: tropical rain forests (see S. Res. 280), S5320 [9AP]

Medicaid: coverage for certain low-income medicare beneficiaries (see S. 1574, 2814), S4231 [25MR], S7584 [4JN]

———coverage of certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists services (see S. 1842), S9954 [20JY]

Medicare: billing time for anesthesia services (see S. 2643), S11392 [3AU]

Mental health: ensure equitable benefits relative to future health care reform legislation (see S. Con. Res. 126), S8793 [24JN]

———national policy to provide health care (see S. 2696), S7606 [4JN]

Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program: establish training course in Japanese language, government, politics, and economy (see S. 2763), S8191 [15JN]

Myanmar: human rights violations, illicit drug trafficking, and military buildup (see S. Con. Res. 107), S4932 [7AP]

National Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 247), S7801 [10JN]

National Arbor Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 280), S4217 [25MR]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see S.J. Res. 214), S534 [28JA]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 303), S7238 [21MY]

National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 319), S8500 [18JN]

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws: tribute (see S.J. Res. 244), S678 [30JA]

National Conference on Aging: authorize (see S. 3008), S10126 [22JY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 266), S5706 [28AP]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 295), S6743 [14MY]

National Endometriosis Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 321), S8659 [23JN]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 231), S6021 [5MY]

National Fragrance Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 236), S806 [31JA]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 251), S4123 [24MR]

National Indian Policy Research Institute: establish (see S. 3155), S12069 [10AU]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see S. Res. 326), S10219 [23JY]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 304), S7719 [9JN]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 301), S7046 [20MY]

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 293), S6021 [5MY]

National Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 307), S7492 [3JN]

National Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see S. 3157), S12069 [10AU]

National parks and recreation areas: reform concessions policies (see S. 1755), S1596 [18FE]

National Recycling Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 246), S795 [31JA]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 242), S1597 [18FE]

National School Lunch Act: compliance and accountability measures (see S. 2327), S5705 [28AP]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 257), S7045 [20MY]

National Small Independent Telephone Company Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 281), S7238 [21MY]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 340), S17449 [7OC]

National Walking Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 342), S17050 [5OC]

National Wildlife Refuge System: management (see S. 1862), S1596 [18FE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 329), S14983 [24SE]

National Youth Community Corps Program: establish (see S. 2373), S3959 [19MR]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for Indian health programs (see S. 2481), S4217 [25MR]

———employment and business opportunities (see S. 3118), S11071 [31JY]

———waste management programs on Indian lands by tribal governments (see S. 1687), S170 [22JA]

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3008), S10126 [22JY]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 3008), S10126 [22JY]

OSHA: regulations (see S. Con. Res. 17), S1713 [19FE]

Paine, Thomas: construction of a monument on the Capitol Grounds (see S. Con. Res. 110), S5501 [10AP]

POW: necessary medical care for former civilian POW (see S. 3328), S16978 [5OC]

Printing: require that all Federal printing use soybean oil-based inks (see S. 2832), S7790 [10JN]

Public welfare programs: making appropriations for WIC, Head Start, and Job Corps programs (see S. 2387), S5319 [9AP]

Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse, Fargo, ND: designate (see S. 3224), S13266 [10SE]

Radio Free China: establish (see S. 2985), S9777 [2JY]

Rehabilitation Act: revise and extend (see S. 3065), S10293 [24JY]

Rural areas: establish programs for the homeless (see S. 2181), S910 [4FE]

———improve availability and quality of health care (see S. 2394), S7237 [21MY]

———supplemental appropriations to stimulate job creation (see S. 2262), S3881 [18MR]

Sec. of the Army: employment authority relative to civilian faculty members of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (see S. 2636), S6112 [6MY]

Senate: prohibit unnecessary and inappropriate services expense coverage for Members and employees (see S. Res. 279), S4636 [1AP]

Small business: survey on obtaining surety bonds from corporate surety companies (see S. 2609), S5220 [9AP]

Social Security: home health service coverage (see S. 1126), S6394 [7MY]

———medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners (see S. 2103), S9954 [20JY]

———medicare reimbursement for physician assistants (see S. 2104), S10241 [23JY]

Somalia: humanitarian assistance (see S. Con. Res. 132), S11072 [31JY]

South Africa: tribute to President F.W. de Klerk and citizens (see S. Res. 275), S4031 [20MR]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball team): anniversary (see S. Res. 313), S7981 [11JN]

Student aid programs: income dependent education assistance (see S. 2255), S2192 [25FE]

Tariff: footwear (see S. 405), S8301 [16JN]

———tamoxifen citrate (see S. 2389), S6742 [14MY]

Taxation: incentives for businesses located on Indian reservations (see S. 2254), S2763 [3MR]

———taxpayers' rights (see S. 2239), S1894 [20FE]

———treatment of interest on certain education loans (see S. 2160), S5705 [28AP]

———treatment of payers and recipients of unpaid child support payments (see S. 2514), S9955 [20JY]

Telecommunications: development of a nationwide system for use in educational institutions (see S. 2377), S4031 [20MR]

———modernize infrastructure relative to universally accessible telephone service (see S. 2810), S10376 [27JY]

Thailand: human rights violations (see S. Res. 299), S6893 [19MY]

U.N.: designation of forces to maintain international peace and security (see S.J. Res. 325), S13113 [9SE]

U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: U.S. participation (see S. Con. Res. 89), S1597 [18FE]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 352), S15474 [28SE]

Veterans: improve the care and services furnished to women who have experienced sexual trauma (see S. 2973), S9777 [2JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 318), S9024 [25JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: minting of commemorative coins in honor of veterans and the anniversary of the dedication of the memorial (see S. 2707), S10942 [30JY]

Wallenberg, Raoul: accounting of whereabouts and definitive fate (see S. Res. 249), S1598 [18FE]

Weapons: moratorium on the sale of antipersonnel landmines abroad (see S. 3098), S12685 [12AU]

Women: economic equity (see S. 2677), S6349 [7MY]

Women's Army Corps: issuance of a commemorative stamp (see S.J. Res. 230), S4663 [1AP]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 338), S13879 [17SE]

World War II: minting of commemorative coins (see S. 3195), S14126 [18SE]

———tribute to the ``Righteous Gentiles'' of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 289), S5917 [30AP]

Year of the American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see S.J. Res. 218), S1268 [6FE]

Yugoslavia: most-favored-nation status for Serbia and Montenegro (see S. 3221), S15660 [29SE]

Bulletins

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Recognizes Exceptional Service to Uprooted People, S8316• [16JN]

Cloture motions

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1306), conference report, S7576 [4JN], S7670 [9JN]

Dept. of Defense: reinvestment of certain expenditures into the economy and domestic programs (S. 2399), S4204 [25MR], S4331 [26MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), S13541 [15SE], S13573 [16SE]

Education: improve system (S. 2), S18 [21JA], S13251 [10SE], S15854 [30SE]

———improve system (S. 2), conference report, S16200, S16214 [2OC]

———improve system (S. 2), disagree to House amendments, S13443 [15SE]

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (S. 55), S7727• [9JN], S7964 [11JN], S8137 [12JN], S8237 [16JN]

Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness (S. 1696), S4083 [24MR]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), S4367 [26MR], S4437 [31MR]

———revise and extend programs (S. 2899), S15855 [30SE], S16228, S16241 [2OC]

Solid waste: State restriction of the interstate transportation of municipal waste (S. 2877), S10188 [23JY]

U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: U.S. participation (S. Con. Res. 89), S4633 [1AP]

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (H.R. 4312), S11484 [4AU]

Comments

Dept. of Education's notice of proposed policy guidance on minority scholarship programs: several Senators, S3717•-S3719• [13MR]

Financial Aid for All Students Act: college and university officials, S2210-S2214 [25FE]

Documents

U.S. Policy Toward Zaire, S7506• [3JN]

Factsheets

Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act (S. 3307), S16352 [2OC]

Financial statements

Personal, S8119• [11JN]

Interviews

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, with Matthias Nass, S13308• [10SE]

Letters

Budget deficit: Thomas D. Lynch, S11401• [3AU]

Civil unrest relative to court verdict on police brutality charges: Aiesha L. Williams, S7054• [20MY]

———Christina Brown, S7054• [20MY]

———Demetrik Jomes, S7054• [20MY]

———Isiah Washington, S7054• [20MY]

———Latoya Whitehead, S7054• [20MY]

———Marvin L. Cooks, S7054• [20MY]

———Parnell Higgins, S7054• [20MY]

———Sylvia Mathloch, S7054• [20MY]

Constitutional war powers relative to personal and political consequences: George Anastaplo, S13434• [14SE]

Democratic Hispanic Task Force Field Hearing on Families: Alivio Medical Center, S10544• [28JY]

———Angela Torres, Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, S10543• [28JY]

———Jorge A. Girotti, Hispanic Center of Excellence, S10381• [27JY]

———Universidad Popular (organization), S10543• [28JY]

Fidel Castro, Cuba's own worst enemy: Maria E. Cruz Varela, S190• [22JA]

Film distorts truth about Jack Ruby, Elmer Gertz, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S699• [30JA]

Foreign trade embargo against Vietnam: several corporations, S8847• [24JN]

Health care costs: David and Barbara Crockett, S13311• [10SE]

Human Tissue Transplantation Act: by, S9148• [29JN]

Justice Clarence Thomas From a Federal Judicial Colleague: A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., S3133•-S3139• [10MR]

Mental disability programs: Robert W. Gray, S380• [24JA]

Minority scholarships: Arthur A. Fletcher, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, S3719•-S3721• [13MR]

———Senator Gore, S3716• [13MR]

———several Senators, S3716• [13MR]

Mutual fund regulation: W.A. Anderson, Jr., Anderson, Cheneviere & Co., Ltd., S7722• [9JN]

National Institute for Literacy appointments: by, S10277 [24JY]

———Nicholas E. Calio, Executive Office of the President, S10277 [24JY]

People's Republic of China's compliance with Commercial Launch Services Memorandum of Agreement: by, S16832 [5OC]

Preventing illiteracy: Lynn Futrell, S9081• [26JN]

Racially-motivated murder of Luyen Nguyen in Coral Springs, FL: by, S17076• [5OC]

———Paul Fields, S17076• [5OC]

Reduction of nuclear forces: several Senators, S8338 [17JN]

Supreme Court appointment process: Donald G. Gifford, West Virginia University, S1509• [7FE]

———Geoffrey R. Stone, University of Chicago, S1508• [7FE]

———Guido Calabresi, Yale University, S1508• [7FE]

———Peter M. Shane, University of Iowa, S1509• [7FE]

———Steven R. Smith, Cleveland State University, S1509• [7FE]

Surety bond companies doing business with the U.S.: E. Colette Nelson, American Subcontractors Association, Inc., S5303• [9AP]

———National Association of Minority Contractors, S5304• [9AP]

Television Violence Act: by, S16436• [2OC]

U.S. foreign policy toward Zaire: William T. Close, S1864 [20FE]

Universal eligibility and income-sensitive repayment direct student loans: several college and university presidents, S2209 [25FE]

Lists

Illinois Governor's Environmental Corps., S15284• [25SE]

Prayers

For Our Sins: Tikkun (publication), S1718• [19FE]

Press releases

Critical Time for Malawi, Church of Scotland, S13306• [10SE]

Water desalination research: National Water Research Institute, S78• [21JA]

Quotations

``Speak up,'' Martin Niemoller, S5742 [29AP]

Remarks by, on

Africa: democratic reforms, S4530• [31MR], S11402• [3AU]

———literacy rate, S6040• [5MY]

African Americans: appointments to Federal appellate courts, S11398• [3AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5487), S10452 [28JY]

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration: revise and extend certain programs (S. 1306), conference report, S7684 [9JN]

American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5058), S15645 [29SE]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4250), appointment of conferees, S15645 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 2608), S5297• [9AP], S12507 [12AU]

Antitrust policy: promote competition in the retail gasoline market (S. 790), S9034• [25JN]

Appropriations: investments in education and school-to-work initiatives, S485, S486 [28JA]

———making further continuing (H.J. Res. 456), S4588 [1AP]

Arkansas: education reform, S6412• [7MY]

Armed Forces: financial assistance to local school districts where military installations are located (S. 2066), S1723• [19FE]

Armed Forces Radio and Television Service: anniversary, S7086 [21MY]

Armenia: blockade by Azerbaijan, S616• [29JA]

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, S5742 [29AP]

Arts and humanities: establish industry standards relative to depictions of violence, S7368• [2JN]

Asian Americans: discrimination due to economic decline, S2938• [5MR]

———trend of violent crimes and attitudes toward Asian Americans, S5550• [10AP]

Azerbaijan: anti-Semitism, S5547• [10AP]

———Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, S5547• [10AP]

———U.S. trade policy (S. 2167), S701• [30JA]

Baltic States: presence of Russian troops, S12397• [11AU]

Bankruptcy: establish a commission to review the Bankruptcy Code (S. 1985), S8341 [17JN], S18244• [8OC]

Black Hills National Forest: convey certain real property to the Black Hills Workshop and Training Center (S. 1770), S11779 [6AU]

B'nai B'rith: overview of anti-Semitic incidents, S2237• [25FE]

Budget: balance, S8341 [17JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S5167 [9AP], S7372• [2JN], S7732, S7735, S7739 [10JN], S8144 [12JN], S8712• [23JN], S8897, S8898 [25JN], S9196 [30JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced and greater accountability relative to tax legislation (S.J. Res. 298), S6922•, S6924• [19MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), S7975 [11JN]

———deficit, S4897 [7AP], S11400• [3AU], S15626, S15632 [29SE], S16539• [3OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (H. Con. Res. 287), S5456 [10AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1993-97 (S. Con. Res. 106), S5138, S5143, S5144, S5150, S5167 [9AP]

Bush, President: political platform, S10277, S10278 [24JY]

Business and industry: amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles, S14922, S14924, S14930, S14933 [24SE]

———petroleum industry price inversions, S6814• [14MY]

Captive Nations Week: anniversary, S10250• [23JY]

Casey, John W.: election as Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCA's, S5708• [28AP]

Chicago, IL: Council for Disability Rights' national application drive for the Americans With Disabilities Act, S10309• [24JY]

———impact of hate crimes on community relations, S11633• [5AU]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 315), S8218 [16JN]

China, People's Republic of: civil liberties violations, S11403• [3AU]

———human rights violations in Tibet (S. Res. 271), S3337• [11MR]

———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, S7619• [4JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, S6031• [5MY]

Civil rights: investigation of racial and ethnic tensions, S6930• [19MY]

Civil Rights Act: objectives for anti-discrimination legislation, S17074• [5OC]

Clean Air Act: industrial plant pollution, S9554• [1JY]

Clinton, Bill: political platform, S10277, S10278 [24JY]

Coast Guard: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S15634 [29SE]

Colleges and universities: preaccreditation status relative to Federal financial aid, S13711 [17SE]

Commission on Broadcasting to the People's Republic of China: establish Radio Free Asia, S14578• [21SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5399), S15645 [29SE]

Commission on the Advancement of Women in the Science and Engineering Work Forces: establish (H.R. 3476), S16439• [2OC]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: meetings during sessions, S15687 [29SE]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: meetings during sessions, S11811 [6AU]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: meetings during sessions, S11811 [6AU]

Committee on Foreign Relations: meetings during sessions, S11811 [6AU]

Committee on Governmental Affairs: meetings during sessions, S11811 [6AU]

Committee on Indian Affairs (Select): meetings during sessions, S11811 [6AU]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: meetings during sessions, S15687 [29SE]

Committee on Small Business: meetings during sessions, S11811 [6AU]

Committee on the Judiciary: meetings during sessions, S15687 [29SE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance to emerging republics (S. 2532), S9441, S9442, S9443 [1JY], S9650, S9705 [2JY]

———emigration policy, S1724• [19FE]

———violence in Nagorno-Karabakh, S4418 [26MR]

Community Works Progress Program: establish (S. 2373), S3971 [19MR]

Conrad, Senator: retirement, S4705 [2AP]

Conservation of energy: promote (H.R. 776), S10787 [29JY]

———promote (H.R. 776), conference report, S17652 [8OC]

Construction industries: fairness in the surety bonding process (S. 2611), S5301• [9AP]

Courts: appointment of minorities to judicial positions, S6513• [12MY]

———appointments to fill judgeship vacancies in the Virgin Islands, S15489• [28SE]

———establish 3 divisions in the Central Judicial District of California (H.R. 3795), S11781 [6AU]

Crime: hate crimes against African Americans, S8317• [16JN]

———hate crimes against homosexuals, S4415• [26MR], S10049• [21JY]

———impact of death penalty, S6039• [5MY]

———incidences of hate crimes, S9153• [29JN]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S9891• [2JY]

———racially motivated hate crimes, S3579 [12MR]

———strengthen Federal antiriot statutes, S7117 [21MY]

Cuba: human rights violations, S190• [22JA]

Democratic Hispanic Task Force: field hearing results, S9967 [20JY], S10051• [21JY], S10381• [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: budget, S5138 [9AP]

———convert military-industrial complex to civilian-industrial complex, S13598 [16SE]

———international peacekeeping activities cost classification (S. 2560), S7896• [10JN], S9157• [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5504), S14296 [21SE]

———reinvestment of certain expenditures into the economy and domestic programs (S. 2250), S2194 [25FE]

———reinvestment of certain expenditures into the economy and domestic programs (S. 2399), S4159 [25MR]

———support international peacekeeping activities, S14171 [18SE]

Dept. of State: availability of additional funds for international peacekeeping activities (S. 2503), S4514 [31MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5488), S13090 [9SE], S13180, S13181, S13185 [10SE]

Dept. of Transportation: making appropriations (H.R. 5518), S11456 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding of health-related activities, S12971, S12972 [9SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 3026), S10333 [27JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5677), S13598 [16SE], S13711, S13718, S13719 [17SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5677), conference report, S16465, S16467 [3OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), S12971, S12972 [9SE]

Disasters: making appropriations for assistance (H.R. 5132), S7113, S7117 [21MY]

Diseases: childhood immunizations, S18231• [8OC]

District of Columbia: repeal Assault Weapon Manufacturing Strict Liability Act, S10333 [27JY]

———statehood, S11502• [4AU]

Drugs: patent on oxaprozin, S17070• [5OC], S18220• [8OC]

Earth Day: Illinois State University observance, S9079• [26JN]

East St. Louis, IL: cleanup of trash problem, S707• [30JA]

Eastern European countries: anti-Semitism, S2770• [3MR]

Education: establish academies for mathematics and science teaching skills (S. 2976), S9833• [2JY]

———establish an institute to promote urban education restructuring (S. 1371), S500 [28JA]

———financial impact of a college degree, S13310• [10SE]

———higher education opportunities (S. 1845), S2210 [25FE], S3149• [10MR]

———improve system (S. 2), S41 [21JA], S240, S241 [23JA], S500 [28JA]

———improve system (S. 2), conference report, S16207 [2OC]

———improve system (S. 2), motion to waive Budget Act, S485, S486 [28JA]

———minority scholarships, S3716• [13MR]

———national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, S7496• [3JN]

———provide elementary and secondary school library media resources (S. 3307), S16351• [2OC]

———separation of church and state in schools, S83• [21JA]

———social and economic impact of illiteracy, S9081• [26JN]

———student loan programs, S4675• [1AP]

———use of cable television in classroom, S4861• [2AP]

Elections: national voter registration (S. 250), S6944 [20MY]

———national voter registration (S. 250), veto, S14221 [21SE]

Employment: community works progress demonstration projects, S14944 [24SE]

———prevent potential abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (S. 3238), S13649• [16SE]

———summer jobs programs, S7113 [21MY]

EPA: include ethanol in reformulated gasoline program, S6255 [7MY]

FCC: establish ethnic and minority affairs section (S. 2576), S5278• [9AP]

Federal aid programs: education and job training programs, S9032• [25JN]

Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act: technical and conforming changes (H.R. 2850), S11781 [6AU]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations for activities (H.R. 2042), insert language of S. 1690 in lieu, S15642 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations for activities (S. 1690), S15635, S15636 [29SE]

Financial institutions: accountability relative to ownership by executives, S9035• [25JN]

———moratorium on interstate branching by savings associations, S8757 [24JN]

Firearms: handgun control, S18203• [8OC]

———prohibit possession by convicted felons (S. 2304), S2679• [3MR]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (S. 3282), S15635 [29SE]

Foreign aid: making appropriations, S4588 [1AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), S15843 [30SE]

Foreign trade: deficit, S82• [21JA]

Forests: encourage more tree planting in communities (S. Res. 264), S2931• [5MR]

Freedom (space station): funding, S12971, S12972 [9SE]

Fund for Democracy and Development: humanitarian work in former Soviet Union, S9966• [20JY]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to G & M Distributors, Inc., S7723• [9JN]

Germany: anti-Semitism, S5921• [30AP]

———violence against ethnic groups and foreigners, S15692• [29SE]

Gore, Senator: political platform, S16082 [1OC]

Government: regulation of Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 2733), S8433 [18JN], S8757 [24JN], S8897, S8898 [25JN], S9196 [30JN]

Health: establish safe and effective human tissue transplantation procedures (S. 2908), S9146•-S9148• [29JN]

———funding for mental disability programs, S380• [24JA]

———human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S4472 [31MR]

———medical benefits for coal industry retirees, S10787 [29JY]

Higher Education Act: reauthorization (S. 1150), S1839, S1840, S1865, S1866 [20FE], S1968 [21FE], S10158, S10160 [23JY]

———reauthorization (S. 1150), conference report, S9266 [30JN]

Hong Kong: establish U.S. policy as of July 1, 1997 (S. 1731), S13876 [17SE]

Housing: assistance for disabled and elderly families, S13256, S13257 [10SE]

———extend certain laws relative to housing and community development (H.R. 5334), conference report, S17923 [8OC]

Hungary: human rights violations, S18224• [8OC]

Illinois: impact aid funding for programs in North Chicago and Highland school districts, S13718, S13719 [17SE]

———tribute to Citizens Recycling Coalition of Southern Illinois, S11967• [7AU]

———tribute to the Governor's Environmental Corps., S15284• [25SE]

IMF: assistance to Commonwealth of Independent States, S9650 [2JY]

Immigration: funding for State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant Program, S5143 [9AP]

Intelligence services: budget, S14296 [21SE]

International law: U.S. direct participation in arrest of suspects in foreign countries (S. 3250), S14124 [18SE]

Interstate Rail Passenger Network Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 5602), S17182 [7OC]

Iran: human rights abuses, S80• [21JA]

Iraq: treatment of the Kurds, S4405• [26MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (S.J. Res. 330), held at desk, S11764 [6AU]

Israel: loan guarantees (S. Res. 277), S4563 [1AP]

Job Training Partnership Act: improve delivery of services to hard-to-serve adults and to youth (S. 2055), S5381, S5383 [9AP]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5194), S17277 [7OC]

King, Rodney: civil unrest relative to court verdict on police brutality charges, S7054• [20MY], S11396• [3AU]

Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (S. 55), S7780, S7781 [10JN]

Languages: recognize English as official U.S. language, S16425• [2OC]

Law enforcement officers: tribute, S2856• [4MR]

Library Legislative Day: observance, S4973• [7AP]

Lithuania: independence anniversary, S1611• [18FE]

Lotteries: costs versus revenues, S187• [22JA]

Malawi: admission of refugees from Mozambique, S13306• [10SE]

———efforts toward multi-party democracy, S4533• [31MR]

Marsh-Billings National Historical Park: establish (S. 2079), S11778, S11779 [6AU]

Massenberg, Masa: tribute to tutoring efforts in East St. Louis, IL, S9965• [20JY]

Maynard, Robert C.: Colby College Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award recipient, S4528• [31MR]

Medicare: coverage of long-term benefits in home- and community-based settings and nursing facilities (S. 2017), S6517• [12MY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 287), S4659• [1AP]

———observance, S18233• [8OC]

Moldova: anti-Semitism, S4971• [7AP]

Motor vehicles: price inversion in retail gasoline market, S8317• [16JN]

———research and development of electric vehicles, S5551• [10AP]

Myanmar: human rights violations, illicit drug trafficking, and military buildup (S. Con. Res. 107), S4964 [7AP]

National African-American Memorial Museum: establish (S. 523), S16489 [3OC]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (S.J. Res. 300), S6500• [12MY]

National Conference on Aging: authorize (S. 3008), S13504, S13505, S13506 [15SE]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for the Dept. of Defense and defense activities of the Dept. of Energy (S. 3114), S11886 [7AU], S14161, S14171 [18SE]

National Education First Week: designate (S.J. Res. 316), S8300 [16JN]

National Police Week: observance, S6622• [13MY]

National Youth Community Corps Program: establish (S. 2373), S3971 [19MR]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for programs (S. 3008), S13504, S13505, S13506 [15SE]

———development of tribal courts (S. 1752), S11765 [6AU]

———funding for tribally controlled community colleges, S3147• [10MR]

———recognize Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians (H.R. 1426), S2512 [27FE]

———tax incentives for businesses located on reservations, S3428 [12MR]

———tribal judicial systems (H.R. 4004), S. 1752 inserted in lieu, S11767 [6AU]

Nguyen, Luyen: racially-motivated murder in Coral Springs, FL, S17075• [5OC]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), S4472 [31MR], S4729, S4735, S4741, S4743, S4744, S4753 [2AP]

Nixon, Richard M.: contributions to international relations, S9960• [20JY]

Northwestern University: tribute to Wildcat Marching Band, S18244• [8OC]

Nuclear energy: actinide research program to reduce volume and radioactivity of nuclear waste, S10996, S10998 [31JY]

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing, S11197 [3AU]

———strategic defense initiative, S11886 [7AU]

Occupational safety and health: impact of deregulation, S13307• [10SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: influence of politics, S9470 [1JY]

———prohibit political activities, S13180, S13181, S13185 [10SE]

———prohibit political activities (S. 3147), S11795• [6AU]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 3008), S13504, S13505, S13506 [15SE]

Olivet, MI: race relations at Olivet College, S10542• [28JY]

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan: return of remains to Poland, S9157• [29JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S4741 [2AP], S8867 [25JN]

PBS: role of public television, S76• [21JA]

Peoria, IL: economic conditions, S8841• [24JN]

Persian Gulf War Health Registry: establish, S13312• [10SE]

Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (H.R. 2966), S10309• [24JY], S12753• [12AU]

———dependence on foreign sources (S. 2166), S976 [5FE]

———fair pricing in industry, S5556• [10AP]

———retail gasoline market, S7241• [21MY], S7624• [4JN]

Pharmaceuticals: containment of prescription drug prices, S3253 [11MR]

Point of order, S10333 [27JY]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (S.J. Res. 305), S6741• [14MY]

Political campaigns: role of religion, S13305• [10SE]

Power resources: establish supply requirements for replacement and alternative fuels, S976 [5FE]

———making appropriations for energy and water development (H.R. 5373), S10996, S10998 [31JY], S11197 [3AU]

———use of ethanol to reduce air pollution, S13312• [10SE]

Printing: require that all Federal printing use soybean oil-based inks (S. 2832), S7800• [10JN]

Public broadcasting: authorizing appropriations (S. 1504), S7345, S7346 [2JN]

Public welfare programs: treatment of recipients, S8115• [11JN]

Railroads: safety (S. 1571), S3866 [18MR]

Refugee Day: designate (S.J. Res. 323), S8803• [24JN]

Rehabilitation Act: revise and extend programs (H.R. 5482), conference report, S16612 [5OC]

———revise and extend (S. 3065), S11969• [7AU]

Research: sexual behavior, S4729, S4741, S4743, S4744, S4753 [2AP]

Russia: anti-Semitism, S3578• [12MR]

———removal of armed forces from the Baltic States, S9441, S9442, S9443 [1JY]

Securities: regulation of the mutual fund industry, S7722• [9JN]

Senate: legislative program, S4735 [2AP]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S15633 [29SE]

Small business: loan assistance (H.R. 4111), S11770 [6AU]

Somalia: civil war and human rights violations (S. Res. 258), S1492• [7FE]

———humanitarian assistance, S8868 [25JN], S16309 [2OC]

———humanitarian assistance (S. Con. Res. 132), S11085 [31JY]

———tribute to International Red Cross' humanitarian assistance efforts, S7114 [21MY]

South Africa: referendum on government dismantling of apartheid, S1865 [20FE]

———U.S. policy toward apartheid (S. Res. 301), S7047 [20MY], S9078• [26JN]

Southeast Asia: declassification and release of information relating to military personnel held involuntarily in Indochina (H. Con. Res. 345), S9554• [1JY]

Springfield, IL: tribute to Junior League for receiving the Conservation Service Award, S7241• [21MY]

St. Louis Cardinals (baseball team): anniversary (S. Res. 313), S7910 [11JN]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, S3893• [18MR]

START Treaty: ratify, S15611 [29SE]

States: direct an equitable access to Federal basic skills and jobs program, S15328 [26SE]

Student aid programs: income dependent education assistance (S. 2255), S2208, S2210 [25FE]

Sudan: humanitarian assistance (S. Con. Res. 140), S16275, S16276, S16326 [2OC]

Supreme Court: appointment process (S. Res. 194), S1508• [7FE]

———confirmation process of nominees, S9036• [25JN]

———decisions on voluntary school prayer, S240, S241 [23JA]

———Lee v. Weisman decision relative to establishment of religion, S9036• [25JN]

Syria: human rights violations of Jews, S4137• [24MR], S7242• [21MY]

Taxation: apply new revenues to deficit reduction, transportation infrastructure, and job training projects, S3382 [12MR]

———deductibility of interest allowed corporations and dividends paid by corporations (S. 3102), S10931 [30JY]

———establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), S14922, S14924, S14930, S14933, S14944 [24SE], S15326, S15328, S15340 [26SE]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), S3253 [11MR], S3382, S3428 [12MR]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), unanimous-consent agreement, S3382 [12MR]

———three-fifths majority vote to increase taxes, S9196 [30JN]

———treatment of scholarships used to pay for room, board, or travel, S15326 [26SE]

Telecommunications: development of a nationwide system for use in educational institutions (S. 2377), S4036 [20MR]

———television violence, S10325 [27JY]

Television: effects of violence on children, S8538• [18JN], S9170 [30JN], S15421• [26SE], S16427• [2OC]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), S722 [31JA]

Tibet: repression of self-determination, S12732• [12AU]

Tibet National Day: observance, S3150• [10MR]

Tikkun (publication): tribute, S1717• [19FE]

Togo: social and political reform, S12727• [12AU]

Treaties: consideration of treaties regarding the International Telecommunication Union, S11762 [6AU]

Tunisia: human rights violations, S8711• [23JN]

U.N.: deployment of peacekeeping forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Republic (S. Res. 349), S15213• [25SE]

———peacekeeping expenditures, S4002 [20MR]

U.N. Conference on Environment and Development: U.S. participation (S. Con. Res. 89), S5714• [28AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: conservation of fish and wildlife species (S. 1491), S15642, S15643 [29SE]

U.S. Sentencing Commission: Federal sentencing guidelines relative to hate crimes (S. 2522), S4832• [2AP]

Ukraine: efforts against anti-Semitism, S3979• [19MR]

Urban areas: reauthorize housing and community development programs (S. 3031), S13256, S13257 [10SE]

USIA: treatment of radio broadcasts to People's Republic of China, S10845• [29JY]

Veterans: exemption of compensation from spending caps, S5456 [10AP]

Vietnam: foreign investment, S6409• [7MY]

———trade embargo, S8847• [24JN]

———U.S. policy, S7244• [21MY]

Villa Park, IL: tribute to Students for a Better Environment (organization) at Willowbrook High School, S8545• [18JN]

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (H.R. 4312), S11743, S11745, S11754, S11755, S11756, S11759, S11760, S11817, S11818 [6AU], S11826 [7AU]

———extend bilingual provisions (S. 2236), S1712• [19FE]

Water: authorize research in desalting and reuse (S. 481), S77• [21JA], S1281• [6FE], S2353• [26FE], S2933• [5MR], S3577• [12MR], S4416• [26MR], S5104• [8AP]

———desalination technology, S3981• [19MR], S8572• [19JN]

Weiss, Hildegarde: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Salt of the Earth Award recipient, S8316• [16JN]

Women's History Month: observance, S4970• [7AP]

Woo, William F.: Elijah P. Lovejoy Human Rights Award recipient, S11403• [3AU]

Year of the Tree: designate (S. Res. 265), S2931• [5MR]

Yugoslavia: authorization of U.N. multinational action in Bosnia-Herzegovina (S. Res. 330), S12049 [10AU]

———civil war and ethnic violence, S13309• [10SE]

———U.N. transport of humanitarian assistance into Bosnia-Herzegovina, S16309 [2OC]

Zaire: U.S. foreign policy, S1864 [20FE], S7506• [3JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S8121 [11JN], S16276 [2OC]

Reports

Agenda for Peace—Preventive Diplomacy, Peacemaking and Peace-Keeping: U.N., S9157•-S9163 [29JN]

Illinois: establishment of the Joint Committee on Minority Student Access to Higher Education, S10383• [27JY]

Tibetan Refugee Settlements in India and Nepal, S12732•-S12737• [12AU]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to John W. Casey: Illinois State Senate, S5709 [28AP]

Schedules

Racial and ethnic tensions in American communities—A national perspective on poverty, inequality, and discrimination, S6930• [19MY]

Statements

Adult Literacy: Richard C. Wade, New York Governor's Commission on Libraries, S3897• [18MR]

Conditions in Malawi: Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland, S13306• [10SE]

Copyrights of Certain Works Relative To Fair Use: by, S17358 [7OC]

Democratic Hispanic Task Force Field Hearing on Families: Adela Cepeda, Abacus Financial Group, S10249• [23JY]

———Adela Coronado-Greeley, S10051• [21JY]

———Aida L. Giachello, S9968-S9978 [20JY]

———Joseph M. Martens, Illinois Hispanic Human Services Association, S10545• [28JY]

———Mary G. Koenig, S10247• [23JY]

———Pedro A. Galva, Abacus Financial Group, S10248• [23JY]

———Ray Vazquez, S10052• [21JY]

———Rebecca A. Paredes, S10052• [21JY]

Global Business and Economic Strategies: John Bryan, S188•-S190• [22JA]

Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Practices: United Network for Organ Sharing, S9148• [29JN]

Impressions of Vietnam: James L. Huffman, S7244• [21MY]

International Peacekeeping Activities: Cyrus Vance, S7897• [10JN]

Louis A. Condo, S3721• [13MR]

Model for an Integrated Approach to Health Professions Training, Research, Outreach Services, and Policy Making for Hispanics: Jorge A. Girotti, Hispanic Center of Excellence, S10381• [27JY]

Racial Injustices—Healing the Pain: Masa Massenberg, S9965• [20JY]

Television Violence and Children: Leonard D. Eron, S8538•-S8540• [18JN]

Where Do Latino Businesspersons Go for Help: Latino Institute, S10250• [23JY]

Studies

Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents: B'nai B'rith, S2238•-S2245• [25FE]

Summaries

Culture Conflict and Reported Hate Crimes in Chicago, S11633• [5AU]

Illinois Minority Student Education, S10383•-S10386• [27JY]

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Anti-Violence Report, S4415• [26MR]

Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act (S. 3238), S13652• [16SE]

Tables

Literacy in Africa, S6040• [5MY]

Testimonies

Committee on Education and Labor: Student Loan and Scholarship Programs, D83 [6FE]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Legislation, D343 [26MR]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Income Dependent Education Assistance (S. 2255), D147 [25FE]

Committee on Rules and Administration: National African-American Memorial Museum within the Smithsonian Institution, D257 [12MR]

Committee on the Budget (House): Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, D551 [12MY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): Economic Policy and Domestic Needs, D71 [5FE]

Texts of

S. 2236, extend bilingual provisions of the Voting Rights Act, S1712• [19FE]

S. 2503, Dept. of State funds for international peacekeeping activities, S4514 [31MR]

S. 2576, establish FCC ethnic and minority affairs section, S5278• [9AP]

S. 2611, Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act, S5302• [9AP]

S. 3147, Office of National Drug Control Policy Political Activities Act, S11795• [6AU]

S. 3238, Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act, S13649•-S13652• [16SE]

S. 3307, Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act, S16351• [2OC]

S. Res. 258, civil war and human rights violations in Somalia, S1492 [7FE]

S. Res. 264, encourage more tree planting in communities, S2930• [5MR]

S. Res. 265, Year of the Tree, S2931• [5MR]

S.J. Res. 300, National Aviation Education Week, S6501• [12MY]

S.J. Res. 305, Polish-American Heritage Month, S6741• [14MY]

Tributes

Belluomini, Harry, S10290 [24JY]

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, S13307• [10SE]

Bryan, John, S187• [22JA]

Burdick, Quentin N., S13091 [9SE]

Byron, William J., S7086 [21MY]

Chen, Jennifer, S12398• [11AU]

Condo, Louis A., S3721• [13MR]

Crockett, David and Barbara, S13311• [10SE]

Dixon, Senator, S7051• [20MY], S16844 [5OC]

Douglas, Paul H., S4251 [26MR], S4435 [31MR], S5545• [10AP], S6038• [5MY]

Finney, Leon D., Jr., S6407• [7MY]

Fithian, Floyd, S17067• [5OC]

Frakes, Roy, S10290 [24JY]

Gilbert, Michael H., S7348 [2JN]

Gregorian, Vartan, S4967• [7AP]

Higginbotham, A. Leon, Jr., S5542• [10AP]

Hulett, Sam, S10856 [30JY]

Lang, Eugene M., S13295• [10SE]

Lederman, Leon M., S7496• [3JN]

Metzenbaum, Senator, S15633 [29SE]

Mills, Charles W., S304• [23JA]

Minsky, Joe, S9750 [2JY]

Mohammed, Wallace D., S1103 [6FE]

Rauh, Joseph L., Jr., S15633 [29SE]

Royko, Mike, S16438• [2OC]

Russo, Representative, S18212• [8OC]

Stevens, John Paul, S3140• [10MR]

Sudler, Louis, S1723• [19FE]

Wade, Richard C., S3897• [18MR]

Wall, James M., S13299• [10SE]

Wiesel, Elie, S6032• [5MY]