SAFETY
Amendments
North American Free Trade Agreement: effect on truck safety standards (S. Con. Res. 36), S15217 [5NO]
Roads and highways: traffic safety performance programs (S. 738), S16875 [20NO]
Ships and vessels: improve certain marine safety laws (H.R. 1159), H3351, H3352, H3353 [9JN]
Toys: safety (S. 680), S16838, S16885, S16886 [20NO]
Analyses
Establish the Professional Boxing Corp. (S. 1189), S8457 [1JY]
Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act (S. 1166), S8120 [24JN]
Articles and editorials
Bombs Away on Polystyrene?, S5351 [4MY]
Child Labor Law—Paper Bailers Enforcement Priority, H2566 [19MY]
Clinton Did a Disservice to NTSB, S10786 [6AU]
Contaminated Cider Sparks Inquiry—Apples Must Be Washed Before Pressing To Remove E. Coli Bacteria, S5774 [11MY]
~~~~~~~~``Dateline NBC'' Burns Media Credibility, S1954 [24FE]
Drivers in Alaska, Montana Prompt Inquiry Into Oxy Fuels, S16639 [20NO]
FAA, NTSB Disagree in 1 of 5 Cases—Mu-2B Prop Got Second Priority, S8418 [1JY]
FAA, NTSB Spar Over MU-2B, S8419 [1JY]
Grounds for Case Against Fake Turf, S12143 [21SE]
House Panel Quizzes Hall on Safety, S10786 [6AU]
How Safe Is Our Food?—Contamination Causes 9,000 Deaths a Year, and New Dangers and Emerging, S6056-S6058 [18MY]
MTBE Linked to Illness, S16638 [20NO]
No Place To Run, No Place To Hide, S14026 [20OC]
Officials Study Antipollution Gasoline for Health Risks, S16639 [20NO]
One Size Doesn't Fit All, S13062 [5OC]
Passengers Die as Agencies Delay Safety Rules, S5982 [18MY]
Pizza Patrons Stricken, S6805 [27MY]
Questions of Health Risk Cloud Use of Special Fuel, S16640 [20NO]
Radon Risk in our Water, S5351 [4MY]
Regulatory Costs, S554 [21JA]
Route to NTSB Runs Through Tennessee, S10786 [6AU]
Sealed Deals May Be Hurting Others, S10855 [6AU]
Secrecy Orders in Lawsuits Prompt States' Efforts To Restrict Their Use, S10856 [6AU]
Tennessean's Nomination Hits Snag, S10786 [6AU]
Tragic Lesson—Safety First, Bureaucracy Last, S8419 [1JY]
Woman's Breast Implant Suit Started the Dominoes Falling, S10856 [6AU]
Worker Says MTBE Crippled Him, S16640 [20NO]
Workers Register Sporadic Health Complaints About Exposure to MTBE Fumes, S16638 [20NO]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: food safety protections relative to pesticide use (see H.R. 1627), H1857 [1AP]
Aircraft: air worthiness directives relative to dense and continuous smoke in aircraft (see S. 787), S4632 [19AP]
Airline industry: use of child safety restraint systems on commercial aircrafts (see S. 1039), S6737 [27MY]
Airlines, airports, and aeronautics: enhance competition and protection of passengers (see H.R. 472), H114 [7JA]
———establish a national commission to ensure small aircraft safety (see S. 857), S5178 [29AP]
Alcoholic beverages: health warnings in advertisements (see H.R. 1823), H2023 [22AP]
———include health warnings in advertisements (see S. 674), S4013 [30MR]
———open containers and consumption in the passenger areas of motor vehicles (see S. 809), S4825 [22AP]
———permit use of certain agricultural byproducts in wine production (see H.R. 2100), H2462 [12MY]
Buses: prohibit the manufacture, sale, or importation of school buses that do not have seat belts (see H.R. 1737), H1935 [20AP]
Children and youth: drowning warning labels for industrial-size buckets (see S. 799; H.R. 3682), S4684 [20AP], H10986 [22NO]
———promote the use of bicycle helmets (see S. 76, 228), S192 [21JA], S774 [27JA]
Coast Guard: establish junior reserve officers training program (see H.R. 1384), H1413 [17MR]
Commission on Crime and Violence: establish (see S. 1431), S10841 [6AU]
Commission on the Airplane Crash at Gander, Newfoundland: establish (see H.R. 2838), H5739 [3AU]
Commonwealth of Independent States: reduce the threat from nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1948), H2182 [29AP]
Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see S. 29, 103; H.R. 107, 349, 1545), S191, S192 [21JA], H103, H109 [6JA], H1811 [31MR]
———application of OSHA laws (see H.R. 3458), H8937 [8NO]
Correctional institutions: provide for Federal-State partnerships to ensure sufficient prison space for particularly dangerous State offenders (see H.R. 2892), H6292 [5AU]
Courts: product liability law uniformity (see S. 687; H.R. 1910), S4112 [31MR], H2127 [28AP]
———treatment of protective orders, sealing cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions (see S. 1404), S10840 [6AU]
CPSC: establish food safety and inspection programs (see S. 1750), S16718 [20NO]
Crime: protection of children from violence, abuse, and neglect during parent visitations (see S. 870), S5393 [4MY]
Drunken driving: establish a minimum blood alcohol concentration level for individuals under 21 years of age (see H.R. 2939), H6378 [6AU]
Ecology and environment: assure nondiscriminatory compliance with all environmental, health and safety laws (see H.R. 2105), H2462 [12MY]
———ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws (see S. 1161), S8085 [24JN]
Education: funding to local agencies for training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid to secondary school students (see H.R. 3404), H8657 [28OC]
EPA: establish nonsmoking guidelines for Federal buildings (see S. 262), S888 [28JA]
———information on environmental risks (see S. 110), S193 [21JA]
———protection of drinking water source aquifers (see H.R. 650), H308 [27JA]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for research, engineering, and development to increase the efficiency and safety of air transport (see H.R. 2820), H5662 [2AU]
Federal Aviation Act: regulation of public-use aircraft (see S. 1092), S7089 [10JN]
Federal employees: public safety officers death benefit eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 2621), H4573 [13JY]
Firearms: handgun availability relative to demonstrated knowledge and skill in their safe use (see H.R. 711), H357 [2FE]
———prohibit the possession of handguns and ammunition by juveniles (see S. 1087; H.R. 3406), S7021 [9JN], H8658 [28OC]
Flight attendants: limitations on duty time (see H.R. 14), H82 [5JA]
Food: meat and poultry inspection for bacterial contamination and proper handling and cooking instructions labeling (see H.R. 1786), H1991 [21AP]
———require labeling of vegetable foods with genetic-engineering modifications (see H.R. 2169), H2596 [19MY]
Food industry: distribution to food service operations instructions for removing food which has become lodged in a person's throat (see H.R. 262), H107 [6JA]
Food Safety and Inspection Agency: establish (see S. 1349), S10232 [3AU]
Government regulations: require preparation of risk assessments in connection with Federal health, safety, or environmental regulations (see H.R. 3395), H8589 [27OC]
Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for transportation safety enforcement (see H.R. 2178), H2596 [19MY]
———establish a lead abatement trust fund (see S. 1347), S10232 [3AU]
———reduce the levels of lead in the environment (see S. 729), S4253 [1AP]
Health: ensure human tissue intended for transplantation is safe and effective (see S. 1702; H.R. 3547), S16432 [19NO], H10300 [19NO]
———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (see S. 261; H.R. 710), S888 [28JA], H357 [2FE]
———protection from environmental tobacco smoke in public facilities (see S. 1680), S16215 [18NO]
House of Representatives: enclosure of the galleries with a transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 46), H259 [26JA]
House Security Office: establish (see H. Res. 166), H2247 [4MY]
Housing: authorize research and evaluation programs for lead based paint hazards (see H.R. 1419), H1527 [18MR]
———smoke detectors and fire safety devices in rooms qualifying as affordable rental housing (see H.R. 1733), H1935 [20AP]
Immigration: prohibition of AIDS infected individuals from entering U.S. (see H.R. 985), H724 [18FE]
Independent Safety Board Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2440), H3700 [16JN]
Juneau, AK: study safety of Juneau International Airport (see S. 444), S2089 [25FE]
Law enforcement officers: motor vehicle pursuit policies (see S. 1424), S10840 [6AU]
Mining and mineral resources: accident investigations (see H.R. 1503), H1686 [29MR]
———improve the Black Lung Program (see H.R. 2108), H2462 [12MY]
Motor vehicles: penalties for civil violations of Federal motor carrier safety regulations (see H.R. 3665), H10985 [22NO]
———protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers (see S. 1589; H.R. 3365), S14381 [26OC], H8506 [26OC]
———reporting of salvage and manufacturer buyback vehicles (see H.R. 3713), H10987 [22NO]
———safety standards for passenger vans (see H.R. 206), H105 [6JA]
———State actions to protect children from injury in accidents (see H. Res. 212), H4277 [29JN]
———State laws ensuring vehicles yield the right-of-way to pedestrians (see S. 1438), S10841 [6AU]
———traffic-safety programs (see H.R. 1719), H1905 [19AP]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 20; H.J. Res. 69), S690 [26JA], H219 [25JA]
National Child Safety Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 98), S6585 [26MY]
National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 123; H.J. Res. 231), S10841 [6AU], H4757 [15JY]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56; H.J. Res. 138), S2308 [3MR], H1080 [9MR]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 118; H.J. Res. 242), S10107 [2AU], H5452 [28JY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 140), H1080 [9MR]
National School Bus Drivers Safety Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 132), S11681 [14SE]
National Shellfish Safety Program: establish (see H.R. 1412), H1527 [18MR]
NOAA: funding of nautical charting and marine navigational safety programs (see H.R. 2094), H2462 [12MY]
North American Free Trade Agreement: effect on truck safety standards (see S. Con. Res. 36), S10841 [6AU]
NRC: judicial review of decisions (see S. 1165), S8086 [24JN]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1588), S14381 [26OC]
Nuclear energy: enhance safety and security of power facilities (see S. 1166), S8086 [24JN]
———enhance the safety and security of nuclear power facilities (see H.R. 2170), H2596 [19MY]
Occupational safety and health: improve programs (see S. 575), S2778 [11MR]
———uniform warnings on personal protective equipment for occupational use (see H.R. 1878), H2125 [28AP]
———workplace safety for Federal and Postal Service employees (see H.R. 115), H103 [6JA]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise regulations and programs (see H.R. 2937), H6378 [6AU]
OSHA: reform (see H.R. 1280), H1163 [10MR]
———regulations (see S. Con. Res. 35; H. Con. Res. 14), S10841 [6AU], H114 [7JA]
———uniform warnings and instructions on personal occupational protective equipment (see S. 1661), S15785 [16NO]
Parks and recreation areas: recreational camps health and safety reporting requirements and data system maintenance (see H.R. 2132), H2493 [17MY]
Pesticides: regulate residues in food (see H.R. 872), H588 [4FE]
———regulation of minor agricultural use (see S. 985), S6120 [19MY]
Power resources: establish safety, development, and education programs for the propane gas industry (see H.R. 3546), H10300 [19NO]
Product safety: labeling requirements for products emitting low-frequency electromagnetic fields (see H.R. 1982), H2301 [5MY]
———labeling requirements for products that emit low-frequency electromagnetic fields (see H.R. 1665), H1880 [2AP]
Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see S. 1189), S8452 [1JY]
Public buildings: prohibit new schools in certain electromagnetic field areas (see H.R. 1494), H1641 [25MR]
———prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 881), H638 [16FE]
Public Health Service: injury control programs (see S. 1320), S9870 [29JY]
Radioactive substances: establish advisory boards and conduct public health assessments at Dept. of Energy nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2572), H4408 [30JN]
———improve and increase radon testing products and services (see H.R. 2448), H3782 [17JN]
Refuse disposal: regulation of hazardous waste incineration near Federal prisons (see H.R. 2209), H2686 [20MY]
Roads and highways: increase national maximum speed limit on certain roads not connected to the Interstate System (see H.R. 2378), H3456 [10JN]
———maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1512), H1686 [29MR]
———national standard for setting speed limits (see H.R. 1599), H1856 [1AP]
———traffic safety performance programs (see S. 738), S4399 [2AP]
Safe Drinking Water Act: suspend requirements until implementation costs are federally funded (see H.R. 3686), H10986 [22NO]
Ships and vessels: establish recreational boating safety programs (see H.R. 3168), H7262 [29SE]
———FCC rules relative to use of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (see S. 785), S4632 [19AP]
———improve certain marine safety laws (see H.R. 1159), H911 [1MR]
———improve certain marine safety laws (H.R. 1159), consideration (see H. Res. 172), H2522 [18MY]
———improve recreational boating safety (see H.R. 2812), H5553 [30JY]
———towing vessel navigational safety (see H.R. 3282), H8001 [14OC]
Taxation: aquatic resources trust fund boat safety account (see H.R. 3084), H6777 [15SE]
———credit for purchase of automobile child restraint system (see S. 136), S193 [21JA]
———credit for the cost of installing automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain buildings (see H.R. 2107), H2462 [12MY]
———impose an excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards (see H.R. 1304), H1164 [10MR]
———workmen's compensation pay relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1416), H1527 [18MR]
Terrorism: prevent and punish domestic and international terrorist acts (see H.R. 1822), H2023 [22AP]
———prevention (see H.R. 1301, 1438), H1164 [10MR], H1589 [24MR]
Tobacco products: labeling for packaging and restrictions on advertising (see H.R. 3614), H10983 [22NO]
———labeling of cigarette promotional products relative to health dangers (see S. 1671), S16215 [18NO]
———labeling of cigarettes and cigarette advertising relative to the addictive quality of nicotine (see H.R. 1966), H2247 [4MY]
———prohibit sale in vending machines and the distribution of free samples in Federal buildings and on Federal property (see S. 673), S4013 [30MR]
———prohibit smoking in buildings open to the public (see H.R. 3434), H8794 [3NO]
Toys: safety (see S. 680; H.R. 965), S4112 [31MR], H723 [18FE]
Transportation: prohibit the manufacture, sale, or importation of motor vehicles and rail cars that don't have seat belts (see H.R. 205), H105 [6JA]
———remove penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (see S. 295), S1148 [3FE]
Trucking industry: ban the use of radar detectors in commercial vehicles (see S. 1418), S10840 [6AU]
———maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2994 [27MY]
———State laws prohibiting the operation of certain uncovered commercial motor vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2967), H6379 [6AU]
Volunteer firefighters: permit departments to issue tax-exempt bonds for purposes of acquiring emergency response vehicles (see H.R. 219), H106 [6JA]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H8589 [27OC]
———establish State revolving funds relative to drinking water treatment facilities (see H.R. 1701), H1885 [5AP]
———protection of public water supplies (see H.R. 2344), H3341 [8JN]
Descriptions
Office of the Assistant Sec. for Environment, Safety and Health, S13251 [7OC]
Documents
Employment and Organizations' Membership Form of Tara J. O'Toole, S13251 [7OC]
Letters
Analysis of risk associated with radon-contaminated drinking water: Raymond C. Loehr and Roger O. McClellan, EPA, S10598 [5AU]
Aviation safety: Bert Werjefelt, Vision Safe Corp., S5982 [18MY]
Bucket Drowning Prevention Act: several consumer organizations, S4688 [20AP]
Dept. of Labor regulation of paper balers in grocery stores: George R. Green, Food Marketing Institute, H2566 [19MY]
———Representative Sundquist, H2565 [19MY]
North American Free Trade Agreement: Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, H9961, H9963 [17NO]
———Representative Waxman, H9958, H9965 [17NO]
Possession of handguns and ammunition by juveniles: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S15418 [9NO]
Smoking prohibition in Federal buildings: Representative Dingell, H9588 [15NO]
———Representative Mineta, H9588 [15NO]
Lists
EPA Science Advisory Board, Chafee-Lautenberg Study Review Committee, S10599 [5AU]
Organizations, agencies, and firms in favor of the ban on use of radar detectors in commercial vehicles, S10893 [6AU]
Messages
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act Report: President Clinton, S2085 [25FE], H904 [1MR]
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: President Clinton, S12128 [21SE], H6834 [21SE]
Federal Railroad Safety Act: President Clinton, S4683 [20AP], H1915 [20AP]
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: President Clinton, S4543 [5AP]
Highway Safety Act and National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act: President Clinton, S4683 [20AP], S13907 [19OC], H1915 [20AP], H8184 [19OC]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: farm safety, H1821 [1AP]
Airlines: child safety restraint system requirements for commercial flights, H7592-H7597 [7OC]
Business and industry: cost associated with regulatory practices of OSHA, H3705 [17JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: emergency and evacuation procedures, H903 [1MR]
Commonwealth of Independent States: reduce the threat from nuclear facilities (H.R. 1948), H2171 [29AP]
Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (H.R. 349), H913, H915, H916 [2MR], H967 [3MR], H1945 [21AP]
Correctional institutions: provide for Federal-State partnerships to ensure sufficient prison space for particularly dangerous State offenders (H.R. 2892), H6504 [8SE], H8711 [3NO]
Dallas, TX: regulation of airports relative to destination and departure localities, H7589, H7590 [7OC]
Dept. of Energy: investigation of management of the Savannah River Nuclear Plant, H8103 [19OC]
Government regulations: Dept. of Labor regulation of paper balers in grocery stores, H2565 [19MY]
Hall, Jim: nomination to the NTSB, H2939 [27MY]
Hazardous substances: authorizing appropriations for transportation safety enforcement (H.R. 2178), H10536-H10541 [21NO]
Health: protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (H.R. 710), H317 [2FE]
Independent Safety Board Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2440), H8902 [8NO]
Mead Paper Co.: tribute to safety of Chillicothe, OH, plant, H2066 [28AP]
NBC: safety test on GMC trucks, H971 [3MR]
Nuclear powerplants: energy alternatives, H533 [4FE]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (H.R. 881), H9583-H9588 [15NO]
Refuse disposal: regulation of hazardous waste incineration near Federal prisons (H.R. 2209), H2723, H2724 [25MY]
Roads and highways: securing of cargo on trucks, H2935 [27MY]
Ships and vessels: improve certain marine safety laws (H.R. 1159), H2701-H2703 [24MY], H3351-H3354 [9JN]
———improve certain marine safety laws (H.R. 1159), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2698, H2699 [24MY]
Taxation: impose an excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards (H.R. 1304), H1077 [9MR]
Toys: safety (H.R. 965), H1246-H1249 [16MR]
Worker Memorial Day: observance, H2066 [28AP]
Remarks in Senate
Aircraft: air worthiness directives relative to dense and continuous smoke in aircraft (S. 787), S4633 [19AP]
Airlines, airports, and aeronautics: establish a national commission to ensure small aircraft safety (S. 857), S5230, S5231 [29AP]
———safety, S5981 [18MY]
Alaska: closing of flight service stations, S13062 [5OC]
Alcoholic beverages: include health warnings in advertisements (S. 674), S4020 [30MR]
———open containers and consumption in the passenger areas of motor vehicles (S. 809), S4831 [22AP]
Business and industry: effect of government regulations, S2304-S2307 [3MR]
Children and youth: drowning warning labels for industrial-size buckets (S. 799), S4687 [20AP]
———promote the use of bicycle helmets (S. 228), S16890 [20NO]
———promote the use of bicycle helmets (S. 76), S495 [21JA]
———promote use of bicycle helmets (S. 228), S801 [27JA]
———publication of child safety book, S749 [26JA]
Commission on Crime and Violence: establish (S. 1431), S10918 [6AU]
Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (S. 103), S541 [21JA]
———application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (S. 29), S436 [21JA]
Courts: product liability law uniformity (S. 687), S4145-S4154 [31MR], S4344 [1AP]
———treatment of protective orders, sealing cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions (S. 1404), S10854 [6AU]
CPSC: establish food safety and inspection programs (S. 1750), S16763-S16765 [20NO]
Crime: enforcement of stalking laws, identification of early-warning signs, and protection of victims, S12901, S12902 [4OC]
———protection of children from violence, abuse, and neglect during parent visitations, S15244-S15246 [8NO]
———protection of children from violence, abuse, and neglect during parent visitations (S. 870), S5403 [4MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: integrate the food safety and inspection powers in a single, independent agency, S8645 [13JY]
Dept. of Energy: abolishment of Office of Nuclear Safety, S4559 [7AP]
Ecology and environment: ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws (S. 1161), S8107-S8110 [24JN]
Employment: health and safety issues, S5047 [28AP]
EPA: establish nonsmoking guidelines for Federal buildings (S. 262), S917 [28JA]
———information on environmental risks (S. 110), S550 [21JA]
FAA: investigation relative to plane crash in Dubuque, IA, S6158 [20MY]
———response to NTSB recommendations, S8418 [1JY]
Federal Aviation Act: regulation of public-use aircraft (S. 1092), S7098 [10JN]
Fire fighters: tribute, S13294 [7OC]
Firearms: handgun control, S14026 [20OC]
———prohibit the possession of handguns and ammunition by juveniles, S14588 [28OC], S14961 [3NO], S15312-S15314 [8NO], S15414-S15425 [9NO]
———prohibit the possession of handguns and ammunition by juveniles (S. 1087), S7028, S7031 [9JN], S14701 [29OC]
Food industry: inspection and safety standards, S5672 [6MY], S5774 [11MY], S6056 [18MY], S6805 [27MY]
Food Safety and Inspection Agency: establish (S. 1349), S10241-S10243 [3AU], S11044 [7SE], S13927 [19OC]
Greenlee County, AZ: tribute to Phelps Dodge Corp. Morenci Mine upon receipt of Sentinels of Safety Award for mining safety, S10005 [30JY]
Hall, James E.: nomination to the NTSB, S13201 [7OC], S13548 [15OC]
Hazardous substances: establish a lead abatement trust fund (S. 1347), S10239 [3AU]
———reduce the levels of lead in the environment (S. 729), S4301, S4311 [1AP]
Health: analysis of risk associated with radon-contaminated drinking water, S10597 [5AU]
———ensure human tissue intended for transplantation is safe and effective (S. 1702), S16452 [19NO]
———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke, S1798 [18FE]
———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (S. 261), S917 [28JA], S6918 [7JN]
———protection from environmental tobacco smoke in public facilities (S. 1680), S16222 [18NO]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: helmet laws for motorcyclists, S12924 [4OC]
Juneau, AK: study safety of Juneau International Airport (S. 444), S2110 [25FE]
Law enforcement officers: motor vehicle pursuit policies (S. 1424), S10905 [6AU]
Motor vehicles: motorcycle safety, S4439 [2AP]
———protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers (S. 1589), S14436 [26OC]
———State laws ensuring vehicles yield the right-of-way to pedestrians (S. 1438), S10923 [6AU]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 20), S1512 [4FE]
National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: observance, S1508 [4FE]
National Child Safety Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 98), S6601 [26MY]
National Consumers' Week: observance, S14652 [29OC]
National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 123), S10931 [6AU]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (S.J. Res. 56), S2360 [3MR], S3952 [29MR]
National Radon Action Week: designate (S.J. Res. 118), S10108 [2AU]
National School Bus Drivers Safety Week: designate (S.J. Res. 132), S11691 [14SE]
North American Free Trade Agreement: effect on truck safety standards (S. Con. Res. 36), S10934 [6AU], S16885 [20NO]
NRC: judicial review of decisions (S. 1165), S8118 [24JN]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1588), S14435 [26OC]
Nuclear energy: enhance safety and security of power facilities (S. 1166), S8119 [24JN]
Occupational safety and health: improve programs (S. 575), S2805-S2820 [11MR]
OSHA: uniform warnings and instructions on personal occupational protective equipment (S. 1661), S15787 [16NO]
Pesticides: regulation of minor agricultural use (S. 985), S6129, S6131, S6132 [19MY]
Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (S. 1189), S8453 [1JY], S8639 [13JY], S13129-S13134 [6OC]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (H.R. 881), S16189 [18NO], S16993 [22NO]
Public Health Service: injury control programs (S. 1320), S9881 [29JY]
Roads and highways: traffic safety performance programs (S. 738), S4400 [2AP], S16875-S16879 [20NO]
Russia: nuclear waste explosion, S4559 [7AP]
Ships and vessels: FCC rules relative to use of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (S. 785), S4632 [19AP]
Sports: use of artificial turf on football fields, S12143 [21SE]
Taxation: credit for purchase of automobile child restraint system (S. 136), S572 [21JA]
Terrorism: committee hearings to identify and deter future attacks, S4542 [5AP]
———U.S. policy, S7175 [15JN]
Tobacco products: labeling of cigarette promotional products relative to health dangers (S. 1671), S16215 [18NO]
———prohibit sale in vending machines and the distribution of free samples in Federal buildings and on Federal property (S. 673), S4019, S4020 [30MR]
Toys: safety (H.R. 965), insert language of S. 680 in lieu, S16892 [20NO]
———safety (S. 680), S4112-S4114 [31MR], S16885-S16892 [20NO]
Transportation: delay penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (S. 401), S1898 [18FE]
———remove penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (S. 295), S1187-S1189 [3FE]
Trucking industry: ban the use of radar detectors in commercial vehicles (S. 1418), S10893 [6AU]
Reports filed
Child Safety Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 680) (S. Rept. 103-195), S16431 [19NO]
Consideration of H.R. 1159, Improving Certain Marine Safety Laws: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 103-96), H2522 [18MY]
FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Funding Relative To Safety and Efficiency of Air Transportation: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2820) (H. Rept. 103-225), H6513 [8SE]
Independent Safety Board Act Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. Rept. 103-239), H8794 [3NO]
———Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H.R. 2440) (H. Rept. 103-239), H6756 [14SE]
Lead Exposure Reduction Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 729) (S. Rept. 103-152), S12928 [4OC]
NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1588) (S. Rept. 103-185), S15899 [17NO]
Passenger Vessel Safety Act: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 103-99), H2595 [19MY]
Product Liability Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 687) (S. Rept. 103-203), S16718 [20NO]
Prohibiting Smoking in Federal Buildings: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H.R. 881) (H. Rept. 103-298), H8056 [15OC]
Promote Use of Bicycle Helmets for Children and Youth: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 228) (S. Rept. 103-68), S8085 [24JN]
Safety Study of Juneau International Airport: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 444) (S. Rept. 103-75), S8232 [29JN]
State Revolving Funds Relative to Drinking Water Treatment Facilities: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1701) (H. Rept. 103-114), H2993 [27MY]
Toy Safety: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 103-29), H1163 [10MR]
Transportation Safety Enforcement Appropriations: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2178) (H. Rept. 103-336), H8937 [8NO]
Resolutions by organizations
Penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs: Minnesota Legislature, S1188 [3FE]
Statements
Red Tape Award to EPA for Superfund Program: Representative DeLay, S2306 [3MR]
Summaries
Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act (S. 575), S2816-S2818 [11MR]
Environmental Justice Act (S. 1161), S8109 [24JN]
Tables
Federal Highway Administration, S1188 [3FE]
Pulaski County, AR—1992 homicides ages 13 to 24, S14701 [29OC]
State and Community Highway Safety Program, S1188 [3FE]
Texts of
H. Res. 172, consideration of H.R. 1159, Passenger Vessel Safety Act, H2698 [24MY]
H.R. 881, Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act, H9583 [15NO]
H.R. 965, Child Safety Protection Act, H1246 [16MR]
H.R. 1304, excise tax on sales of syringes and intravenous systems which do not meet antineedlestick prevention standards, H1078 [9MR]
H.R. 1948, Former Soviet Union Nuclear Threat Reduction Act, H2172 [29AP]
H.R. 2178, hazardous substances transportation safety enforcement appropriations, H10536 [21NO]
H.R. 2440, authorizing appropriations for the Independent Safety Board Act, H8902 [8NO]
S. 29, Omnibus Congressional Compliance Act, S437-S439 [21JA]
S. 76, promote the use of bicycle helmets, S495 [21JA]
S. 110, Environmental Risk Reduction Act, S550-S554 [21JA]
S. 136, tax credit for purchase of automobile child restraint system, S572 [21JA]
S. 228, Children's Bicycle Helmet Safety Act, S801 [27JA]
S. 261, Preventing Kids From Inhaling Deadly Smoke Act, S917-S919 [28JA]
S. 262, Preventing Federal Building Workers and Visitors From Exposure to Deadly Smoke Act, S919 [28JA]
S. 295, remove penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs, S1188 [3FE]
S. 401, delay penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs, S1898 [18FE]
S. 444, Juneau International Airport Safety Act, S2110 [25FE]
S. 575, Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act, S2805-S2816 [11MR]
S. 674, Sensible Advertising and Family Education Act, S4021 [30MR]
S. 680, Child Safety Protection Act, S4113 [31MR]
S. 687, Product Liability Fairness Act, S4147-S4151 [31MR]
S. 729, Lead Exposure Reduction Act, S4303-S4311 [1AP]
S. 738, High Risk Drivers Act, S4401-S4404 [2AP], S17217-S17220 [24NO]
S. 799, Bucket Drowning Prevention Act, S4687 [20AP]
S. 809, open containers and consumption in passenger areas of motor vehicles, S4832 [22AP]
S. 857, national commission to ensure small aircraft safety, S5231 [29AP]
S. 870, Child Safety Act, S5405 [4MY]
S. 985, Minor Crop Pesticides Act, S6129-S6131 [19MY]
S. 1087, Youth Handgun Safety Act, S7029 [9JN]
S. 1092, regulation of public-use aircraft, S7099 [10JN]
S. 1161, Environmental Justice Act, S8107-S8109 [24JN]
S. 1165, Nuclear Enforcement Accountability Act, S8119 [24JN]
S. 1166, Omnibus Nuclear Power Safety and Security Enhancement Act, S8119 [24JN]
S. 1189, establish the Professional Boxing Corp., S8453-S8457 [1JY]
S. 1320, Injury Control and Violence Prevention Act, S9886 [29JY]
S. 1347, Lead Abatement Trust Fund Act, S10240 [3AU]
S. 1404, Litigation in the Sunshine Act, S10855 [6AU]
S. 1424, National Police Pursuit Policy Act, S10905 [6AU]
S. 1431, establish Commission on Crime and Violence, S10919 [6AU]
S. 1438, Safe Transit of Pedestrians Act, S10924 [6AU]
S. 1588, NTSB appropriations, S14435 [26OC]
S. 1589, Driver's Privacy Protection Act, S14436 [26OC]
S. 1671, Cigarette Promotional Product Labeling Act, S16216 [18NO]
S. 1680, Smoke-Free Environment Act, S16223 [18NO]
S. 1750, Food Safety Reform Act, S16765-S16767 [20NO]
S. Con. Res. 35, OSHA regulations, S10934 [6AU]
S. Con. Res. 36, effect on truck safety standards of the North American Free Trade Agreement, S10934 [6AU]
S. Con. Res. 36, effect on truck safety standards on the North American Free Trade Agreement, S17202 [24NO]
S.J. Res. 20, National Burn Awareness Week, S1512 [4FE]
S.J. Res. 56, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, S3953 [29MR]
S.J. Res. 98, National Child Safety Awareness Week, S6601 [26MY]
S.J. Res. 118, National Radon Action Week, S10108 [2AU]