SHELBY, RICHARD C.(a Senator from Alabama)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), S4074, S4158 [31MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1134), S7727, S7809 [23JN], S7856, S8132 [24JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (S. Con. Res. 18), S3132, S3190 [18MR], S3584, S3669 [24MR]
Dept. of the Environment: establish (S. 171), S5015, S5041 [28AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2750), S13109, S13179 [6OC]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S7141 [10JN], S7184 [15JN]
Financial institutions: funding for resolution of failed savings associations (S. 714), S5901, S5962 [13MY]
National defense: authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 1298), S11078, S11153 [8SE], S11402, S11419, S11459 [10SE], S11508, S11582 [13SE]
NIH: revise and extend programs (S. 1), S1701, S1746, S1747 [17FE], S1761, S1927 [18FE]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 3167), S14246, S14280 [25OC], S14544 [27OC]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S6065 [19MY]
Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S185 [21JA]
Conferee: H.R. 2264, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S8070 [24JN]
———H.R. 2401, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S13135 [6OC]
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S1994 [24FE]
Articles and editorials
Banking—Clinton Should Pursue Sensible Regulatory Climate, Dallas (TX) News, S923
Ill Vets Suspect Chemical Weapons—Seabees Tell of Attack, Gas Warnings, Dave Parks, Birmingham (AL) News, S11420-S11422 [10SE]
Quality Center at Samford Views Students as Customers, Jeff B. Hansen, Birmingham (AL) News, S3382
Rebel Senator Faces White House Wrath, Lloyd Grove, Washington (DC) Post, S4518 [5AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: establish a commission on the airplane crash at Gander, Newfoundland (see S. 1157), S8085 [24JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 67), S2917 [16MR]
———discretionary spending limit reductions (see S. 1594), S14528 [27OC]
Child support: enforcement of and wage withholding for child support payments (see S. 967), S5923 [13MY]
Endangered species: amend conservation, treatment, and protection programs (see S. 1521), S13172 [6OC]
English: declare as the official language of the U.S. (see S. 426), S1995 [24FE]
Financial institutions: reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see S. 265), S889 [28JA]
Health: treatment of mental illness and substance abuse in health care reform programs (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2610 [10MR]
Interstate compacts: grant congressional consent to an amendment of the Historical Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see S. 1609), S14838 [2NO]
Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians: Federal recognition in Alabama (see S. 282), S1147 [3FE]
National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 123), S10841 [6AU]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (see S. 483), S2209 [2MR]
World War II: retirement benefits of Cadet Nurse Corps (see S. 1120), S7378 [16JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life (see S. 25), S739 [26JA]
African Americans: Federal funding and research for historically black colleges and nonprofit organizations controlled by black Americans (see S. 651), S13286 [7OC]
Amateur Radio Service: tribute (see S.J. Res. 90), S5705 [7MY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 9, 92), S863 [27JA], S1637 [16FE]
Bankruptcy: improve system (see S. 540), S3800 [25MR]
Budget: balance (see S. 377), S8837 [15JY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 41), S1385 [4FE]
Chemicals: control of chemicals used in production of illegal drugs (see S. 440), S2089 [25FE]
Child Health Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 107), S10932 [6AU]
Civic Education Program: reauthorize and make certain technical corrections (see S. 881), S5393 [4MY]
Civil War History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 42), S2042 [24FE]
Commission on Government Reform: establish (see S. 15), S1047 [2FE]
Country Music Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 102), S8634 [13JY]
Crime: prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 11), S190 [21JA]
———punishment for stalking (see S. 470), S3369 [22MR]
Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see S. 1329), S14631 [28OC]
Distance Learning Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 49), S3282 [19MR]
District of Columbia: repeal firearms liability law (see S. 458), S2090 [25FE]
Economy: impact of Federal legislation and regulations on business and local government (see S. 81), S192 [21JA]
Education: elementary and secondary school library media resources technology improvement (see S. 266), S13356 [13OC]
———grants for parents as teachers programs (see S. 715), S4253 [1AP]
Elections: constitutional amendment on contributions and expenditures relative to Federal elections (see S.J. Res. 10, 37), S864 [27JA], S889 [28JA]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 39), S2042 [24FE]
EPA: establish a Gulf of Mexico Program (see S. 83), S192 [21JA]
ERISA: clarify the treatment of a qualified football coaches plan (see S. 1063), S9450 [26JY]
Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 560), S2610 [10MR]
Families and domestic relations: fund maternity home expenses and adoption support programs (see S. 844), S5178 [29AP]
Federal employees: allow for garnishment of pay (see S. 253), S1493 [4FE]
———voluntary participation in political processes (see S. 185), S1047 [2FE]
Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment relative to unfunded Federal mandates (see S.J. Res. 148), S14529 [27OC]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 993), S14541 [27OC]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: accounting treatment of stock option compensation of employees (see S. Con. Res. 34), S15946 [17NO]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see S. 1715), S16432 [19NO]
———fair trade in financial services (see S. 1527), S13262 [7OC]
———improve Federal regulations (see S. 1124), S7495 [17JN]
———suspension of laws and regulations by the President relative to credit availability and economic recovery (see S. 591), S2917 [16MR]
Food Safety and Inspection Service: monthly financial obligation and employment level reports (see S. 296), S1148 [3FE]
GATT: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries (see S. Res. 128), S12523 [24SE]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 131), S13178 [6OC]
German-American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 121), S10362 [4AU]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 170), S194 [21JA]
Government: reduce administrative expenses (see S. 1524), S13262 [7OC]
Government regulations: assessments relative to the taking of private property (see S. 177), S10243 [3AU]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 22), S1048 [2FE]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see S. 784), S12740 [29SE]
———inclusion of mental health and substance abuse benefits in any comprehensive medical care legislation (see S. Res. 107), S6282 [20MY]
———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see S. 725), S7632 [22JN]
Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (see S. 187), S689 [26JA]
Illegal aliens: prohibit payment of Federal benefits (see S. 457), S10585 [5AU]
Immigration: improve alien exclusion procedures relative to fraud (see S. 667), S3954 [29MR]
———strengthen border security and stabilize immigration (see S. 1351), S12865 [30SE]
Impact Aid: reauthorize (see S. 874), S5393 [4MY]
INS: prohibit citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in languages other than English (see S. 1678), S16215 [18NO]
Judges: establish a specialized corps of judges necessary for certain Federal proceedings (see S. 486), S9299 [22JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see S. 27), S739 [26JA]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian troops under Taif agreement (see S. Con. Res. 28), S7275 [15JN]
Local government: increase Federal payments for entitlement lands (see S. 236), S1637 [16FE]
Lower Mississippi Delta Region: authorizing appropriations for economic development (see S. 991), S6121 [19MY]
Medicare: access to health care, facilities, programs, and devices in rural areas (see S. 176), S194 [21JA]
———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 421), S4860 [22AP]
———remove cap on payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy (see S. 936), S5751 [11MY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 61), S2956 [16MR]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see S. 469), S4546 [5AP]
National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145), S14768 [1NO]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 36), S1494 [4FE]
National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see S.J. Res. 73), S6151 [19MY]
National Barrier Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 105), S12450 [23SE]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95), S6786 [27MY]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 20), S690 [26JA]
National Commission to Ensure a Strong and Competitive U.S. Maritime Industry: establish (see S. 1432), S12865 [30SE]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 94), S9200 [21JY]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 99), S7633 [22JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 91), S12450 [23SE]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 92), S8634 [13JY]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 122), S13094 [5OC]
National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S2842 [11MR]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 54), S3282 [19MR]
National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 55), S14437 [26OC]
National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52), S3282 [19MR]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see S. 1629), S15214 [5NO]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 75), S6913 [7JN]
National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 106), S8257 [29JN]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 134), S12450 [23SE]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 115), S9290 [22JY]
National Oregon Trail Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 97), S8634 [13JY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 66), S4157 [31MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 140), S13287 [7OC]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 56), S3370 [22MR]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 50), S3662 [24MR]
National Senior Softball Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 72), S4689 [20AP]
National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see S.J. Res. 101), S9299 [22JY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142), S13352 [13OC]
National Writing Project: reauthorize (see S. 70), S1637 [16FE]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 88), S5647 [6MY]
OSHA: regulations (see S. Con. Res. 35), S14021 [20OC]
Pesticides: regulation of minor agricultural use (see S. 985), S15616 [10NO]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 9), S5040 [28AP]
Primary Immune Deficiency Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 44, 151), S4432 [2AP], S15785 [16NO]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 11), S1493 [4FE]
Rural areas: emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation (see S. 309), S1383 [4FE]
SEC: increase the number of examiners who oversee investment advisers and financial planners (see S. 423), S1995 [24FE]
Securities: limited partnership rollups (see S. 424), S1995 [24FE]
———operation of the Government securities market (see S. 422), S1995 [24FE]
Senate Rules: consideration of retroactive tax increases (see S. Res. 152), S13833 [18OC]
Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see S. 451), S2089 [25FE]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 183), S5039 [28AP]
Small business: availability of credit and the facilitation of loans (see S. 384), S1734 [17FE]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 173), S194 [21JA]
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 30), S191 [21JA]
———increase the domestic service wage exclusion (see S. 402), S2361 [3MR]
———taxation of benefits (see S. 1408), S14631 [28OC]
State and local governments: CBO analysis of Federal mandates (see S. 563), S2778 [11MR]
States: court orders on child support relative to State residency of recipients (see S. 922), S10439 [4AU]
Tariff: footwear (see S. 530), S2546 [9MR]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 120), S10932 [6AU]
———cooperative telephone company receipts (see S. 155), S2361 [3MR]
———credit for cancer screening tests (see S. 1543), S13489 [14OC]
———credit for fuel from offshore deep-water projects (see S. 403), S2438 [4MR]
———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 381, 571, 572), S2778 [11MR], S4776 [21AP]
———employer credit for Social Security taxes paid on employee cash tips (see S. 573), S5542 [5MY]
———estate tax exemption (see S. Res. 64), S1385 [4FE]
———low-income housing credit (see S. 487), S4330 [1AP]
———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see S. 1443), S13356 [13OC]
———repeal luxury tax on boats (see S. 69), S192 [21JA]
———repeal luxury tax on boats and motor vehicles (see S. 159), S194 [21JA]
———retroactive tax increases (see S. 1524), S13262 [7OC]
———sale of assets by farmer cooperatives (see S. 545), S9085 [20JY]
———targeted jobs credit (see S. 600), S7388 [16JN]
———taxpayers' rights (see S. 542), S2610 [10MR]
———treatment of both the intended payee and payor of unpaid child support (see S. 434), S1995 [24FE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see S. 1123), S7495 [17JN]
———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see S. 348), S4329 [1AP]
Telecommunications: advanced public switched network infrastructure (see S. 570), S2778 [11MR]
Terrorism: constitutional procedures for imposing capital punishment for terrorist murders (see S. 527), S2560 [9MR]
———immigration policy relative to the Islamic Resistance Movement (see S. 503), S2560 [9MR]
Try American Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 124), S10841 [6AU]
Veterans: permit certain reservists to be buried in National Cemetery System (see S. 1128), S7495 [17JN]
———rural health care clinics (see S. 452), S2089 [25FE]
Veterinarians: alternate uses of certain drugs for animals (see S. 340), S1384 [4FE]
Water: desalinization research and development (see S. 617), S3173 [18MR]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see S.J. Res. 84), S5667 [6MY]
Wetlands: single Federal agency responsibility for technical determinations (see S. 824), S4918 [27AP]
Women's History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 53), S2842 [11MR]
World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 137), S13513 [14OC]
World Population Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 135), S13357 [13OC]
World University Games: minting of commemorative coins (see S. 216), S3958 [29MR]
World War II: establish an Armed Forces memorial in Washington, DC (see S. 214), S690 [26JA]
Certificates of election
Senate, S4 [5JA]
Letters
Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act: David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, S7184 [15JN]
Investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces: by, S11422 [10SE]
Memorandums
Persian Gulf Disability Claims: C. Jackson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S14618 [28OC]
Remarks by, on
Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Program: funding, S12171 [22SE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental (H.R. 1335), S4075, S4082 [31MR]
———offsetting emergency funding through spending reductions for 1994-1998, S4075, S4082 [31MR]
Armed Forces: access to medical care at remote bases, S11310 [9SE]
———repeal of combat exclusion law, S11565 [13SE]
Army: Lyme Disease programs, S11562, S11563 [13SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 67), S2955
———deficit, S3597 [24MR]
———discretionary spending limit reductions (S. 1594), S14533
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1134), S7679, S7730 [23JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (S. Con. Res. 18), S3134 [18MR], S3597 [24MR]
Child support: enforcement of and wage withholding for child support payments (S. 967), S5955
Dale County, AL: tribute to Dale County Retired Senior Volunteer Program, S7144
Dept. of Defense: ballistic missile program funding, S11261 [9SE]
———Kinetic Energy Antisatellite Program, S11508, S11509 [13SE]
———making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 2446), S12830 [30SE]
———provide benefits for certain abused spouses of military personnel, S11386 [10SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), S12082 [21SE], S12171 [22SE]
Education: grants for parents as teachers programs (S. 715), S4278 [1AP]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S7182, S7183, S7184, S7186, S7192, S7199, S7201 [15JN], S7327, S7328, S7329, S7331 [16JN]
Endangered species: amend conservation, treatment, and protection programs (S. 1521), S13172 [6OC]
English: declare as the official language of the U.S. (S. 426), S2021
Financial institutions: funding for resolution of failed savings associations (S. 714), S5911 [13MY]
———reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (S. 265), S923
Government: reduce administrative expenses (S. 1524), S13263 [7OC]
Health: treatment of mental illness and substance abuse in health care reform programs (S. Con. Res. 16), S2679
Hunting and trapping: protect individuals engaged in lawful hunting on public lands (S. 187), S705 [26JA]
Judges: establish a specialized corps of judges necessary for certain Federal proceedings (S. 486), S16564 [19NO]
Metalcasting industry: research and development program, S11078 [8SE]
Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians: Federal recognition in Alabama (S. 282), S1151
National defense: authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 1298), S11078, S11100, S11101 [8SE], S11261, S11310 [9SE], S11386, S11420 [10SE], S11508, S11509, S11562, S11563, S11565 [13SE]
National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 123), S10931
NIH: revise and extend programs (S. 1), S1702, S1705, S1706, S1707 [17FE]
Persian Gulf Conflict: investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces, S11420 [10SE]
———Iraqi use of chemical warfare on U.S. soldiers, S14618 [28OC]
POW: minting of commemorative coins (S. 483), S2234
Samford University: tribute, S3382
Senate Rules: consideration of retroactive tax increases (S. Res. 152), S13851
Social Security: budget treatment of benefits, S1510
———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (S. 173), S604, S605 [21JA]
Space policy: space station program funding, S12082 [21SE]
Taxation: energy tax, S3134 [18MR]
———gasoline tax, S7730 [23JN]
———retroactive tax increases, S14310 [26OC], S14569, S14570 [28OC]
———retroactive tax increases (S. 1524), S13263 [7OC]
Technology: access to Federal funded research information by foreign corporations, S1702, S1705, S1706, S1707 [17FE]
Treaties: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S11100 [8SE]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 3167), S14310 [26OC], S14569, S14570 [28OC]
Veterinarians: alternate uses of certain drugs for animals (S. 340), S1447 [4FE]
World War II: retirement benefits of Cadet Nurse Corps (S. 1120), S7383 [16JN]
Schedules
Committee on Government Operations (House): Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs: credit crunch and the administration proposal to increase credit flow, D240 [17MR]
Texts of
S. 265, Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act, S1061
S. Con. Res. 16, treatment of mental illness and substance abuse in health care reform programs, S2678
Tributes
Murphy, Jay W., S749
Turner, Joan J., S6707 [27MY]
Vaughn, J. Barry, S12641 [29SE]