SIMON, PAUL(a Senator from Illinois)

Addresses

African Economic Development: John W. Casey, World Alliance of YMCA's, S6613&sbull; [26MY]

African Situation: Anthony Lake, S8367&sbull; [30JN]

Developing National Standards in Education: Diane Ravitch, S4703&sbull;-S4705&sbull; [20AP]

Most Influential Americans—What's Wrong With This Picture?: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S5836&sbull;-S5838&sbull; [12MY]

North American Free Trade Agreement: by, S14281&sbull;-S14283&sbull; [25OC]

Rescue of the Danish Jews: Mette Shayne, S9375&sbull; [23JY]

Rising Tide of Red Ink Sinks All Boats—The Need for a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: by, S1477-S1479 [4FE]

United States and Africa—A New Relationship: Warren M. Christopher, Sec. of State, S11696&sbull; [14SE]

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), S7831 [24JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1134), S8128 [24JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (S. Con. Res. 18), S3246, S3285 [19MR], S3403, S3536 [23MR]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1607), S15277, S15344 [8NO], S15412, S15413, S15421, S15476, S15478, S15483 [9NO], S15624, S15626, S15648, S15650 [10NO], S15761, S15766, S15794, S15795 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3116), S13400, S13514 [14OC], S14131 [21OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2403), S9848, S9898 [29JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), S9813, S9897 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2518), S12542, S12560 [27SE], S12602, S12634 [28SE], S12657, S12741 [29SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), S12004, S12048 [20SE], S12162, S12248 [22SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6661 [27MY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Midwest States (H.R. 2667), S10211, S10248 [3AU], S10306, S10441 [4AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2295), S12236, S12250 [22SE], S12304, S12451 [23SE]

Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), S5567, S5669 [6MY]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 1298), S11082, S11153 [8SE], S11230, S11305, S11319, S11324 [9SE], S11391, S11452 [10SE], S11478, S11523, S11525, S11537, S11580, S11583, S11584 [13SE]

Analyses

Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act (S. 984), S6127&sbull; [19MY]

Replace Guaranteed Student Loan Program With a Direct Loan Program: American Association of State Colleges and Universities, S3639 [24MR]

Appointments

Committee on the Budget (Senate), S185 [21JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1268, Indian Tribal Justice Act, S10831 [6AU]

———H.R. 2010, National Service Trust Act, S10159 [3AU]

———H.R. 2202, revise and extend preventive health programs relative to breast and cervical cancer, S14889 [2NO]

———H.R. 2264, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S8070 [24JN]

———S. 1, revise and extend NIH programs, S2886 [15MR]

Articles and editorials

All Lovers of Freedom Should Honor Lovejoy, Vernon Jarrett, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S15798&sbull; [16NO]

Americans Under Foreign Command? Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11464&sbull; [10SE]

America—Scared to Sobriety on Guns, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7652&sbull; [22JN]

Appearances Are Destructive, Mark Mathabane, New York (NY) Times, S13098&sbull; [5OC]

Blaming TV for Son's Death, Frenchwoman Sues, Marlise Simons, New York (NY) Times, S11462&sbull; [10SE]

Block That Promo! Jane Pauley, TV Guide (publication), S12144&sbull; [21SE]

Break Menacing Cycle of Guns and Violence, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S7651&sbull; [22JN]

Breaking the Cycle of Violent Crime, Barry Krisberg and William H. Rentschler, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1646&sbull; [16FE]

But Where Are the High-Skill Workplaces?, Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker, America's Agenda (publication), S10449&sbull; [4AU]

By All Scores, Our Prison System Has Failed, by, S5966&sbull; [13MY]

Canadians Come Down Hard on Television Violence, Sean Scully, Broadcasting & Cable (publication), S15802&sbull; [16NO]

Chavez, the Farm Worker's Champion, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S5481 [5MY]

Chicago's Proliferating Guns—Armaments of a City at War, Steve Johnson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S6060&sbull; [18MY]

Child of Chicago's Battle Zone, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S956&sbull; [28JA]

Clinton Gets One Clear Deficit Warning, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S171&sbull; [21JA]

Confused on Angola, Washington (DC) Post, S3798 [25MR]

Containing Ethnic Conflict, Charles W. Maynes, Foreign Policy (publication), S2448&sbull;-S2451&sbull; [4MR]

Cost Versus Peace of Mind, Paul Hoversten, USA Today (publication), S12165 [22SE]

Cutting Unnecessary Military Spending, Defense Monitor (publication), S10593&sbull;-S10596&sbull; [5AU]

Danforth—Courage, Character, Conviction, Thomas F. Eagleton, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S2452&sbull; [4MR]

Deficit—Why You Should Care—Economist M. Kathryn Eickhoff Says Crisis Could Be Around the Corner, USA TODAY (publication), S8369&sbull; [30JN]

Drug War Needs a New Direction, Cynthia Tucker, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S5965&sbull; [13MY]

Electronic Parent, Ken Auletta, New Yorker (publication), S15803&sbull;-S15805 [16NO]

English as a Precious Language, Deborah Sontag, New York (NY) Times, S11466&sbull; [10SE]

Ever-Present Past Lingers for Visitors To Modern Vietnam, Dorothy Collin, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11467&sbull; [10SE]

Film Sex OK, Violence Is Not, Surveys Find, Alison Bass, Boston (MA) Globe, S11462&sbull; [10SE]

From Wasteland to Land of the Wasted, Newton N. Minow and Craig L. LaMay, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S10949&sbull; [6AU]

Gangs Getting Younger, But No Less Deadly, Louise Kiernan, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9089&sbull; [20JY]

Give TV the Chance To Regulate Itself, Quad City (IA) Times, S11466&sbull; [10SE]

Grounds for Case Against Fake Turf, Brian Hewitt, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S12143&sbull; [21SE]

Hit-or-Miss Control of Firearms Sales, Pierre Thomas, Washington (DC) Post, S1748&sbull; [17FE]

How To Zap TV Violence, Newton N. Minow, Wall Street Journal (publication), S11470&sbull; [10SE]

Hundreds of Billions Wasted on Interest Spending, by, S11331&sbull; [9SE]

Hurdle to Peace—Parting the Mideast's Waters, Alan Cowell, New York (NY) Times, S14023&sbull; [20OC]

If NAFTA Loses, New York (NY) Times, S15797&sbull; [16NO]

If the Public Only Knew About Its Prisons, Robert F. Drinan, National Catholic Reporter (publication), S14023&sbull; [20OC]

Illinois Town Attempts To Cope With Slayings, Edward Walsh, Washington (DC) Post, S957&sbull; [28JA]

``I'm Here''—An Interview With Andrew Sullivan, Thomas H. Stahel, America (publication), S5833&sbull;-S5836&sbull; [12MY]

Investigation Targets Gun Dealers as Crowds Rally Against Violence, Penny Roberts, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S15228&sbull; [5NO]

It's 25 and Still Thinking Like a Child, John J. O'Connor, New York (NY) Times, S16976&sbull; [22NO]

Killing Our Children, Steve Johnson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2852&sbull;-S2854&sbull; [11MR]

Killing Our Children—11 Dead in 1993—Teen Lived with Death, Despair and at 14 Years of Age, He Became Another Sad Statistic, George Papajohn and William Recktenwald, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S4037&sbull; [30MR]

Labor Law Reform Only Way to Recover USA's Economic Lead, Nick Serraglio, S5839&sbull; [12MY]

Lobbyist Plans for New Role, Charley Roberts, Los Angeles (CA) Journal, S9572&sbull; [27JY]

Making Kids and Learning Feel at Home, Donna Gable, USA Today (publication), S16976&sbull; [22NO]

Merchant of Mayhem, David Jackson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S14770&sbull; [1NO]

Needed Water on the Border, Jerusalem Report (Israeli publication), S14025&sbull; [20OC]

No Place To Run, No Place To Hide, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S14026&sbull; [20OC]

On the Firing Line—59 Percent of U.S. Schoolchildren Say Firearms Are Easily Obtainable, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S10589&sbull; [5AU]

Pass the Plan—Cut the Deficit, Peoria (IL) Journal Star, S10706 [6AU]

Penny-Ante Arms Dealer Ran Amok, Pierre Thomas, Washington (DC) Post, S1749 [17FE]

Perspective on Bosnia—The Holocaust Analogy Is Too True, Henry Siegman, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S11461&sbull; [10SE]

Poll—Owners Favor Gun Laws, Dennis Cauchon, USA Today (publication), S4441&sbull; [2AP]

Privacy in Peril, Charles Piller, MAC World (publication), S16495&sbull;-S16498 [19NO]

Pushing Out Pushers, the Chicago Way, James L. Tyson, Christian Science Monitor (publication), S14284&sbull; [25OC]

Quiet Victory Amid the Crowd, Bob Greene, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10947&sbull; [6AU]

Rate of Gun Deaths Rises Sharply Among 15-24 Age Group, Barbara Vobejda, Washington (DC) Post, S4549&sbull; [5AP]

Right Stuff for Russia, Senator Bradley, New York (NY) Times, S4159&sbull; [31MR]

Screen Violence—It's Killing Us, David Barry, S15230&sbull;-S15232&sbull; [5NO]

Sentence Guidelines Straitjacket, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S12745&sbull; [29SE]

Station Managers—Television Is Too Violent, Diane J. Moca, Electronic Media (publication), S11940&sbull; [15SE]

Struggle for Full Employment, Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Chicago (IL) Defender, S5964&sbull; [13MY]

Student Poll Finds Many Using Guns, Susan Chira, New York (NY) Times, S10590&sbull; [5AU]

Suggestions For Parents—Children Can Unlearn Violence, Judith Myers-Walls, Media & Values (publication), S16848&sbull; [20NO]

Surreal Anita Hill, S6507-S6509 [26MY]

Take It From Insiders—Get Smarter, Not Tougher, Gregory J. Boyle, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S15800&sbull; [16NO]

Tensions Behind the Violence in Egypt, Mamoun Fandy, Middle East Policy (publication), S9376&sbull;-S9379&sbull; [23JY]

There Is an Answer—It Lies Within, Thomas A. Demetrio, Chicago Bar Association Record (publication), S8916 [16JY]

Together, We Can Stop Youth Violence, Representative Schroeder and Governor Roy Romer, Wellington Webb, and Paul Tauer, Denver (CO) Post, S15630&sbull; [10NO]

TV's True Violence, Meg Greenfield, Washington (DC) Post, S7643&sbull; [22JN]

Under 18? Hand Over That Gun, Roy Romer, New York (NY) Times, S14961&sbull; [3NO]

United States Policy Must See the Real China, Jun Shen, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S4966&sbull; [27AP]

Violence for Fun and Profit, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, S12636&sbull; [28SE]

Violence in, Violence Out, Carl M. Cannon, Coast Weekly (publication), S14772&sbull;-S14774&sbull; [1NO]

We Can Get Guns Whenever We Want Them, Students Say, James Rowley, Associated Press, S10590&sbull; [5AU]

West Side School Gets Down to Business, Raymond R. Coffey, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S15802&sbull; [16NO]

Why Not A National ID Card? Robert Kuttner, Washington (DC) Post, S11464&sbull; [10SE]

Wrong Time, Wrong Place—What It's Like To Be Shot on Chicago's Mean Streets, Jeff Lyon, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3205&sbull;-S3207&sbull; [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Angola: civil war (see S.J. Res. 70), S3765 [25MR]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 63), S2778 [11MR]

Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (see S. 1773, 1781), S16935 [22NO], S17055 [23NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 41), S1385 [4FE]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Res. 148), S13091 [5OC]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): replace current membership with former Members of the Senate (see S. Res. 80), S2917 [16MR]

Courts: require reports on bail posted in certain criminal cases (see S. 743), S4400 [2AP]

———sentencing guidelines for nonviolent offenses (see S. 1596), S14529 [27OC]

Crime: drug-testing of released Federal prisoners (see S. 744), S4400 [2AP]

———establish DNA identification databanks (see S. 497), S2308 [3MR]

Education: elementary and secondary school library media resources technology improvement (see S. 266), S889 [28JA]

———financial assistance to rural local educational agencies (see S. 1472), S12029 [20SE]

———gender equity (see S. 1464), S11916 [15SE]

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (see S. 1361), S10565 [5AU]

Edward Hines, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital: establish on Loyola University grounds a family accommodations facility for severely ill children (see S. 677), S4013 [30MR]

Employment: school-to-work transition programs (see S. 456), S2089 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: employment leave for adoptive parents (see S. 1573), S14011 [20OC]

Firearms: strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for dealers (see S. 496), S2308 [3MR]

Foreign aid: promote sustainable development relative to global hunger and poverty (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6363 [24MY]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 1720), S16433 [19NO]

Hampden Watch Co.: extend production incentive certificate (see S. 536), S2547 [9MR]

Hardwick, Inc.: relief (see S. 745), S4400 [2AP]

———relief (S. 745), refer to U.S. Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 91), S4400 [2AP]

Health: ensure human tissue intended for transplantation is safe and effective (see S. 1702), S16432 [19NO]

Hunger: reaffirm U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (see S.J. Res. 86), S5031 [28AP]

Immigration: interim assistance to States (see S. 1704), S16432 [19NO]

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: competition to select architectural plans for construction of museum on East St. Louis, IL, portion (see S. 1726), S16433 [19NO]

Labor: treatment of live performing arts employees (see S. 481), S2209 [2MR]

Lewis and Clark Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 136), S11916 [15SE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 61), S2610 [10MR]

National Labor Relations Act: arbitration of contract disputes (see S. 1554, 1568), S13833 [18OC], S13908 [19OC]

———ensure access to labor union information (see S. 1532), S13262 [7OC]

———Federal contract debarment for violations (see S. 1530), S13262 [7OC]

———penalty for violations (see S. 1531), S13262 [7OC]

———procedure for selection of union representation (see S. 1529), S13262 [7OC]

———remedies for unfair labor practices (see S. 1553, 1567), S13833 [18OC], S13908 [19OC]

———time limit for NLRB rulings on discharge complaints (see S. 1528), S13262 [7OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit certain political activities of officers (see S. 837), S5031 [28AP]

Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see S. 1585), S14264 [25OC]

Pharmaceuticals: extend market exclusivity for oxaprozin (see S. 1734), S16433 [19NO]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 89), S5647 [6MY]

Postal Service: classification of certain periodicals for mailing (see S. 1479), S12242 [22SE]

Privacy: electronic monitoring in the workplace (see S. 984), S6120 [19MY]

Privacy Protection Commission: establish (see S. 1735), S16433 [19NO]

Real property: transfer certain vacant Federal property to local governments (see S. 1032), S6585 [26MY]

Rock Island, IL: clarify Federal treatment of Centennial Bridge (see S. 1555), S13833 [18OC]

Securities: surety bond requirements (see S. 1259), S9061 [20JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (see S. 277), S1028 [2FE]

Sudan: human rights violations (see S. Res. 94), S4501 [3AP]

Tariff: dog and cat treats (see S. 147), S193 [21JA]

———tacrolimus (see S. 1153), S8085 [24JN]

———twine, cordage, ropes, and cables (see S. 758), S4400 [2AP]

Taxation: treatment of corporate interest and dividends (see S. 1700), S16432 [19NO]

———treatment of intangible assets relative to amortization of goodwill (see S. 1699), S16432 [19NO]

U.N.: anniversary of founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (see S.J. Res. 86), S5031 [28AP]

Water: desalinization research and development (see S. 617), S3173 [18MR]

Women: health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (see S. 1428), S10840 [6AU]

———health research relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (see S. 1429), S10841 [6AU]

World Population Awareness Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 135), S11916 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life (see S. 25), S190 [21JA]

ACDA: strengthen (see S. 1182), S8351 [30JN]

Alcoholic beverages: include health warnings in advertisements (see S. 674), S4013 [30MR]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 30), S7090 [10JN]

Antitrust policy: protect against unfair foreign competition (see S. 99), S192 [21JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: designate section as part of National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 39), S191 [21JA]

Armed Forces: authorize presence in Somalia (see S.J. Res. 45), S1385 [4FE]

Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see S. 1276), S9290 [22JY]

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization: encourage U.S. leadership (see S. Con. Res. 29), S7275 [15JN]

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation: reauthorization of memorial project (see S. 1552), S15789 [16NO]

Board for International Broadcasting: radio broadcasts to Asia (see S. 659), S3765 [25MR]

Burundi: U.S. policy on coup d'etat attempt and adoption of democratic constitution (see S. Res. 160), S14838 [2NO]

California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (see S. 21), S190 [21JA]

———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see S. 21), S190 [21JA]

Chavez, Cesar: tribute (see S. Res. 121), S7496 [17JN]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 123), S7611 [22JN]

Chief Big Foot National Memorial Park: establish (see S. 278), S1028 [2FE]

Child abuse: background checking procedures for child care providers and reporting of all child abuse crimes (see S. 1759), S16718 [20NO]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 125), S10841 [6AU]

Children and youth: immunization against vaccine preventable diseases (see S. 732), S4254 [1AP]

———improve child welfare services (see S. 596), S2917 [16MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S. 806), S4933 [27AP]

Civic Education Program: reauthorize and make certain technical corrections (see S. 881), S10244 [3AU]

Civil rights: protection of employees at the Wards Cove Packing Co. from discrimination (see S. 1037), S7274 [15JN]

———restore standards for proving intentional discrimination (see S. 1776), S16935 [22NO]

Civil War History Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 42), S1385 [4FE]

Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program: authorizing appropriations (see S. 233), S774 [27JA]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of participation rates and expenditures in athletic programs (see S. 1468), S12028 [20SE]

Consumers: fair credit reporting (see S. 783), S14960 [3NO]

Corp. for National Service: establish (see S. 919), S5647 [6MY]

Country Music Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 102), S8634 [13JY]

Crime: ban possession of certain assault weapons and establish Federal penalty for drive-by shootings (see S. 639), S3479 [23MR]

———control (see S. 32), S2841 [11MR]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 11), S190 [21JA]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see S. 1329), S9982 [30JY]

Depository institutions: availability of credit in disaster areas (see S. 1273), S9187 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: cooperation of laboratories with private sector to enhance economic and technological competitiveness (see S. 473), S6965 [8JN]

Dept. of the Environment: establish (see S. 171), S1047 [2FE]

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act: expand programs (see S. 1284), S9367 [23JY]

Disasters: expand Federal program of hazard mitigation and insurance (see S. 1350), S10361 [4AU]

District of Columbia: construction of new stadium relative to use by any person or organization using certain racial or ethnic designations (see S. 1207), S14960 [3NO]

———provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union (see S. 898), S5517 [5MY]

Economy: enterprise development and private investment in economically distressed urban and rural areas (see S. 244), S774 [27JA]

———grant program to encourage redevelopment of abandoned industrial and commercial facilities in distressed areas (see S. 299), S1148 [3FE]

Education: establish support services for at-risk youth (see S. 98), S1202 [3FE]

———financial assistance to urban local educational agencies (see S. 1471), S12029 [20SE]

———gender equity in science and mathematics education (see S. 1463), S11916 [15SE]

———gender equity training, dropout prevention, and gender equity research and data (see S. 1465), S11916 [15SE]

———school lunch requirements relative to provision of specific types of fluid milk (see S. 88), S192 [21JA]

———shift Impact Aid funding responsibility from Dept. of Education to Dept. of Defense (see S. 383), S1734 [17FE]

———simplify the delivery of student loans and provide a variety of repayment plans (see S. 920), S5647 [6MY]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 39), S2042 [24FE]

Employment: equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see S. 17), S190 [21JA]

———establish of a neighborhood reconstruction corps program to award grants for the employment of disadvantaged workers (see S. 866), S5280 [30AP]

Endangered species: conservation of threatened and endangered species (see S. 921), S14768 [1NO]

EPA: establish nonsmoking guidelines for Federal buildings (see S. 262), S5542 [5MY]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 40), S1148 [3FE]

ERISA: litigation rules relative to retiree health benefits (see S. 1268), S10932 [6AU]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see S. 5), S190 [21JA]

———establish a family and law enforcement partnership program (see S. 561), S10001 [30JY]

———prohibit racial or national origin discrimination practices in adoption or foster care agencies that receive Federal assistance (see S. 1224), S13356 [13OC]

Federal aid programs: funding for WIC, Head Start, and Job Corps programs (see S. Con. Res. 27), S9087 [20JY]

Federal employees: voluntary participation in political processes (see S. 185), S935 [28JA]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 993), S16231 [18NO]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see S. 1715), S16432 [19NO]

———demonstration projects of individual development accounts for home purchase, college education, small business startup, and retirement (see S. 863), S5280 [30AP]

Firearms: compliance with State and local licensing laws (see S. 113), S2841 [11MR]

———Federal standards for licensing dealers and heighten reporting requirements (see S. 1656), S15601 [10NO]

———prohibit possession by persons who have been convicted of a violent felony (see S. 1400), S10840 [6AU]

———prohibit the importation of semiautomatic assault weapons and certain accessories (see S. 108), S2841 [11MR]

———prohibit the manufacturing or importation of certain ammunition (see S. 178), S2841 [11MR]

———prohibit transfer to an individual of two or more handguns in a 30-day period (see S. 376), S2361 [3MR]

———recordkeeping and regulations relative to the sale and disposition of ammunition (see S. 109), S2841 [11MR]

———taxation of certain ammunition (see S. 179), S2841 [11MR]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see S. 414), S1995 [24FE]

Flood control: study adequacy of current measures for upper Mississippi River (see S. 1407), S10840 [6AU]

Floods: improve hazard mitigation and relocation assistance (see S. 1670), S16214 [18NO]

———relocation assistance to Midwest States (see S. 1486), S15216 [5NO]

Food stamps: require domestic production of food stamp coupons (see S. 1359), S10361 [4AU]

Foreign aid: global examination of human rights status of people with disabilities (see S. 1256), S8882 [16JY]

Foreign policy: exchange and training programs with former Soviet Union and Baltic States (see S. 968), S5923 [13MY]

———prohibit direct arrests or abductions by any U.S. officer, agent, or employee in a foreign country (see S. 72), S192 [21JA]

Foreign trade: prohibit sale of defense articles or services to countries participating in the economic boycott of Israel (see S. 1625), S16502 [19NO]

Freedom (space station): funding (see S. 462), S6323 [21MY]

GATT: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries (see S. Res. 128), S13179 [6OC]

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]

Great Lakes: establish confined soil disposal facilities (see S. 1183), S8351 [30JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 22), S690 [26JA]

Hazardous substances: assistance to local communities for cleanup (see S. 965), S5923 [13MY]

———liability for cleanup relative to municipal solid waste disposal (see S. 343), S1384 [4FE]

———reduce the levels of lead in the environment (see S. 729), S4253 [1AP]

Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see S. 784), S11450 [10SE]

———designating obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care physicians in Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 170), S16433 [19NO]

———establish National Women's Health Resource Center within Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC (see S. 91), S2559 [9MR]

———inclusion of mental health and substance abuse benefits in any comprehensive medical care legislation (see S. Res. 107), S5814 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 491, 1757), S2308 [3MR], S16718 [20NO]

———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke (see S. 261), S5542 [5MY]

———provide for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see S. 1249), S8821 [15JY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see S. 725), S14855 [2NO]

———treatment of mental illness and substance abuse in health care reform programs (see S. Con. Res. 16), S2610 [10MR]

Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see S. 636), S3479 [23MR]

———maintain the infrastructure requirements of essential safety net facilities (see S. 726), S6785 [27MY]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 111), S8618 [13JY]

Homeless: reauthorize certain assistance programs (see S. 1523), S13172 [6OC]

Housing: strengthen Fair Housing Act provisions (see S. 668), S3954 [29MR]

Immigration: admission of spouses and children relative to permanent resident alien status (see S. 618), S3173 [18MR]

———short-term visas for purposes of funeral attendance, and deny parole status to excludable aliens (see S. 123), S193 [21JA]

Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 654), S3765 [25MR]

INS: improve admissions process at airports and other ports of entry and strengthen criminal sanctions for alien smuggling (see S. 1333), S9982 [30JY]

Insurance: modify the antitrust exemption applicable to the insurance industry (see S. 84), S192 [21JA]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see S. Con. Res. 31), S7496 [17JN]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 119), S10232 [3AU]

Jefferson, Thomas: minting of coins in commemoration of the 250th birthday anniversary (see S. 50), S4688 [20AP]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 30), S1048 [2FE]

Judges: establish a specialized corps of judges necessary for certain Federal proceedings (see S. 486), S13558 [15OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see S. 27), S1493 [4FE]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see S. 55), S191 [21JA]

Law enforcement officers: establish a Police Corps Program and a Law Enforcement Scholarship and Employment Program (see S. 1448), S11444 [10SE]

Lincoln Legacy Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 83), S6151 [19MY]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 43), S1922 [18FE]

Malawi: repression of self-determination (see S.J. Res. 74), S3862 [26MR]

Medicaid: coverage for low-income medicare beneficiaries (see S. 649), S3650 [24MR]

———coverage of alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women and certain family members (see S. 484), S2308 [3MR]

———coverage of certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialist services (see S. 466), S8725 [14JY]

Medicare: reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists and increase health services delivery to shortage areas (see S. 833), S9299 [22JY]

———reimbursement for physician assistants and increase health services delivery to shortage areas (see S. 834), S6913 [7JN]

———remove cap on payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy (see S. 936), S5751 [11MY]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see S. 671), S4013 [30MR]

Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program: intensive training in Japanese language, Government, politics, and economy (see S. 587), S2917 [16MR]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 257), S2888 [15MR]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial (see S. 1111), S9199 [21JY]

———mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see S. 469), S8725 [14JY]

Motor vehicles: protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers (see S. 1589), S14632 [28OC]

Myanmar: release of Aung San Suu Kyi and sanctions for human rights violations (see S. Res. 112), S6363 [24MY]

National Adoption Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 145), S14768 [1NO]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 36), S1494 [4FE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 35), S9299 [22JY]

National Arbor Day: designate (see S. Res. 96), S5233 [29AP]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 51), S1996 [24FE]

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), S11152 [8SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 95), S6121 [19MY]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 20), S690 [26JA]

National Center for Sleep Disorders Research: establish (see S. 104), S192 [21JA]

National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 139), S13357 [13OC]

National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry: establish (see S. 366), S2042 [24FE]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 58), S5465 [4MY]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 94), S9729 [28JY]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 99), S8122 [24JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 91), S9372 [23JY]

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), S13178 [6OC]

National Family Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 47), S15474 [9NO]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 141), S14202 [21OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 21), S10001 [30JY]

National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 55), S5040 [28AP]

National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 52), S2842 [11MR]

National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 117), S10002 [30JY]

National Indian Research Institute: establish (see S. 1121), S7378 [16JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see S. 1629), S15214 [5NO]

National Institute of Corrections: grants for family unity demonstration projects (see S. 1158), S8838 [15JY]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 75), S9200 [21JY]

National Literacy Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 106), S8122 [24JN]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 134), S12634 [28SE]

National Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish (see S. 293), S1147 [3FE]

National Oregon Trail Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 97), S8257 [29JN]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 66), S4157 [31MR]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 208), S2676 [10MR]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 140), S13287 [7OC]

National Quilting Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 38), S2361 [3MR]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 118), S14020 [20OC]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see S.J. Res. 147), S14529 [27OC]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 50), S2956 [16MR]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 103), S12560 [27SE]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 60), S4636 [19AP]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see S.J. Res. 101), S9299 [22JY]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see S. 823), S4918 [27AP]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 142), S13352 [13OC]

National Writing Project: reauthorize (see S. 70), S2361 [3MR]

National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 88), S5960 [13MY]

Native Americans: employment and investment tax credits (see S. 211), S690 [26JA]

———establish program to improve management of rangelands and farmlands and production of agricultural resources (see S. 410), S1888 [18FE]

———establish tribal self-governance (see S. 1618), S15089 [4NO]

———interest payments and management of Indian trust funds (see S. 925), S5705 [7MY]

———provide land-grant status for Indian-controlled colleges (see S. 1345), S10232 [3AU]

———tribal land income exemptions (see S. 576), S2778 [11MR]

NIH: revise and extend programs (see S. 1), S189 [21JA]

North American Free Trade Agreement: effect on truck safety standards (see S. Con. Res. 36), S10841 [6AU]

Nuclear weapons: test ban (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1922 [18FE]

Occupational safety and health: improve programs (see S. 575), S8725 [14JY]

POW: minting of commemorative coins (see S. 483), S8913 [16JY]

Primary Immune Deficiency Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 151), S15785 [16NO]

Printing: use of vegetable-based inks for Federal lithographic printing (see S. 716), S4253 [1AP]

Public Health Service: breast and cervical cancer information (see S. 1002), S6231 [20MY]

Public welfare programs: establish midnight basketball league training and partnership programs for public housing residents (see S. 1005), S6231 [20MY]

Railroads: facilitate development of high-speed rail transportation (see S. 839), S6875 [28MY]

Refugees: authorizing assistance appropriations (see S. 981), S6017 [18MY]

Rural areas: emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation (see S. 309), S1383 [4FE]

———improve medical care (see S. 1160), S10108 [2AU]

———increase access to health care (see S. 97), S2955 [16MR]

Safety: drowning warning labels for industrial-size buckets (see S. 799), S4684 [20AP]

Schools: assistance for child-centered activities (see S. 1138), S7610 [22JN]

———ensure safety and freedom from drugs and violence (see S. 1125), S9561 [27JY]

Securities: limited partnership rollups (see S. 424), S1995 [24FE]

Senate Rules: legislative efficiency relative to committee structure (see S. Res. 13), S195 [21JA]

Senior citizens: establish Federal standards for long-term care insurance (see S. 203), S689 [26JA]

Ships and vessels: promote fair trade in shipbuilding and repair industry (see S. 990), S6121 [19MY]

Skelton, Richard (Red): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 183), S3799 [25MR]

Small business: promote development by providing for entrepreneurship training courses and Federal loan guarantees (see S. 862), S5280 [30AP]

South Africa: transition to nonracial democracy (see S. 1493), S12513 [24SE]

States: establish grants for community works progress programs (see S. 239), S774 [27JA]

Tariff: bicycle parts (see S. 1043), S9086 [20JY]

———footwear (see S. 530), S2546 [9MR]

———iron and steel pipe and tube products (see S. 757), S4400 [2AP]

———tamoxifen citrate (see S. 446), S12140 [21SE]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see S. 1415), S10840 [6AU]

———credit for cancer screening tests (see S. 1543), S13489 [14OC]

———deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 381), S3369 [22MR]

———exceptions from rules for determining contributions for aid in construction of public utilities (see S. 289), S8633 [13JY]

———extend issuance of first-time farmer bonds (see S. 599), S3042 [17MR]

———interest on educational loans (see S. 271), S1028 [2FE]

———modify the involuntary conversion rules for certain disaster-related conversions (see S. 364), S9561 [27JY]

———targeted jobs credit (see S. 600), S3042 [17MR]

———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 possession and licensing of certain firearms relative to medical care for gunshot victims (see S. 868), S5393 [4MY]

———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see S. 348), S5464 [4MY]

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act: amend (see S. 1283), S9367 [23JY]

Telecommunications: advanced public switched network infrastructure (see S. 570), S2778 [11MR]

Terrorism: commemoration of the bombing of Pan American flight 103 (see S. Res. 164), S15790 [16NO]

U.N.: equitable sharing of responsibility relative to armed forces available to the Security Council (see S.J. Res. 112), S8707 [14JY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 70), S2043 [24FE]

U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission: establish (see S. 1225), S8707 [14JY]

Ukraine: anniversary of famine (see S. Con. Res. 42), S11318 [9SE]

Urban areas: assistance relative to abandoned factories and hazardous waste sites (see S. 773), S4500 [3AP]

———community policing assistance programs (see S. 864), S5280 [30AP]

———encourage community-development initiatives by businesses and financial institutions (see S. 861), S5280 [30AP]

———residential support service program for special high-risk populations of pregnant women and their children (see S. 1133), S7495 [17JN]

———transportation to suburban employment sites demonstration project (see S. 865), S5280 [30AP]

Veterans: disability benefits for former POW (see S. 482), S9199 [21JY]

———establish a program of rural health care clinics (see S. 452), S2559 [9MR]

Voting: establish national voter registration (see S. 2), S2676 [10MR]

Women: antiprogestin drug research (see S. 222), S1047 [2FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of service in the Armed Forces (see S. 1159), S8085 [24JN]

World Food Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 137), S12388 [23SE]

Wounded Knee National Memorial: establish (see S. 278), S1028 [2FE]

Cloture motions

Blinken, Alan J.: nomination to be Ambassador to Belgium, S14623 [28OC]

Dept. of State: nomination of Ambassadors, S14899, S14900 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), conference report, S14028 [20OC], S14191, S14192 [21OC], S14292, S14335 [26OC], S14583 [28OC], S15190 [5NO]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S7017 [9JN], S7080, S7082 [10JN], S7180 [15JN], S7366 [16JN]

Federal employees: voluntary participation in political processes (S. 185), S8561, S8562 [1JY]

Gati, Tobi Trister: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State, S14899, S14900 [3NO]

Gati, Toby Trister: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of State, S14623 [28OC]

Hunt, Swanee G.: nomination to be Ambassador to Austria, S14623 [28OC]

Loftus, Thomas A.: nomination to be Ambassador to Norway, S14623 [28OC]

Napolitano, Janet A.: nomination to be U.S. attorney for Arizona, S16333, S16351 [19NO]

Spiegel, Daniel L.: nomination to be U.S. Representative to the European Office of the U.N., S14624 [28OC]

Voting: establish national voter registration (H.R. 2), conference report, S5720 [7MY], S5743 [11MY]

Eulogies

Battle at Wounded Knee: Marc D. Angel, S1643&sbull; [16FE]

Factsheets

Public School Library Media Programs: American Library Association, S925&sbull; [28JA]

Financial Statement

Personal, S7039&sbull; [9JN]

Interviews

Africa Notes—An Exit Interview With Herman J. Cohen: Jannie Botes, Center for Strategic and International Studies, S6609&sbull;-S6612&sbull; [26MY]

Letters

Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor/Integral Fast Reactor Program: President Clinton, S12778 [30SE]

Election of Everett McKinley Dirksen as Senate Republican leader: Philip A. Grant, Jr., S1206&sbull; [3FE]

Impact of the Midwestern States flood on children, S15484&sbull; [9NO]

License registration processing fees for firearms dealers: B.R. Bridgewater, National Alliance of Stocking Gun Dealers, S9920 [30JY]

Olympic games in the People's Republic of China: Nancy Chen, S11465&sbull; [10SE]

President Clinton's economic plan: by, S7172 [15JN]

Privacy Protection Act: several information organizations, S16498 [19NO]

Public school teaching experience: Natalie Rollhaus, S15801&sbull; [16NO]

Replace Guaranteed Student Loan Program with a direct loan program: American Council on Education and several education groups, S3639 [24MR]

———Robert H. Atwell, American Council on Education, S3639 [24MR]

Review of intangible assets relative to Federal budget: Senator Moynihan, S11468&sbull; [10SE]

School-to-Work Opportunities Act: Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor and Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S10571 [5AU]

Student loans: Lawrence A. Hough, Student Loan Marketing Association, S5568 [6MY]

———Pamela Gilbert and Nancy Watzman, Public Citizen (organization), S5569 [6MY]

U.S. role in U.N. peacekeeping operations: David E. Jeremiah, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S13801 [18OC]

Lists

Organizations supporting World Population Awareness Day, S11935&sbull; [15SE]

Press releases

Concern over impact of gun violence on children, Joyce Foundation, S7651&sbull; [22JN]

Remarks by, on

ACDA: strengthen (S. 1182), S8357 [30JN], S8534&sbull; [1JY]

ACLU: tribute to Laura Murphy Lee on becoming director, S9572&sbull; [27JY]

Africa: disaster and development assistance, S12356 [23SE]

———economic development, S6612&sbull; [26MY]

———U.S. policy, S11696&sbull; [14SE]

Agriculture: crop loss payments, S10206 [3AU]

Angola: civil war (S.J. Res. 70), S3797 [25MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto, S2599 [10MR]

Armed Forces: authorize presence in Somalia, S11130, S11131, S11136, S11146 [8SE], S11268, S11271, S11272 [9SE]

———authorize presence in Somalia (S.J. Res. 45), S1364 [4FE]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, S11177 [9SE]

———presence in Somalia, S13064, S13065 [5OC]

Armenians: anniversary of genocide, S4724 [21AP]

Arms control: moratorium on nuclear weapons testing, S9088&sbull; [20JY]

Aurora, IL: tribute to the Joseph Corp. of Illinois and Merchants National Bank relative to housing projects, S12870&sbull; [30SE]

Baird, Zoe: tribute to American Jewish Congress Brandeis Award recipient, S15207 [5NO]

Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (S. 1773), S16943&sbull; [22NO]

B'nai B'rith: tribute to Anti-Defamation League's collecting information to combat anti-Semitism, S3079&sbull; [17MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1852, S1853 [18FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S14738, S14739 [1NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 41), S1475 [4FE]

———deficit, S171&sbull; [21JA], S8369&sbull; [30JN], S11331&sbull; [9SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), S7164 [15JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, S10706, S10729 [6AU], S11468&sbull; [10SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1134), S7979 [24JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (S. Con. Res. 18), S3106, S3107 [18MR], S3403, S3408, S3410, S3440, S3441 [23MR], S3638, S3646 [24MR]

Burdick, Quentin: Roll Call (publication) article on allegations relative to communist ties, S12311 [23SE]

Burundi: U.S. policy on coup d'etat attempt and adoption of democratic constitution (S. Res. 160), S14857&sbull; [2NO]

Cairo, IL: tribute to community service of Emerson Elementary School and volunteers, S7394&sbull; [16JN]

California Wellness Foundation: tribute, S5058 [28AP]

Capital punishment: treatment of minors, S15277, S15279, S15280 [8NO]

Captive Nations Week: observance, S9329&sbull; [22JY]

Chavez, Cesar: tribute (S. Res. 121), S7659 [23JN]

Chicago, IL: drug abatement programs, S14284&sbull; [25OC]

———Gang Awareness Week observance, S11941&sbull; [15SE]

———Jewish Community Hour Radio Show anniversary, S4548&sbull; [5AP]

———tribute to Clean Sites (organization), S4548&sbull; [5AP]

———tribute to National Housing Services and Continental Bank, S14445&sbull; [26OC]

———tribute to Working in the Schools Program, S15805&sbull; [16NO]

———Week of Unity observance, S11470&sbull; [10SE]

Chicago Academy of Science: tribute to ecological citizenship project, S12145&sbull; [21SE]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, S7557 [22JN]

Children and youth: deaths by firearms usage, S4037&sbull; [30MR]

———establish early gang prevention centers, S9573&sbull; [27JY]

———gang violence, S9088&sbull; [20JY]

———protection from television program violence (S. 943), S8598 [13JY], S11462&sbull;, S11466&sbull;, S11470&sbull; [10SE], S11939&sbull; [15SE]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S4966&sbull; [27AP]

Cineplex Odeon Corp.: tribute, S1507&sbull; [4FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, S5833&sbull; [12MY]

Civilian Community Corps Demonstration Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 233), S813 [27JA]

Clinton, President: economic plan, S1852, S1853 [18FE], S3106, S3107 [18MR], S8855 [16JY]

———State of the Union Message, S1852, S1853 [18FE]

Cohen, Herman J.: interview with former Assistant Sec. of State for African Affairs, S6608&sbull; [26MY]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): replace current membership with former Members of the Senate (S. Res. 80), S2957 [16MR]

Commonwealth of Independent States: economic assistance to emerging republics, S4159&sbull; [31MR]

Corp. for National Service: establish (S. 919), S5637 [6MY], S9124 [21JY], S9242, S9264 [22JY]

Correctional institutions: reform current policy, S14022&sbull; [20OC]

Courts: authorizing bankruptcy judgeships, S9819 [29JY]

———minimum mandatory sentencing, S15277 [8NO]

———require reports on bail posted in certain criminal cases (S. 743), S4408&sbull; [2AP]

———sentencing guidelines for nonviolent offenses (S. 1596), S14535 [27OC]

———use of capital punishment, S10450&sbull; [4AU]

Crime: application of drug kingpin death penalty procedures for terrorist activities and bombings, S9616, S9618 [28JY]

———drug-testing of released Federal prisoners (S. 744), S4409&sbull; [2AP]

———establish DNA identification databanks (S. 497), S2358&sbull; [3MR]

———incidence of hate crimes, S13097&sbull; [5OC]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S1502&sbull; [4FE], S1646&sbull; [16FE], S2852&sbull; [11MR], S15800&sbull; [16NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 1607), S15050, S15068 [4NO], S15162 [5NO], S15252, S15253, S15277, S15279, S15280 [8NO], S15428, S15443 [9NO], S15630&sbull; [10NO], S16266 [18NO], S16299 [19NO]

———programs to abate drug activity in residential and commercial buildings through community participation, S9813 [29JY]

———sentencing guidelines, S12745&sbull; [29SE]

———treatment of alien terrorists, S15252, S15253 [8NO]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (S. 1329), S9989&sbull; [30JY]

Defense Language Institute: closing, S2077, S2080 [25FE]

Dellinger, Walter: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General, S13244 [7OC], S13327 [13OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to the Soil Conservation Service relative to Midwest floods relief, S14444&sbull; [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: impact aid compensation for local school funding, S13815 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3116), S13444 [14OC], S13582, S13801, S13802, S13803, S13804, S13815 [18OC], S13893 [19OC], S14133, S14206 [21OC]

———peacekeeping and peace enforcement activities, S11464&sbull; [10SE]

———spending reductions, S10593&sbull; [5AU]

Dept. of the Environment: establish (S. 171), S5167 [29AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), S11736 [15SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2403), S9848, S9849, S9850, S9851, S9855, S9857, S9859 [29JY], S9910, S9912, S9914, S9915, S9920 [30JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2519), S9616, S9618 [28JY], S9813, S9819 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2518), S12543 [27SE], S12657 [29SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and certain independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2491), S12162, S12163, S12164, S12165, S12195 [22SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2491), conference report, S14151 [21OC]

Disasters: impact of the Midwestern States flood on children, S15484&sbull; [9NO]

District of Columbia: provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union (S. 898), S5537 [5MY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S5965&sbull; [13MY]

Economy: future in business and employment, S10449&sbull; [4AU]

Education: dress codes relative to school violence, S13098&sbull; [5OC]

———elementary and secondary school library media resources technology improvement (S. 266), S924&sbull; [28JA]

———financial assistance to rural local educational agencies (S. 1472), S12039&sbull; [20SE]

———financial assistance to urban local educational agencies (S. 1471), S12038&sbull; [20SE]

———gender equity (S. 1464), S11932 [15SE]

———increase appropriations for education until the share of total Federal spending reaches 10 percent, S12543 [27SE]

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (S. 1361), S10566 [5AU]

———national policy to improve system, S15801&sbull; [16NO]

———national policy to reduce illiteracy and improve mathematics and science skills, S3403, S3410, S3440, S3441 [23MR]

———shift Impact Aid funding responsibility from Dept. of Education to Dept. of Defense (S. 383), S1742&sbull; [17FE]

———simplify the delivery of student loans and provide a variety of repayment plans, S7979 [24JN]

———simplify the delivery of student loans and provide a variety of repayment plans (S. 920), S5637 [6MY]

———student loan repayment programs, S10729 [6AU]

Edward Hines, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital: establish on Loyola University grounds a family accommodations facility for severely ill children (S. 677), S4027&sbull; [30MR]

Egypt: socio-economic problems, S9376&sbull; [23JY]

Elders, Joycelyn: nomination to be Surgeon General, S10470, S10518 [5AU], S10998 [7SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S6665, S6666, S6667, S6786 [27MY], S7066, S7067 [10JN]

Employment: school-to-work transition programs (S. 456), S2131 [25FE]

Encyclopedia Britannica: anniversary, S1509&sbull; [4FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2445), S12774, S12778, S12780, S12781, S12790 [30SE]

English: declare as the official language of the U.S. (S. 426), S11465&sbull; [10SE]

EPA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Program funding, S12162, S12163, S12164, S12165 [22SE], S14151 [21OC]

Ethnic groups: conflicts, S2447&sbull; [4MR]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (S. 1715), S16847&sbull; [20NO]

Firearms: crimes against youth, S4441&sbull; [2AP], S4549&sbull; [5AP]

———criminal sale of handguns, S14770&sbull; [1NO]

———enforcement of State and local laws relative to gun dealers, S15227&sbull; [5NO]

———handgun control, S14026&sbull; [20OC]

———import ban on assault weapons, S10589&sbull; [5AU]

———license registration processing fees for dealers, S9848, S9849, S9850, S9851, S9855, S9857, S9859 [29JY], S9910, S9912, S9914, S9915, S9920 [30JY]

———prevention of gun-related violence, S956&sbull; [28JA]

———prohibit possession by persons who have been convicted of a violent felony (S. 1400), S10850&sbull; [6AU]

———prohibit the manufacture, transfer, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons, S15443 [9NO]

———prohibit the possession of handguns and ammunition by juveniles, S14961&sbull; [3NO]

———regulation and monitoring of dealers and sales, S1748&sbull; [17FE]

———restrict sales and use of handguns, S3205&sbull; [18MR]

———strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for dealers (S. 496), S2356&sbull; [3MR]

———violence involving children, S7651&sbull; [22JN]

———waiting period before purchase, limitations on assault weapons, and Federal gun dealer licensing requirements, S6060 [18MY]

Flood control: study adequacy of current measures for upper Mississippi River (S. 1407), S10873 [6AU]

Floods: disaster assistance to Midwest States (H.R. 2667), S10206 [3AU]

———flooding of Midwest States, S8742 [15JY]

Foreign aid: promote sustainable development relative to global hunger and poverty (S. Con. Res. 26), S6369 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2295), S12310, S12356 [23SE]

Foreign policy: exchange and training programs with former Soviet Union and Baltic States (S. 968), S5958&sbull; [13MY]

Foreign trade: extension of Presidential fast-track negotiating authority (H.R. 1876), S8345 [30JN]

Fort Sheridan, IL: conversion to civilian use, and allow land exchange with Arlington, VA, S11524, S11526 [13SE]

Gail, Sanford and Holly: State of Israel Bonds award recipient, S172 [21JA]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 1720), S16474&sbull; [19NO]

Glenview, IL: B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Temple's anniversary, S8370&sbull; [30JN]

Government-sponsored enterprises: disclosure of lobbying activities, S5567, S5569 [6MY]

GPO: public access to electronic information (S. 564), S3384&sbull; [22MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S.J. Res. 22), S3906&sbull; [26MR]

Haiti: restoration of democracy, S12310 [23SE]

Hampden Watch Co.: extend production incentive certificate (S. 536), S2554&sbull; [9MR]

Hardwick, Inc.: relief (S. 745), S4409&sbull; [2AP], S12296 [23SE]

Health: ensure human tissue intended for transplantation is safe and effective (S. 1702), S16452&sbull; [19NO]

———tribute to the Live It Safe education program, S1754&sbull; [17FE]

History: observance of the battle at Wounded Knee, SD, S1643&sbull; [16FE]

Hunger: reaffirm U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (S.J. Res. 86), S5039 [28AP]

Illinois: tribute to State Bar Association's legal assistance to flood disaster victims, S9769&sbull; [28JY]

———tribute to the Take Pride in America award recipients, S960&sbull; [28JA]

Illinois River Project Educational Program: tribute on receiving the Chevron Conservation Award, S12251&sbull; [22SE]

Immigration: interim assistance to States (S. 1704), S16454&sbull; [19NO]

———payment of Federal benefits to illegal aliens, S15162 [5NO]

INS: improve admissions process at airports and other ports of entry and strengthen criminal sanctions for alien smuggling (S. 1333), S9998 [30JY]

———State and local government cooperation relative to enforcement of immigration laws, S15428 [9NO]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (S.J. Res. 119), S10449 [4AU]

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial: competition to select architectural plans for construction of museum on East St. Louis, IL, portion (S. 1726), S16480&sbull; [19NO]

Job Corps: funding, S3646 [24MR]

Labor: treatment of live performing arts employees (S. 481), S2233&sbull; [2MR]

Labor unions: encourage worker membership and participation, S5838&sbull; [12MY]

Lewis and Clark Month: designate (S.J. Res. 136), S11936&sbull; [15SE]

Lincolnshire, IL: Laura B. Sprague Elementary School receipt of Dept. of Education's Blue Ribbon School Award, S6972&sbull; [8JN]

Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), S5567, S5569 [6MY]

Los Angeles, CA: investigation and arrest of members of white supremacist hate groups, S9572&sbull; [27JY]

Manlius, IL: tribute, S7648&sbull; [22JN]

Medicare/medicaid: funding, S7164 [15JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 61), S2675&sbull; [10MR]

Middle East: possible conflicts over shortage of water, S14023&sbull; [20OC]

Moskal, Edward: Polish National Alliance (fraternal organization) Commander's Cross of Merit award recipient, S11469&sbull; [10SE]

National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: funding, S14133 [21OC]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 1298), S11130, S11131, S11136, S11146 [8SE], S11177, S11268, S11271, S11272 [9SE], S11523, S11524, S11526 [13SE]

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on Anti-Gay Violence: policy institute report, S4864&sbull; [22AP]

National identification card: establish, S11464&sbull; [10SE]

National Labor Relations Act: arbitration of contract disputes (S. 1554), S13833&sbull; [18OC]

———arbitration of contract disputes (S. 1568), S13915&sbull; [19OC]

———ensure access to labor union information (S. 1532), S13278&sbull; [7OC]

———Federal contract debarment for violations (S. 1530), S13278&sbull; [7OC]

———penalty for violations (S. 1531), S13278&sbull; [7OC]

———procedure for selection of union representation (S. 1529), S13278&sbull; [7OC]

———remedies for unfair labor practices (S. 1553), S13833&sbull; [18OC]

———remedies for unfair labor practices (S. 1567), S13915&sbull; [19OC]

———time limit for NLRB rulings on discharge complaints (S. 1528), S13278&sbull; [7OC]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: tribute, S13289&sbull; [7OC]

National objectives: diversity of the population relative to growth and prosperity, S8916&sbull; [16JY]

Nominations: considered and confirmed en bloc, S6228 [20MY]

North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification, S14281&sbull; [25OC], S15797&sbull; [16NO]

———ratification (S. 1627), S16029 [18NO]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit certain political activities of officers (S. 837), S5034&sbull; [28AP]

Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (S. 1585), S14278&sbull; [25OC]

Olympic games: location of events in the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 117), S11465&sbull; [10SE]

Organization of Chinese-Americans: anniversary, S2363&sbull; [3MR]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Lincoln Junior High's Environmental Club, S7647&sbull; [22JN]

Pell Grant Program: financial soundness relative to funding for national service educational awards, S9242 [22JY]

Pharmaceuticals: extend market exclusivity for oxaprozin (S. 1734), S16492&sbull; [19NO]

Point of order, S1368 [4FE]

Poland: tribute to the Krakow Symphony Orchestra, S2386 [4MR]

Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (S.J. Res. 89), S5666&sbull; [6MY]

Postal Service: classification of certain periodicals for mailing (S. 1479), S13928&sbull; [19OC]

Privacy: electronic monitoring in the workplace (S. 984), S6122&sbull; [19MY]

Privacy Protection Commission: establish (S. 1735), S16493&sbull; [19NO]

Public housing: funding, S12195 [22SE]

Reno, Janet: nomination to be Attorney General, S2725, S2728 [11MR]

Research: Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor/Integral Fast Reactor Program funding, S12774, S12778, S12780, S12781, S12790 [30SE]

Securities: surety bond requirements (S. 1259), S9062&sbull; [20JY]

Senate pages: tribute, S1356 [4FE]

Serbia: human rights violations, S10961&sbull; [6AU]

``Sesame Street'' (television program): anniversary, S16975&sbull; [22NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (S. 277), S1039&sbull; [2FE]

Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S12926 [4OC], S13444 [14OC]

———U.N. military intervention relative to famine relief efforts, S8678 [14JY], S8855 [16JY]

South Africa: support transition to nonracial democracy (H.R. 3225), S16978&sbull; [22NO]

———transition to nonracial democracy (S. 1493), S12492 [24SE]

Sports: use of artificial turf on football fields, S12143&sbull; [21SE]

States: establish grants for community works progress programs (S. 239), S813 [27JA]

Student Loan Marketing Association: effect of Clinton's direct loan program, S5567, S5569 [6MY]

Student loans: replace Guaranteed Student Loan Program with a direct loan program, S3638 [24MR]

Sudan: human rights violations (S. Res. 94), S4509 [3AP]

Taxation: treatment of corporate interest and dividends (S. 1700), S16450&sbull; [19NO]

———treatment of intangible assets relative to amortization of goodwill (S. 1699), S16450&sbull; [19NO]

Television: regulation of children's television programming, S2851&sbull; [11MR], S2973&sbull; [16MR]

———stations broadcast warning of violence, S16167 [18NO]

———tribute to NBC's public service announcements and programming, S15496&sbull; [9NO]

———violent programming, S7643&sbull; [22JN], S12144&sbull; [21SE], S12636&sbull; [28SE], S14772&sbull; [1NO], S15230 [5NO], S15802&sbull;, S15803&sbull; [16NO], S16847&sbull; [20NO]

U.N.: anniversary of founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (S.J. Res. 86), S5039 [28AP]

———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S13582, S13801, S13802, S13803, S13804 [18OC], S13893 [19OC]

United Daughters of the Confederacy: extension of patent for insignia, S9264 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, S1983 [24FE]

Voting: establish national voter registration (S. 460), S2399 [4MR], S2599 [10MR], S3002 [17MR]

Water: desalinization research and development (S. 617), S3185&sbull; [18MR]

Women: health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (S. 1428), S10915&sbull; [6AU]

———health research relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (S. 1429), S10915&sbull; [6AU]

World Population Awareness Day: designate (S.J. Res. 135), S11935&sbull; [15SE]

World War II: rescue of the Danish Jews from the Nazi invasion, S9375&sbull; [23JY]

Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S5551 [6MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Supreme Court: allegations relative to the leaking of information in the confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas, S6506 [26MY]

Reports

Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor/Integral Fast Reactor Program: National Academy of Sciences (excerpt), S12780 [30SE]

Defense Language Institute Activities: Board of Visitors, Defense Language Institute, S2077-S2080 [25FE]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): alcoholic beverage advertising (S. 674), D511 [13MY]

———television violence, D1164 [20OC]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance: television and its impact on children, D505 [12MY]

Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate): Federal response to the Midwest flood, D1276 [9NO]

Committee on Small Business (House): Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities and Technology: regulation of human tissue banks, D1139 [15OC]

Statements

Armenian Economic Blockade: Representative Kennedy, S1757&sbull; [17FE]

Flag Burning: by, S7411 [17JN]

North American Free Trade Agreement: by, H9990 [17NO]

OTA Report, ``Dismantling the Bomb and Managing the Nuclear Materials,'' Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor: Dept. of Energy, S12790 [30SE]

Presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Somalia: CARE (humanitarian organization), S13064 [5OC]

U.N. Military Intervention in Somalia Relative to Famine Relief Efforts: Oxfam America (organization), S13445 [14OC]

Use of Capital Punishment: Mike Farrell, S10450&sbull; [4AU]

Summaries

TV Violence More Objectionable in Entertainment Than in Newscasts, S5050&sbull;-S5052 [28AP]

Texts of

S. 266, Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act, S924&sbull; [28JA]

S. 277, establish the National African American Museum, S1040&sbull; [2FE]

S. 456, Career Pathways Act, S2132-S2134 [25FE]

S. 481, Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act, S2233&sbull; [2MR]

S. 496, strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for firearms dealers, S2357&sbull; [3MR]

S. 497, DNA Identification Act, S2358&sbull; [3MR]

S. 536, extend period of production incentive certificate for Hampden Watch Co., S2554&sbull; [9MR]

S. 743, Illegal Drug Profits Act, S4408&sbull; [2AP]

S. 744, drug-testing of released Federal prisoners, S4409&sbull; [2AP]

S. 745, relief for Hardwick, Inc., S4410&sbull; [2AP]

S. 837, prohibit certain political activities of officers of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S5035&sbull; [28AP]

S. 984, Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act, S6123&sbull;-S6127&sbull; [19MY]

S. 1182, Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act, S8534&sbull;-S8537&sbull; [1JY]

S. 1259, Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act, S9062&sbull;, S9064&sbull; [20JY]

S. 1361, School-to-Work Opportunities Act, S10567-S10571 [5AU]

S. 1428, Women and HIV Outreach and Prevention Act, S10916&sbull; [6AU]

S. 1429, health research on women relative to the human immunodeficiency virus, S10916&sbull; [6AU]

S. 1472, Rural Schools of America Act, S12039&sbull;-S12044&sbull; [20SE]

S. 1567, Labor Relations Remedies Act, S13915&sbull; [19OC]

S. 1568, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act, S13916&sbull; [19OC]

S. 1596, Sentencing Improvement Act, S14536&sbull; [27OC]

S. 1704, interim immigration assistance to States, S16455&sbull; [19NO]

S. 1726, competition to select architectural plans for construction of museum on East St. Louis, IL, portion of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, S16480&sbull; [19NO]

S. 1734, Market Exclusivity Act, S16492&sbull; [19NO]

S. 1735, Privacy Protection Act, S16494&sbull; [19NO]

S. 1773, Black Lung Benefits Act amendments, S16945&sbull;-S16947&sbull; [22NO]

S. Con. Res. 26, promote sustainable development of foreign assistance policies relative to global hunger and poverty, S6368 [24MY]

S. Res. 94, human rights violations in Sudan, S4508 [3AP]

S.J. Res. 41, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, S1476 [4FE]

S.J. Res. 86, anniversary of founding of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and reaffirm U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition, S5039 [28AP]

S.J. Res. 89, Polish-American Heritage Month, S5666&sbull; [6MY]

S.J. Res. 135, World Population Awareness Day, S11935&sbull; [15SE]

Transcripts

San Jose Schools Prepare Kids for Violent Crime: National Public Radio, S1502&sbull; [4FE]

Tributes

Bailey, Jim, S5279 [30AP]

Bloom, Larry, S1507&sbull; [4FE]

Bristo, Marca, S15233 [5NO]

Cahn, Sammy, S3714 [25MR]

Chavez, Cesar, S5481, S5482 [5MY]

Danforth, Senator, S2452&sbull; [4MR]

Dirksen, Everett McKinley, S1206&sbull; [3FE]

Dodd, Senator, S1359 [4FE]

Evans, Frederick, S1508&sbull; [4FE]

Gail, Sanford and Holly, S172&sbull; [21JA]

Grimmett, Archie D., S14009 [20OC]

Halfpenny, Harold T., S13829 [18OC]

Kellman, Joe, S15802&sbull; [16NO]

Kennedy, Representative, S1757&sbull; [17FE]

Lake, Anthony, S8367&sbull; [30JN]

Lovejoy, Elijah P., S15798&sbull; [16NO]

Marshall, Thurgood, S681 [26JA]

Metzenbaum, Senator, S8196 [29JN]

Moseley-Braun, Senator, S681 [26JA]

Oloffson, Marcella, S7648&sbull; [22JN]

Romer, Roy, S14961&sbull; [3NO]

Shalala, Donna E., Sec. of HHS, S5836&sbull; [12MY]