SIMON, PAUL(a Senator from Illinois)
Addresses
African Economic Development: John W. Casey, World Alliance of YMCA's, S6613
African Situation: Anthony Lake, S8367
Developing National Standards in Education: Diane Ravitch, S4703
Most Influential Americans—What's Wrong With This Picture?: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S5836
North American Free Trade Agreement: by, S14281
Rescue of the Danish Jews: Mette Shayne, S9375
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
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
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
Americans Under Foreign Command? Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11464
America—Scared to Sobriety on Guns, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7652
Appearances Are Destructive, Mark Mathabane, New York (NY) Times, S13098
Blaming TV for Son's Death, Frenchwoman Sues, Marlise Simons, New York (NY) Times, S11462
Block That Promo! Jane Pauley, TV Guide (publication), S12144
Break Menacing Cycle of Guns and Violence, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S7651
Breaking the Cycle of Violent Crime, Barry Krisberg and William H. Rentschler, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1646
But Where Are the High-Skill Workplaces?, Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker, America's Agenda (publication), S10449
By All Scores, Our Prison System Has Failed, by, S5966
Canadians Come Down Hard on Television Violence, Sean Scully, Broadcasting & Cable (publication), S15802
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
Child of Chicago's Battle Zone, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, S956
Clinton Gets One Clear Deficit Warning, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S171
Confused on Angola, Washington (DC) Post, S3798 [25MR]
Containing Ethnic Conflict, Charles W. Maynes, Foreign Policy (publication), S2448
Cost Versus Peace of Mind, Paul Hoversten, USA Today (publication), S12165 [22SE]
Cutting Unnecessary Military Spending, Defense Monitor (publication), S10593
Danforth—Courage, Character, Conviction, Thomas F. Eagleton, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S2452
Deficit—Why You Should Care—Economist M. Kathryn Eickhoff Says Crisis Could Be Around the Corner, USA TODAY (publication), S8369
Drug War Needs a New Direction, Cynthia Tucker, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S5965
Electronic Parent, Ken Auletta, New Yorker (publication), S15803
English as a Precious Language, Deborah Sontag, New York (NY) Times, S11466
Ever-Present Past Lingers for Visitors To Modern Vietnam, Dorothy Collin, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S11467
Film Sex OK, Violence Is Not, Surveys Find, Alison Bass, Boston (MA) Globe, S11462
From Wasteland to Land of the Wasted, Newton N. Minow and Craig L. LaMay, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S10949
Gangs Getting Younger, But No Less Deadly, Louise Kiernan, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S9089
Give TV the Chance To Regulate Itself, Quad City (IA) Times, S11466
Grounds for Case Against Fake Turf, Brian Hewitt, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S12143
Hit-or-Miss Control of Firearms Sales, Pierre Thomas, Washington (DC) Post, S1748
How To Zap TV Violence, Newton N. Minow, Wall Street Journal (publication), S11470
Hundreds of Billions Wasted on Interest Spending, by, S11331
Hurdle to Peace—Parting the Mideast's Waters, Alan Cowell, New York (NY) Times, S14023
If NAFTA Loses, New York (NY) Times, S15797
If the Public Only Knew About Its Prisons, Robert F. Drinan, National Catholic Reporter (publication), S14023
Illinois Town Attempts To Cope With Slayings, Edward Walsh, Washington (DC) Post, S957
``I'm Here''—An Interview With Andrew Sullivan, Thomas H. Stahel, America (publication), S5833
Investigation Targets Gun Dealers as Crowds Rally Against Violence, Penny Roberts, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S15228
It's 25 and Still Thinking Like a Child, John J. O'Connor, New York (NY) Times, S16976
Killing Our Children, Steve Johnson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2852
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
Labor Law Reform Only Way to Recover USA's Economic Lead, Nick Serraglio, S5839
Lobbyist Plans for New Role, Charley Roberts, Los Angeles (CA) Journal, S9572
Making Kids and Learning Feel at Home, Donna Gable, USA Today (publication), S16976
Merchant of Mayhem, David Jackson, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S14770
Needed Water on the Border, Jerusalem Report (Israeli publication), S14025
No Place To Run, No Place To Hide, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S14026
On the Firing Line—59 Percent of U.S. Schoolchildren Say Firearms Are Easily Obtainable, Houston (TX) Chronicle, S10589
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
Poll—Owners Favor Gun Laws, Dennis Cauchon, USA Today (publication), S4441
Privacy in Peril, Charles Piller, MAC World (publication), S16495
Pushing Out Pushers, the Chicago Way, James L. Tyson, Christian Science Monitor (publication), S14284
Quiet Victory Amid the Crowd, Bob Greene, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10947
Rate of Gun Deaths Rises Sharply Among 15-24 Age Group, Barbara Vobejda, Washington (DC) Post, S4549
Right Stuff for Russia, Senator Bradley, New York (NY) Times, S4159
Screen Violence—It's Killing Us, David Barry, S15230
Sentence Guidelines Straitjacket, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S12745
Station Managers—Television Is Too Violent, Diane J. Moca, Electronic Media (publication), S11940
Struggle for Full Employment, Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Chicago (IL) Defender, S5964
Student Poll Finds Many Using Guns, Susan Chira, New York (NY) Times, S10590
Suggestions For Parents—Children Can Unlearn Violence, Judith Myers-Walls, Media & Values (publication), S16848
Surreal Anita Hill, S6507-S6509 [26MY]
Take It From Insiders—Get Smarter, Not Tougher, Gregory J. Boyle, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S15800
Tensions Behind the Violence in Egypt, Mamoun Fandy, Middle East Policy (publication), S9376
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
TV's True Violence, Meg Greenfield, Washington (DC) Post, S7643
Under 18? Hand Over That Gun, Roy Romer, New York (NY) Times, S14961
United States Policy Must See the Real China, Jun Shen, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S4966
Violence for Fun and Profit, Richard Cohen, Washington (DC) Post, S12636
Violence in, Violence Out, Carl M. Cannon, Coast Weekly (publication), S14772
We Can Get Guns Whenever We Want Them, Students Say, James Rowley, Associated Press, S10590
West Side School Gets Down to Business, Raymond R. Coffey, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S15802
Why Not A National ID Card? Robert Kuttner, Washington (DC) Post, S11464
Wrong Time, Wrong Place—What It's Like To Be Shot on Chicago's Mean Streets, Jeff Lyon, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3205
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
Factsheets
Public School Library Media Programs: American Library Association, S925
Financial Statement
Personal, S7039
Interviews
Africa Notes—An Exit Interview With Herman J. Cohen: Jannie Botes, Center for Strategic and International Studies, S6609
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
Impact of the Midwestern States flood on children, S15484
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
President Clinton's economic plan: by, S7172 [15JN]
Privacy Protection Act: several information organizations, S16498 [19NO]
Public school teaching experience: Natalie Rollhaus, S15801
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
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
Press releases
Concern over impact of gun violence on children, Joyce Foundation, S7651
Remarks by, on
ACDA: strengthen (S. 1182), S8357 [30JN], S8534
ACLU: tribute to Laura Murphy Lee on becoming director, S9572
Africa: disaster and development assistance, S12356 [23SE]
———economic development, S6612
———U.S. policy, S11696
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
Aurora, IL: tribute to the Joseph Corp. of Illinois and Merchants National Bank relative to housing projects, S12870
Baird, Zoe: tribute to American Jewish Congress Brandeis Award recipient, S15207 [5NO]
Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (S. 1773), S16943
B'nai B'rith: tribute to Anti-Defamation League's collecting information to combat anti-Semitism, S3079
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
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), S7164 [15JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, S10706, S10729 [6AU], S11468
———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
Cairo, IL: tribute to community service of Emerson Elementary School and volunteers, S7394
California Wellness Foundation: tribute, S5058 [28AP]
Capital punishment: treatment of minors, S15277, S15279, S15280 [8NO]
Captive Nations Week: observance, S9329
Chavez, Cesar: tribute (S. Res. 121), S7659 [23JN]
Chicago, IL: drug abatement programs, S14284
———Gang Awareness Week observance, S11941
———Jewish Community Hour Radio Show anniversary, S4548
———tribute to Clean Sites (organization), S4548
———tribute to National Housing Services and Continental Bank, S14445
———tribute to Working in the Schools Program, S15805
———Week of Unity observance, S11470
Chicago Academy of Science: tribute to ecological citizenship project, S12145
Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, S7557 [22JN]
Children and youth: deaths by firearms usage, S4037
———establish early gang prevention centers, S9573
———gang violence, S9088
———protection from television program violence (S. 943), S8598 [13JY], S11462
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, S4966
Cineplex Odeon Corp.: tribute, S1507
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, S5833
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
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
Corp. for National Service: establish (S. 919), S5637 [6MY], S9124 [21JY], S9242, S9264 [22JY]
Correctional institutions: reform current policy, S14022
Courts: authorizing bankruptcy judgeships, S9819 [29JY]
———minimum mandatory sentencing, S15277 [8NO]
———require reports on bail posted in certain criminal cases (S. 743), S4408
———sentencing guidelines for nonviolent offenses (S. 1596), S14535 [27OC]
———use of capital punishment, S10450
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
———establish DNA identification databanks (S. 497), S2358
———incidence of hate crimes, S13097
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S1502
———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
———programs to abate drug activity in residential and commercial buildings through community participation, S9813 [29JY]
———sentencing guidelines, S12745
———treatment of alien terrorists, S15252, S15253 [8NO]
Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (S. 1329), S9989
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
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
———spending reductions, S10593
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
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
Economy: future in business and employment, S10449
Education: dress codes relative to school violence, S13098
———elementary and secondary school library media resources technology improvement (S. 266), S924
———financial assistance to rural local educational agencies (S. 1472), S12039
———financial assistance to urban local educational agencies (S. 1471), S12038
———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
———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
———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
Egypt: socio-economic problems, S9376
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
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
EPA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Program funding, S12162, S12163, S12164, S12165 [22SE], S14151 [21OC]
Ethnic groups: conflicts, S2447
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (S. 1715), S16847
Firearms: crimes against youth, S4441
———criminal sale of handguns, S14770
———enforcement of State and local laws relative to gun dealers, S15227
———handgun control, S14026
———import ban on assault weapons, S10589
———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
———prohibit possession by persons who have been convicted of a violent felony (S. 1400), S10850
———prohibit the manufacture, transfer, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons, S15443 [9NO]
———prohibit the possession of handguns and ammunition by juveniles, S14961
———regulation and monitoring of dealers and sales, S1748
———restrict sales and use of handguns, S3205
———strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for dealers (S. 496), S2356
———violence involving children, S7651
———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
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
Glenview, IL: B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim Temple's anniversary, S8370
Government-sponsored enterprises: disclosure of lobbying activities, S5567, S5569 [6MY]
GPO: public access to electronic information (S. 564), S3384
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S.J. Res. 22), S3906
Haiti: restoration of democracy, S12310 [23SE]
Hampden Watch Co.: extend production incentive certificate (S. 536), S2554
Hardwick, Inc.: relief (S. 745), S4409
Health: ensure human tissue intended for transplantation is safe and effective (S. 1702), S16452
———tribute to the Live It Safe education program, S1754
History: observance of the battle at Wounded Knee, SD, S1643
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
———tribute to the Take Pride in America award recipients, S960
Illinois River Project Educational Program: tribute on receiving the Chevron Conservation Award, S12251
Immigration: interim assistance to States (S. 1704), S16454
———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
Job Corps: funding, S3646 [24MR]
Labor: treatment of live performing arts employees (S. 481), S2233
Labor unions: encourage worker membership and participation, S5838
Lewis and Clark Month: designate (S.J. Res. 136), S11936
Lincolnshire, IL: Laura B. Sprague Elementary School receipt of Dept. of Education's Blue Ribbon School Award, S6972
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
Manlius, IL: tribute, S7648
Medicare/medicaid: funding, S7164 [15JN]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 61), S2675
Middle East: possible conflicts over shortage of water, S14023
Moskal, Edward: Polish National Alliance (fraternal organization) Commander's Cross of Merit award recipient, S11469
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
National identification card: establish, S11464
National Labor Relations Act: arbitration of contract disputes (S. 1554), S13833
———arbitration of contract disputes (S. 1568), S13915
———ensure access to labor union information (S. 1532), S13278
———Federal contract debarment for violations (S. 1530), S13278
———penalty for violations (S. 1531), S13278
———procedure for selection of union representation (S. 1529), S13278
———remedies for unfair labor practices (S. 1553), S13833
———remedies for unfair labor practices (S. 1567), S13915
———time limit for NLRB rulings on discharge complaints (S. 1528), S13278
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: tribute, S13289
National objectives: diversity of the population relative to growth and prosperity, S8916
Nominations: considered and confirmed en bloc, S6228 [20MY]
North American Free Trade Agreement: ratification, S14281
———ratification (S. 1627), S16029 [18NO]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit certain political activities of officers (S. 837), S5034
Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (S. 1585), S14278
Olympic games: location of events in the People's Republic of China (S. Res. 117), S11465
Organization of Chinese-Americans: anniversary, S2363
Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Lincoln Junior High's Environmental Club, S7647
Pell Grant Program: financial soundness relative to funding for national service educational awards, S9242 [22JY]
Pharmaceuticals: extend market exclusivity for oxaprozin (S. 1734), S16492
Point of order, S1368 [4FE]
Poland: tribute to the Krakow Symphony Orchestra, S2386 [4MR]
Polish-American Heritage Month: designate (S.J. Res. 89), S5666
Postal Service: classification of certain periodicals for mailing (S. 1479), S13928
Privacy: electronic monitoring in the workplace (S. 984), S6122
Privacy Protection Commission: establish (S. 1735), S16493
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
Senate pages: tribute, S1356 [4FE]
Serbia: human rights violations, S10961
``Sesame Street'' (television program): anniversary, S16975
Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (S. 277), S1039
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
———transition to nonracial democracy (S. 1493), S12492 [24SE]
Sports: use of artificial turf on football fields, S12143
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
———treatment of intangible assets relative to amortization of goodwill (S. 1699), S16450
Television: regulation of children's television programming, S2851
———stations broadcast warning of violence, S16167 [18NO]
———tribute to NBC's public service announcements and programming, S15496
———violent programming, S7643
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
Women: health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (S. 1428), S10915
———health research relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (S. 1429), S10915
World Population Awareness Day: designate (S.J. Res. 135), S11935
World War II: rescue of the Danish Jews from the Nazi invasion, S9375
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
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
Summaries
TV Violence More Objectionable in Entertainment Than in Newscasts, S5050
Texts of
S. 266, Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act, S924
S. 277, establish the National African American Museum, S1040
S. 456, Career Pathways Act, S2132-S2134 [25FE]
S. 481, Live Performing Artists Labor Relations Act, S2233
S. 496, strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for firearms dealers, S2357
S. 497, DNA Identification Act, S2358
S. 536, extend period of production incentive certificate for Hampden Watch Co., S2554
S. 743, Illegal Drug Profits Act, S4408
S. 744, drug-testing of released Federal prisoners, S4409
S. 745, relief for Hardwick, Inc., S4410
S. 837, prohibit certain political activities of officers of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, S5035
S. 984, Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act, S6123
S. 1182, Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act, S8534
S. 1259, Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act, S9062
S. 1361, School-to-Work Opportunities Act, S10567-S10571 [5AU]
S. 1428, Women and HIV Outreach and Prevention Act, S10916
S. 1429, health research on women relative to the human immunodeficiency virus, S10916
S. 1472, Rural Schools of America Act, S12039
S. 1567, Labor Relations Remedies Act, S13915
S. 1568, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act, S13916
S. 1596, Sentencing Improvement Act, S14536
S. 1704, interim immigration assistance to States, S16455
S. 1726, competition to select architectural plans for construction of museum on East St. Louis, IL, portion of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, S16480
S. 1734, Market Exclusivity Act, S16492
S. 1735, Privacy Protection Act, S16494
S. 1773, Black Lung Benefits Act amendments, S16945
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
S.J. Res. 135, World Population Awareness Day, S11935
Transcripts
San Jose Schools Prepare Kids for Violent Crime: National Public Radio, S1502
Tributes
Bailey, Jim, S5279 [30AP]
Bloom, Larry, S1507
Bristo, Marca, S15233 [5NO]
Cahn, Sammy, S3714 [25MR]
Chavez, Cesar, S5481, S5482 [5MY]
Danforth, Senator, S2452
Dirksen, Everett McKinley, S1206
Dodd, Senator, S1359 [4FE]
Evans, Frederick, S1508
Gail, Sanford and Holly, S172
Grimmett, Archie D., S14009 [20OC]
Halfpenny, Harold T., S13829 [18OC]
Kellman, Joe, S15802
Kennedy, Representative, S1757
Lake, Anthony, S8367
Lovejoy, Elijah P., S15798
Marshall, Thurgood, S681 [26JA]
Metzenbaum, Senator, S8196 [29JN]
Moseley-Braun, Senator, S681 [26JA]
Oloffson, Marcella, S7648
Romer, Roy, S14961
Shalala, Donna E., Sec. of HHS, S5836