COATS, DAN (a Senator from Indiana)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, S9374 [21JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (S. Con. Res. 63), S3636, S3762, S3776 [24MR]

Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), S276, S296 [27JA], S327, S377 [28JA]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4556), S9425, S9471 [21JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), S9472 [21JY], S9483, S9570, S9571 [22JY]

Economy: promote productivity, trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S. (S. 4), S2645, S2646 [9MR], S2721, S2813 [10MR]

Education: national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (S. 1361), S1028, S1088 [7FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1150), S842, S961 [4FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1513), S9916, S9923, S9946 [27JY]

FAA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1491), S7078 [16JN]

Financial institutions: assist community development institutions (S. 1275), S3266 [17MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2351), S11953, S11997 [17AU], S12043, S12102 [18AU]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 2182), S7544, S7588 [23JN], S8172, S8241, S8244, S8248, S8257, S8263, S8292, S8407, S8414, S8419, S8421 [1JY]

Water: reauthorize programs to ensure safe drinking water (S. 2019), S5805, S5846 [17MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, education programs appropriations, S10317 [2AU]

———H.R. 1804, Goals 2000—Educate America Act, S1160 [8FE], S2287 [2MR]

———H.R. 2884, School-to-Work Opportunities Act, S1116 [8FE]

———H.R. 4301, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S8321 [1JY]

———S. 636, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, S4183 [12AP]

———S. 2182, Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities appropriations, S9952 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Balanced Budget Amendment, Yes; Tax Increase, No, by and Senator Craig, Washington (DC) Times, S3613 [24MR]

Medical Costs Are Increasing at a Low Rate, Ron Winslow, Wall Street Journal, S8930 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 526), S960 [4FE]

———rescind unauthorized appropriations (see S. 1090), S9744 [26JY]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 2411), S14261 [5OC]

Arson Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 183), S4730 [21AP]

Budget: balance (see S. 1676), S62 [25JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 41), S1086 [7FE]

———discretionary spending limits (see S. 1875), S1943 [25FE]

———reform Federal budget process (see S. 1955), S3446 [22MR]

Children and youth: establish a youth development grant program (see S. 1746), S9943 [27JY]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Res. 148), S6136 [19MY]

———U.S. policy (see S. Res. 270), S14880 [7OC]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 192), S6869 [14JN]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see S. 1329), S2347 [3MR]

Ecology and environment: regulatory differentiation between agricultural oils and toxic oils (see S. 2065), S6606 [8JN]

Education: reauthorization of Head Start Program (see S. 1852), S1456 [10FE]

English: declare as the official language of the U.S. (see S. 426), S10948 [8AU]

Foreign trade: prohibit sale of defense articles or services to countries participating in the economic boycott of Israel (see S. 1625), S2034 [28FE]

Government: cut administrative and overhead costs (see S. 1004), S9744 [26JY]

———downsize and improve performance and accountability (see S. 1843), S1456 [10FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S.J. Res. 162), S1876 [24FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws for certain activities of providers of health care services (see S. 1658), S10058 [28JY]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 2215), S12967 [19SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1796, 1807), S55 [25JA], S286 [27JA]

INS: prohibit citizenship swearing-in ceremonies in languages other than English (see S. 1678), S2880 [11MR]

Iron Overload Diseases Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 184), S12819 [13SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 60), S7585 [23JN]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see S. 2460), S14546 [6OC]

Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: repeal (see S. 1933), S12967 [19SE]

Members of Congress: establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see S. 2377), S11169 [10AU]

National Agricultural Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 163), S2035 [28FE]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see S.J. Res. 187), S6200 [23MY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 185), S6410 [25MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 178), S6869 [14JN]

National Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 123), S2980 [15MR]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 169), S12478 [24AU]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: minting of commemorative coins (see S. 359), S432 [31JA]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 220), S13095 [21SE]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 179), S3954 [25MR]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 209), S10889 [5AU]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 212), S9943 [27JY]

National Parkinson Disease Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 175), S6200 [23MY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 190), S5684 [12MY]

National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see S.J. Res. 232), S14479 [6OC]

National Sewing Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 165), S7377 [21JN]

National Silver Haired Congress: convene (see S. Con. Res. 66), S13100 [21SE]

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 160), S1661 [22FE]

National Trails Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 164), S1457 [10FE]

National U.S. Seafood Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 194), S6123 [19MY]

National Walking Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 146), S4899 [26AP]

National Weather Service: independent review of modernization activities at certain sites (see S. 2441), S13586 [28SE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 186), S9644 [25JY]

Philadelphia, PA: minting of commemorative coins honoring certain historic buildings relative to the writing of the Constitution (see S. 1208), S4574 [20AP]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see S. 2127, 2286), S9034 [14JY], S10889 [5AU]

Senate Rules: amend relative to gifts to Members (see S. Res. 274), S14479 [6OC]

Social Security: provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (see S. 1863), S9569 [22JY]

———taxation of benefits (see S. 1408), S8485 [11JY]

Sports: tribute to U.S. World Cup Team (see S. Res. 240), S8825 [12JY]

Tariff: personal effects and equipment of participants in the World Rowing Championships (see S. 1931), S2963 [15MR]

Taxation: allow homemakers to deduct individual retirement account contributions (see S. 1669), S1876 [24FE]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 1415), S8825 [12JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 2301), S9446 [21JY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts for certain individuals covered by high deductible health plans (see S. 2532), S14479 [6OC]

———treatment of small businesses (see S. 2030), S5579 [11MY]

Transportation: treatment of penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet programs (see S. 1842), S1284 [9FE]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification relative to seabed mining agreement (see S. Con. Res. 72), S9471 [21JY]

Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse, Concord, NH: designate (see S. 2073), S9470 [21JY]

Water: ensure safety of public drinking water systems (see S. 1920), S4992 [2MY]

World War II: mint commemorative coins upon 50th anniversary of peace accord signing (see S. 2183), S9470 [21JY]

Year of Gospel Music: designate (see S.J. Res. 157), S7585 [23JN]

Cloture motions

Courts: product liability law uniformity (S. 687), S7632 [24JN], S7769 [28JN], S7855 [29JN]

Glosson, Buster C.: nomination to retire in grade from the Air Force, S14622 [7OC]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Disilvestro, Russell, S4915 [26AP]

Letters

Health care reform: Robert Reischauer, CBO, S7626 [24JN]

Lists

Employer plan sponsor responsibilities under the Health Security Act, S11944 [17AU]

Violence in schools, S9919 [27JY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4554), S9164 [18JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 3759), S1380 [10FE]

Armed Forces: disability benefits relative to Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, S8247 [1JY]

Army: bunker defeating munition missiles, S8267 [1JY]

———family housing operation and maintenance funding, S8241 [1JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, S7616 [24JN]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 2042), S5616 [12MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 41), S1990, S1992 [28FE], S2081, S2102 [1MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (S. Con. Res. 63), S3480, S3481 [23MR], S3576, S3577, S3578, S3609 [24MR]

China, People's Republic of: consideration of asylum applications relative to population control policies, S336 [28JA]

Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces: composition, S8263 [1JY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, S12540 [25AU]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, S8265 [1JY]

———contract cost comparisons, S8266 [1JY]

———F-22 aircraft program, S8245 [1JY]

———Future Years Defense and Bottom Up Review Program, S8263 [1JY]

———military retiree cost-of-living adjustments, S8309 [1JY]

———Military-to-Military Contacts Program, S8263 [1JY]

———reimburse accounts used to fund international peacekeeping activities, S9483, S9484 [22JY]

———spending levels, S3576, S3578 [24MR]

———termination of activities under Selective Service System, S8216 [1JY]

Dept. of State, USIA, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), S336 [28JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), S9483, S9484 [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), S10427 [3AU]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4649), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S13788 [30SE]

Economy: promote productivity, trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S. (S. 4), S2766 [10MR]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, S14148, S14149, S14152, S14189, S14190 [5OC]

———establish scholarships for students relative to safety of schools, S9917, S9918, S9920, S9921, S9923 [27JY]

———low-income school choice program, S841, S851, S852 [4FE]

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (H.R. 2884), conference report, S4689 [21AP]

———national framework for the development of School-to-Work Opportunities systems in all States (S. 1361), S1104 [8FE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, S3534 [23MR], S3870, S3872, S3873 [25MR]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1150), S841, S850, S851, S852 [4FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1513), S9910, S9917, S9918, S9920, S9921, S9923 [27JY], S10300, S10304 [2AU]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program (S. 1852), S1486 [10FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 3), S13230 [22SE]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit racial or national origin discrimination practices in adoption or foster care agencies that receive Federal assistance, S4044, S4045 [25MR], S10300 [2AU]

FDA: user fees, S9164 [18JY]

Federal aid programs: reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), S4713 [21AP]

Foreign aid: use of U.S. funds relative to foreign abortion laws, S8957 [14JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4426), S8957 [14JY]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), S15158 [30NO]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, S12676 [12SE], S12887 [14SE]

———tribute to special peace delegation and support for U.S. Armed Forces, S12981 [20SE]

———tribute to special peace delegation and support for U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 259), S13078 [21SE], S13113 [22SE]

———U.S. policy, S10427 [3AU]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S2355, S2356 [7MR], S7624 [24JN], S8929 [14JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1807), S290 [27JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2351), S11458 [12AU], S11672, S11675, S11678, S11680 [13AU], S11837 [16AU], S11943, S11945, S11971 [17AU], S12048, S12057, S12058, S12059, S12060 [18AU], S12181 [19AU]

———public disclosure of national policy, S12048, S12057, S12058, S12059, S12060 [18AU]

Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (S. 636), conference report, S5602 [12MY]

Kelso, Frank B., II: nomination to retire in grade from the Navy, S4443 [19AP]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (S. 55), S8483 [11JY]

Major League Baseball: players' strike, S13788 [30SE]

Mauz, Henry H., Jr.: nomination to retire in grade from the Navy, S12793, S12794 [13SE], S12981 [20SE]

National defense: authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 2182), S7547 [23JN], S7616, S7619, S7621, S7622, S7623 [24JN], S8157, S8178, S8216, S8241, S8245, S8247, S8260, S8263, S8265, S8266, S8267, S8269, S8309, S8310 [1JY]

———authorizing appropriations for Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Energy defense activities (S. 2182), conference report, S12689, S12692 [12SE]

National Defense Sealift Fund: funding, S7623 [24JN]

Native Americans: Federal recognition of the United Auburn Indian Community in California (H.R. 4228), S13808, S13812 [30SE]

NATO: assist transition of certain countries to NATO membership, S8178 [1JY]

Navy: amphibious ready groups, S8267 [1JY]

———investigation of improprieties at the Tailhook Association symposium, S4443 [19AP]

Nuclear weapons: counterproliferation activities, S8260 [1JY]

Parker City, IN: anniversary, S7953 [29JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, S11454, S11455 [12AU]

Perry, William J.: nomination to be Sec. of Defense, S752 [3FE]

Prayer: Federal funding for schools relative to voluntary school prayer, S3870, S3872, S3873 [25MR]

———voluntary school prayer, S9910 [27JY]

Public Health Service: improve health of disadvantaged individuals (S. 1569), S4044, S4045 [25MR]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (S. 2345), S13802, S13812 [30SE]

Senate: legislative program, S11466 [12AU]

Talbott, Strobe: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of State, S1588 [22FE]

Tariff: personal effects and equipment of participants in the World Rowing Championships (S. 1931), S5582 [11MY]

Taxation: exemption for dependent children, S3480, S3481 [23MR], S3609 [24MR]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S7547 [23JN]

Veterinarians: alternate uses of certain drugs for animals (S. 340), S14272 [5OC]

Vincennes, IN: anniversary of the capture of Fort Sackville, S1746 [23FE]

World War II: anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp uprising, S14594 [7OC]

Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S4595 [21AP]

Tables

Dollars returned to each state by a $500 per-child tax credit, S3480 [23MR]

Education program formulas by State, S14189 [5OC]

Tributes

Boisvenue, Mary, S14368 [6OC]

Carney, Gregory J., S3115 [17MR]

Disilvestro, Russell, S4915 [26AP]

Domenici, Senator, S8929 [14JY]

Mitchell, Senator, S2354 [7MR]

Molino, John M., S15243 [30NO]