BIDEN, JOSEPH R., JR. (a Senator from Delaware)

Addresses

VFW Legislator of the Year Award: Senator McCain, S4521 [23MR]

Amendments offered by, to

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10233, S10250 [18JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2736, S2766, S2767 [15FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4916, S4937 [30MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15813, S15855, S15867 [26OC], S16026, S16110, S16111, S16148 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7353, S7397 [24MY], S7412, S7532, S7545 [25MY]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), S19264 [22DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11246, S11330 [3AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11547, S11633 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14506, S14530, S14537, S14554, S14555 [28SE], S14620, S14666, S14761 [29SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14281, S14320 [26SE], S14347 [27SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18320, S18364 [11DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14073, S14095 [21SE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9791, S9815 [12JY], S9858, S9873, S9927 [13JY], S9989, S10013, S10043, S10061, S10064 [14JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10358, S10429 [20JY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8763, S8774, S8826, S8827 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12928, S13049 [8SE]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9163, S9184 [27JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6538, S6539, S6541, S6548, S6553, S6564 [11MY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7756, S7772, S7789, S7790, S7791, S7797 [6JN], S7805, S7809, S7817, S7840, S7850, S7925 [7JN]

Analyses

Omnibus Counterterrorism Act (S. 390), S2516-S2527 [10FE]

Use of Force Act (S. 564), S3977 [15MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S16991 [13NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Armed Forces: clarify and define the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (see S. 564), S3964 [15MR]

Courts: allowance of certain allegations as character evidence in sexual misconduct cases (see S. 1094), S10966 [31JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S14710 [29SE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see S. 1440), S17865 [30NO]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see S. 390), S2492 [10FE]

Veterans: payments to States for certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see S. 471), S3052 [23FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Appropriations: require separate enrollment of tax expenditures and spending items in revenue and appropriations legislation (see S. 137), S953 [13JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S17003 [13NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see S. 21), S48 [4JA]

Budget: balance (see S. 519), S3744 [9MR]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 14,000 votes (see S. Res. 157), S10821 [27JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see S. 641), S6357 [9MY]

Correctional institutions: extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (see S. 1507), S19250 [22DE]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (see S. 1328), S15227 [17OC]

———reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal demonstration and pilot districts (see S. 464), S3052 [23FE]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (see S. 1503), S19250 [22DE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see S. Con. Res. 11), S16508 [1NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see S. 548), S5913 [1MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S18743 [15DE]

Employment: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 296), S1961 [1FE]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 25), S1962 [1FE]

Families and domestic relations: create a national child custody database and clarify jurisdiction in parental kidnapping cases (see S. 632), S4716 [28MR]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 1001), S9422 [29JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3904 [14MR]

Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]

Immigration: classification of children relative to international adoptions (see S. 457), S6181 [4MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see S. 1460), S18232 [7DE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 1322, 1323), S15166 [13OC]

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S11217 [2AU]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 334), S2034 [2FE]

———tribute (see S.J. Res. 32), S5404 [6AP]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S9810 [12JY]

National Drug Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 189), S16422 [31OC]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S2569 [13FE]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 37), S1631 [26JA]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5676 [25AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]

Railroads: permit State use of Federal highway funds for improvements of passenger rail service (see S. 733), S5805 [27AP]

Roosevelt History Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S11793 [7AU]

Saffold, C. Abbott: express gratitude for service as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (see S. Res. 143), S9422 [29JN]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see S. 667), S6752 [16MY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 111, 262), S3223 [27FE], S3476 [3MR]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see S. 1432, 1466, 1470), S18033 [5DE], S18363 [11DE], S18565 [13DE]

Taxation: treatment of higher education tuition and student loan interest (see S. 242), S3476 [3MR]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see S. 761), S6202 [5MY]

Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see S. Res. 91), S4820 [29MR]

———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see S. 578), S4736 [28MR]

Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see S. 338), S7020 [19MY]

Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for fish and wildlife purposes (see S. 428), S2822 [16FE]

World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II (see S. Res. 179), S14710 [29SE]

———tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]

Descriptions

Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act Amendment on Armed Forces Participation in Law Enforcement Activities Relative to Chemical and Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction, S7771 [6JN]

Letters

Board for International Broadcasting rescissions: Joseph Duffey, USIA, S5355 [6AP]

Require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds: several Senators, S2749 [15FE]

State use of Federal highway funds for Amtrak intercity passenger rail service: Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, S17223 [17NO]

———several Governors, S17223 [17NO]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats: Larry Pratt, Gun Owners of America (organization), S7603 [26MY]

Lists

Amendments to terrorism legislation (S. 735), S7609 [26MY]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15812 [26OC]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13768, S13769, S13770 [19SE]

Amtrak: allow States to use Federal highway funding for intercity passenger rail service, S8764, S8767, S8770, S8771 [21JN], S17221, S17222, S17224 [17NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4478 [23MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), S16878 [9NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), S17196-S17198 [16NO]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S16087 [27OC]

Armed Forces: clarify and define the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (S. 564), S3969, S3978 [15MR]

———participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S7770, S7771 [6JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S6004 [2MY]

Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to antiterrorism efforts, S7767 [6JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: attack on U.N. designated safe area of Srebrenica, S9880 [13JY]

———lift U.S. arms embargo, S9232-S9234 [28JN]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10292 [19JY], S10637 [25JY]

———peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces, S13654 [15SE]

———U.S. military intervention, S9880 [13JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18496 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1816, S1817, S1821 [31JA], S2304 [8FE], S2396, S2397 [9FE], S2589 [14FE], S2737, S2744, S2745, S2746, S2749 [15FE], S3299 [28FE], S3318, S3333 [2MR]

———implementation plan for constitutional amendment to balance, S2304 [8FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4917 [30MR], S5351, S5354, S5355 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17320 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15812, S15813, S15814 [26OC], S16027, S16058, S16087, S16088 [27OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), motion to commit, S15628 [25OC], S15830 [26OC]

———reduction of tax cut and application of savings to education, S7116 [22MY]

———reduction of tax cut and application of savings to medicare and medicaid, S7071 [22MY]

———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds, S2737, S2744, S2745, S2746, S2749 [15FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9395 [29JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7071, S7116 [22MY], S7440, S7459, S7470 [25MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S2396, S2397 [9FE], S2589 [14FE]

Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, S6275 [8MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): hearings on Federal law enforcement actions and terrorism, S6501 [11MY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S8345 [14JN]

Congress: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S3299 [28FE]

Corp. for National Service: funding, S14266 [26SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding through rescissions from the Board for International Broadcasting, S5351, S5354, S5355 [6AP]

Courts: additional appointment of a Federal judge for the Western District of Kentucky, S15555 [24OC]

———allowance of certain allegations as character evidence in sexual misconduct cases (S. 1094), S10966-S10968 [31JY]

———commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15555 [24OC]

———gender bias studies, S18174 [7DE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions, S14626, S14628 [29SE]

———prevent Federal litigation of claims that have already been adequately reviewed in State court, S7831, S7835, S7836 [7JN]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S7673, S7676 [5JN], S7738 [6JN], S7806, S7808, S7812, S7814, S7818, S7819, S7831, S7835, S7836, S7839, S7840, S7842, S7844 [7JN]

———reform habeas corpus procedures relative to appeal process for prisoners who can demonstrate innocence, S7828 [7JN]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), S19278, S19281 [22DE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S2348-S2351 [9FE], S14525, S14528 [28SE], S14645, S14695 [29SE], S18139, S18145 [7DE]

Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14456, S14458, S14460, S14461 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11274 [3AU], S12658, S12669 [6SE]

———funding for technology programs and projects, S3959 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3728 [9MR], S3953, S3959 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: restore drug courts funding through rescissions in the working capital fund and the asset forfeiture fund, S4917 [30MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S18621, S18623, S18635 [14DE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11544, S11545 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14505, S14506, S14507, S14511, S14524, S14525, S14528 [28SE], S14605, S14619, S14620, S14621, S14625, S14626, S14628, S14645, S14651, S14695 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18139, S18145, S18174 [7DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14266, S14285 [26SE], S14352, S14372 [27SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S14525, S14528 [28SE]

———treatment and rehabilitation programs, S14621 [29SE]

Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S9708 [11JY]

Ecology and environment: funding for Superfund, Council on Environmental Quality, and State revolving funds, S14352 [27SE]

Education: determination of intellectual capabilities relative to race, genetics, and background, S1133-S1136 [19JA]

———tuition income tax credit, S15812, S15813 [26OC]

Elections: public financing and spending limits on Presidential campaigns, S7347 [24MY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14858 [10OC]

EPA: give priority to small businesses for atmospheric pollution prevention programs, S14285 [26SE]

———Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund funding, S14285 [26SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S7686, S7689, S7690, S7692 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: create a national child custody database and clarify jurisdiction in parental kidnapping cases (S. 632), S4719 [28MR]

———programs to combat domestic violence, S14506, S14507, S14511 [28SE]

FBI: National Information Infrastructure funding, S14620, S14621 [29SE]

FCC: allocation of radio spectrum frequencies relative to law enforcement use, S8467 [15JN]

FDA: transportation and categorization of poultry, S13768, S13769, S13770 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: constitutional authority of unfunded Federal mandates, S1180, S1181 [19JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1044 [18JA], S1159, S1180, S1181 [19JA], S1613 [26JA], S1660 [27JA]

———treatment of voluntary Federal programs as mandates, S1613 [26JA]

Flag—U.S.: congressional authority to prohibit desecration, S18391 [12DE]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18316, S18320 [11DE], S18391 [12DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14003 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S16486 [1NO]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on all countries designated as terrorist countries, S7682 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S17196-S17198 [16NO]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, S3728 [9MR], S3953 [15MR]

Government regulations: clarify the absence of supermandates, S9678, S9679 [11JY]

———exempt food safety from cost-benefit analysis, S9675 [11JY]

———protection against unfair penalties for alleged violations of rules, S9956, S9957, S9983 [14JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9675, S9677, S9678, S9679 [11JY], S9787, S9790 [12JY], S9956, S9957, S9958, S9983 [14JY], S10214 [18JY]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), S18068 [6DE]

———Tenant Opportunity Program funding, S14372 [27SE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), S15486 [23OC], S15533 [24OC]

Japan: rape charges against U.S. servicemen, S17331, S17332 [17NO]

Judges: restrict the location of judicial conferences and meetings, S14651 [29SE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S18139, S18145 [7DE]

———funding, S9576 [30JN]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (S. 334), S2049 [2FE]

———tribute (S.J. Res. 32), S5452 [6AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: requests by court-appointed attorneys for funding for investigations, S7814, S7815, S7818, S7819 [7JN]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S780 [11JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S18590 [14DE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, S16878 [9NO]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Musicalympics competition, S6945 [18MY]

LSC: funding, S14524 [28SE], S14605, S14620 [29SE]

Medicare: oral anticancer drugs, S15814 [26OC]

———reform, S7440 [25MY], S15486 [23OC], S15628 [25OC]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown, S17196-S17198 [16NO]

National Firearms Act: extend statute of limitations for violations, S7726, S7727, S7728, S7729 [6JN]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8764, S8767, S8770, S8771 [21JN]

———designate (S. 440), conference report, S17221, S17222, S17224 [17NO]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 177), S14753 [29SE]

National security: national missile defense systems, S12658 [6SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S11545 [5AU]

Pakistan: clarify restrictions on assistance, S14003 [21SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3318 [2MR], S7686, S7692 [5JN], S7748, S7773 [6JN], S7828 [7JN], S9232 [28JN], S10631 [25JY], S14456, S14458 [28SE]

Population: funding for international family planning programs, S16486 [1NO]

Power resources: suspension on off-shore oil and natural gas drilling, S9234 [28JN]

Public welfare programs: funding for State administrative purposes, S12894 [8SE]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for legal challenges to welfare reform, S13641 [15SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S12790 [7SE], S12894 [8SE], S13641 [15SE], S13782 [19SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, S19157 [22DE]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: funding, S14947 [10OC]

Sasser, Jim: nomination to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, S18635 [14DE]

Securities: apply civil RICO statute in cases where any participant in fraud is criminally convicted, S9163 [27JN]

———litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S8923 [22JN], S9163 [27JN], S9205 [28JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17991 [5DE]

Senate: legislative program, S7609 [26MY]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (S. 1440), S17869 [30NO]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6501 [11MY]

START II Treaty: ratification, S19217 [22DE]

States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 950), S9103 [26JN]

Sussex County, DE: national leader in poultry production, S2279 [8FE]

Taxation: rates, S7440 [25MY], S15486 [23OC], S16088 [27OC]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S7673 [5JN], S7756 [6JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8345 [14JN], S8467 [15JN]

Terrorism: ensure due process in deportation proceedings, S7762 [6JN]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 390), S2502 [10FE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7483 [25MY], S7601 [26MY], S7673, S7675, S7676, S7682, S7684, S7685, S7686, S7689, S7690, S7692, S7694, S7695, S7696 [5JN], S7723, S7724, S7725, S7726, S7727, S7728, S7736, S7738, S7739, S7747, S7748, S7749, S7753, S7755, S7756, S7758, S7759, S7760, S7761, S7762, S7767, S7768, S7770, S7771, S7776 [6JN], S7806, S7808, S7812, S7814, S7815, S7817, S7818, S7819, S7828, S7831, S7835, S7836, S7839, S7840, S7842, S7844, S7856 [7JN], S14524 [28SE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 761), S6215 [5MY]

———strengthen the ability of local law enforcement officers to use high technology to combat terrorism, S7723 [6JN]

———treatment of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S7684, S7685, S7686 [5JN]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: funding, S14858 [10OC]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S11274 [3AU]

U.N.: lifting of sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro, S780 [11JA]

U.N. Population Fund: funding, S16486 [1NO]

Veterans: payments to States for certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (S. 471), S3060 [23FE]

Votes: correction, S8966 [23JN]

———position on missed, S15325 [19OC]

Water: regulations ensuring safe drinking water, S9787, S9790 [12JY]

World War II: anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima, S2735 [15FE]

Schedules

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): committee budget requests, D52 [18JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights: constitutional amendment on line-item veto, D78 [24JA]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]

Tables

Prison funding, S18143 [7DE]

Testimonies

U.S. Ability To Respond to Terrorist Threats: David B. Kopel, S7603-S7606 [26MY]

Texts of

S. 390, Omnibus Counterterrorism Act, S2503-S2516 [10FE]

S. 564, Use of Force Act, S3973-S3977 [15MR]

S. 1094, allowance of certain allegations as character evidence in sexual misconduct cases, S10968 [31JY]

Tributes

Cocco, Armand F., Sr., S8133 [12JN]

Fulbright, J. William, S2348 [9FE]

Halverson, Richard C., S18555 [13DE]

Lewis, Robert J., S15064 [11OC]

McCain, Senator, S4521 [23MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S16757 [7NO]

Robinson, Judi, S7598 [26MY]

Schroeder, Howard, S14399 [27SE]

Stiftel, Albert J., S10505 [21JY]