GRAMS, ROD (a Senator from Minnesota)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13868 [19SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4846, S4934 [30MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S16013, S16119 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7248 [23MY], S7419, S7533 [25MY]

Congress: reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10796, S10838 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11283, S11330 [3AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12305 [10AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10964, S10973, S11010, S11036 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11529, S11531, S11629 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14554, S14557 [28SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14860, S14939 [10OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11071, S11080, S11088, S11098, S11120, S11121 [1AU]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10574 [24JY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9542 [30JN], S9609, S9641 [10JY], S10014 [14JY], S10247 [18JY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8793, S8828 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12897, S12929, S12986, S13050 [8SE], S13652 [15SE]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), S683 [9JA], S2027 [2FE]

Articles and editorials

Quackerjack Artists—For the Stamp Contest, the Hautman Brothers Have Their Ducks in a Row, William Souder, Washington (DC) Post, S16832-S16834 [8NO]

Series Wronged West and Judges, Ruth E. Stanoch, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S10923 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 22), S1207 [19JA]

———ensure funds cut from appropriations bills be used for deficit reduction (see S. 1452), S18099 [6DE]

Coins: issue one dollar coins (see S. 874), S7615 [26MY]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (see S. 1482), S18738 [15DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 443), S2823 [16FE]

Norwood Manufacturing Co.: relief (see S. 676), S5217 [5AP]

———relief (S. 676), refer to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 104), S5218 [5AP]

Nuclear energy: privatization of interim waste storage program (see S. 1478), S18662 [14DE]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S18999 [20DE]

Vietnam: pursue the release of political and religious prisoners (see S. Res. 174), S13842 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see S. 270), S1961 [1FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 4), S47 [4JA]

Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (see S. 5), S4736 [28MR]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S7390 [24MY]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see S. 1370), S16421 [31OC]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S14134 [22SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see S. Con. Res. 35), S18559 [13DE]

Budget: balance (see S. 494), S3466 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S51 [4JA]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated (see S. 394), S9810 [12JY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17782 [29NO]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S2420 [9FE]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3521 [6MR]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see S. 885), S12290 [10AU]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see S. 141), S51 [4JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2889 [16FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S47 [4JA]

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see S. 650), S5155 [4AP]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see S. 324), S9100 [26JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 31), S4262 [21MR]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S11216 [2AU]

Government regulations: congressional review of agency rules and regulations (see S. 348), S2662 [14FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S901 [12JA]

———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S8516 [15JN]

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

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 303), S3623 [7MR]

Helium: phase out Federal refining program and stockpile (see S. 738), S5909 [1MY]

Housing: improve senior citizen housing safety (see S. 247), S9915 [13JY]

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

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S7128 [22MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit certain organizations from receiving Federal funding (see S. 1056), S10490 [21JY]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S8945 [22JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 19), S1097 [18JA]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2648 [14FE]

Motor vehicles: eliminate noncompliance penalties on State motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S2492 [10FE]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see S. 469), S3904 [14MR]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5603 [24AP]

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

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 605), S4491 [23MR]

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

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (see S. 240), S4670 [27MR]

Senate Rules: reform gift rules (see S. Res. 158), S10876 [28JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S10573 [24JY]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 31), S48 [4JA]

———extend Medicare Select Program (see S. 198), S2578 [13FE]

———tax treatment of benefits (see S. 50), S3622 [7MR]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S10153 [17JY]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S18444 [12DE]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S8183 [12JN]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S9421 [29JN]

———provide credits for families (see S. 1134), S12079 [9AU]

———provide tax credits for families and encourage savings and investment (see S. 568), S4094 [16MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 628), S10245 [18JY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S1618 [26JA]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 133), S8380 [14JN]

World War II: tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]

Certificates of election

Senate, S2 [4JA]

Cloture motions

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2592 [14FE], S2777 [16FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5139 [4AP], S5303 [6AP]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6225 [5MY], S6255 [8MY], S6306 [9MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S14994, S15025 [11OC], S15113 [12OC], S15165 [13OC], S15217 [17OC]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10710 [26JY], S10859 [28JY], S11049 [1AU]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1065 [18JA], S1201 [19JA]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 961), S10710 [26JY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10146 [17JY], S10399 [20JY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8488 [15JN]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S13199 [11SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8176 [12JN], S8254 [13JN], S8310 [14JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7658 [5JN]

Colloquies

Biofuels Research and Development Program: Representatives Myers and Minge, S16394 [31OC]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms: by, S15218 [17OC]

Workforce Development Act: Arne H. Carlson, Governor of Minnesota, and Thomas R. Carper, Governor of Delaware, National Governors' Association, S14861 [10OC]

Lists

Minnesota delegates to the White House Conference on Aging, S7132 [22MY]

Petitions and memorials

Minnesota: constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget, S3269 [28FE]

Remarks by, on

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), S6732 [16MY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S11086, S11087 [1AU]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4184 [20MR], S4296 [22MR]

Beebe, Kerry: American Optometric Association Optometrist of the Year award recipient, S9104 [26JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10295 [19JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18451 [13DE]

Budget: balance, S5089 [4AP], S6842 [18MY], S15383 [20OC], S17049 [15NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1871 [1FE], S2113 [3FE], S3269, S3270 [28FE], S3454 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), motion to refer to Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2690, S2691 [15FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 22), S1236 [19JA]

———deficit, S5089 [4AP]

———ensure funds cut from appropriations bills be used for deficit reduction (S. 1452), S18101 [6DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S18689, S18727 [15DE], S19073 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), S16350 [31OC], S16461 [1NO], S16569 [2NO], S16716 [7NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17288 [17NO], S17454 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15420 [23OC], S15562 [24OC], S15808, S15977 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), motion to commit, S15639, S15640 [25OC]

———reconciliation process, S15383 [20OC]

———reduction of tax cut and application of savings to medicare and medicaid, S7050 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9296 [28JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7050 [22MY], S7458 [25MY]

———tax expenditures, S2690, S2691 [15FE]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): majority party appointments, S2691 [15FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5859 [1MY], S6231 [8MY]

———treatment of medical malpractice liability claims relative to obstetric services, S5859 [1MY]

Crime: activities of political and military extremist groups, S5634 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11293 [3AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12188, S12189 [10AU]

———production of the Seawolf submarine, S11293 [3AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10936 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11531 [5AU]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14861, S14862 [10OC]

———State block grants for job training programs, S14861, S14862 [10OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11072, S11086, S11087, S11103 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1905), conference report, S16394 [31OC]

Executive Office of the President: limit number of appointees, S11531 [5AU]

Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown (S. 1482), S18740 [15DE], S18804 [18DE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S850 [12JA], S1645, S1672 [27JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S3884 [14MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18063 [6DE]

Florence, CO: opening of maximum security prison, S12328 [11AU]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S17011 [14NO], S17049 [15NO], S18804 [18DE]

Government regulations: periodic review of regulations impacting small business, S9617, S9618 [10JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9617, S9618 [10JY], S10079 [17JY]

Hautman, Jim: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Duck Stamp Design Competition winner, S16832 [8NO]

Health: reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs, S5859 [1MY]

Iraq: detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-crossing incident, S4756 [29MR]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), S15478 [23OC]

Johnson, Donald: Minnesota Teacher of the Year award recipient, S17040 [14NO]

Kennedy, William H., III: enforce subpoena relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty (S. Res. 199), S18968 [20DE]

Land use: private property rights, S8877 [22JN]

League of Women Voters: anniversary, S2640 [14FE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, S16637 [3NO]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (S. 955), S9005 [23JN]

———reform, S14959 [11OC], S15639, S15640 [25OC]

Minnesota: establish interim water levels for Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, S11103 [1AU]

Minnesota Tax Freedom Day: observance, S6647 [15MY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8877 [22JN]

Norwood Manufacturing Co.: relief (S. 676), S5219 [5AP]

Nuclear energy: privatization of interim waste storage program (S. 1478), S18662 [14DE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 110), S5634 [25AP]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (S. 1491), S19009 [20DE]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), S6732 [16MY]

Power resources: Biofuels Research and Development Program funding, S16394 [31OC]

———domestic production of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, S6732 [16MY]

———solar and wind energy programs funding, S11072 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11811 [8AU], S12771 [7SE], S13788 [19SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, S19104 [21DE]

Safety: implementation of antiterrorist security measures in the District of Columbia, S9479 [30JN]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S8935 [22JN], S9064, S9065 [26JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17993 [5DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, S19052 [21DE]

———statute of limitations for litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards, S9064, S9065 [26JN]

Senate: legislative program, S3071 [24FE], S10079 [17JY], S15771 [26OC]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (S. 1372), S16584 [2NO]

St. Olaf College: tribute to choir, S2150 [6FE]

Taxation: credits for individuals with children, S15808 [26OC], S16461 [1NO]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (S. 1000), S9445 [29JN]

———provide tax credits for families and encourage savings and investment (S. 568), S4097, S4099 [16MR]

———rates, S1020 [18JA], S5089 [4AP], S6133 [4MY], S9296 [28JN], S15189 [17OC], S15332 [19OC], S15420 [23OC], S16716 [7NO], S18727 [15DE]

USIA: extension of au pair programs (S. 1465), S19270 [22DE]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (S. 1414), S17182 [16NO]

Vietnam: pursue the release of political and religious prisoners (S. Res. 174), S13872 [19SE], S16723 [7NO]

Weapons: antitank ammunition funding, S12188, S12189 [10AU]

White House: security measures, S15267 [18OC]

White House Conference on Aging: convene, S7131 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S15114 [12OC]

Schedules

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Senate): regulatory reforms to strengthen agriculture and agribusiness, D189 [14FE]

Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy: proposed one dollar coin, D545 [3MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights: constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, D86 [25JA]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): legislative priorities, D48 [17JA]

Tables

Child tax credit payment amounts eligible to States, S4099 [16MR]

Tributes

Burger, Warren E., S9026 [26JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S17101 [15NO]

Ripken, Cal, Jr., S12771 [7SE]

Turner, John, S18447 [12DE]