McCONNELL, MITCH (a Senator from Kentucky)

Amendments offered by, to

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

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4997 [31MR], S5104, S5108 [4AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7336, S7347, S7395, S7396 [24MY]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S14760 [29SE]

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP], S5676 [25AP], S5730, S5731 [26AP], S5843 [27AP], S5945, S6011 [2MY], S6068 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11154, S11218 [2AU], S11422, S11470 [4AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12148, S12297, S12306 [10AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3594, S3631 [7MR], S4044, S4056, S4058, S4114, S4115 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12024, S12026, S12102 [9AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11537, S11630 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14630, S14756, S14759 [29SE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1103 [18JA], S1240 [19JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18264 [8DE], S18344, S18365 [11DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13934, S13986 [20SE], S14065, S14070, S14088, S14090, S14092, S14093, S14094 [21SE]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10552, S10574 [24JY], S10598, S10659 [25JY]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S641, S679 [9JA]

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

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8779, S8827 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12411 [11AU], S12958, S13129 [8SE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6540 [11MY], S6592, S6641 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, S4074 [16MR]

———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, S5380 [6AP]

———H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S14081 [21SE]

———H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S13919 [20SE]

———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12893 [8SE]

———S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act reauthorization, S15176 [13OC]

Articles and editorials

Burmese Opposition Leader Snubs Junta's Constitution Talks, Doug Fine, Washington (DC) Post, S18270 [8DE]

Burmese Opposition To Boycott Junta's Convention, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, S18270 [8DE]

Campaign Spinach, Washington (DC) Post, S2630 [14FE]

Civil Justice Reforms, Washington (DC) Post, S3693 [9MR]

Don't Limit Spending, by, USA Today, S16723 [7NO]

Murder Inc. in Moscow, Washington (DC) Post, S14047 [21SE]

Pioneering Spirit—Louisville Native Has Marched in the South and in China for Rights of Others, Lawrence Muhammad, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S15364 [19OC]

Press as Power Broker, by, New York (NY) Times, S16722 [7NO]

Pride of Hyden, Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated (publication), S18445 [12DE]

Rep. Hogancamp Resolved, Upbeat Since Last Brutal Brush With Death, Donna Groves Haynes, Paducah (KY) Sun, S3291 [28FE]

So, We Talk Too Much? The Supreme Court's Two-Word Opinion of the Senate's Reform Bill May Be Good Grief! George F. Will, Newsweek (publication), S2636 [14FE]

Sparks Flies Into Adventures With Aplomb, Krista Ramsey, Covington (KY) Kentucky Enquirer, S3993 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S9174 [27JN]

———require humane transport of horses enroute to slaughtering facilities (see S. 1283), S14547 [28SE]

Burma: human rights violations (see S. 1092), S10876 [28JY]

———U.S. policy (see S. 1511), S19306 [29DE]

Courts: reform civil justice system (see S. 300), S1847 [31JA]

———require analysis of bills to determine impact of any Federal mandates (see S. 250), S1207 [19JA]

———treatment of volunteers of nonprofit organizations relative to civil lawsuits (see S. 1435), S17775 [29NO]

Flag—U.S.: prohibit desecration (see S. 1335), S15337 [19OC]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see S. 1133), S12079 [9AU]

Foreign aid: reform (see S. 422), S2757 [15FE]

Health: reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs (see S. 454), S2823 [16FE]

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

Local government: strengthen Federal authority to combat public corruption (see S. 1378), S16621 [2NO]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see S. 218), S901 [12JA]

Packwood, Senator: Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) vote on expulsion from the Senate (see S. Res. 168), S12959 [8SE]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution relative to term restrictions (see S.J. Res. 23), S1442 [24JA]

Senate Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see S. Res. 126), S7497 [25MY]

Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see S. 1171), S12215 [10AU]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see S. 386), S2492 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939), S15407 [20OC]

Agriculture: maintain foreign market development programs (see S. 1375), S16495 [1NO]

———price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (see S. 1155), S12214 [10AU]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S6337 [9MY]

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

Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 678), S8042 [8JN]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S5452 [6AP]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see S. 1370), S16756 [7NO]

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

Budget: 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: amend (see S. 1285), S14710 [29SE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17348 [17NO]

China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3904 [14MR]

Civil liberties: appropriate protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S1097 [18JA]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see S. 1085), S10821 [27JY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see S. 892), S7918 [7JN]

Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see S. 228), S3064 [23FE]

Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs6 (see S. 640), S4717 [28MR]

Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 930), S8493 [15JN]

Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565), S3964 [15MR]

———reform civil justice system (see S. 672), S5142 [4AP]

———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (see S. 1254), S14554 [28SE]

Dept. of State: establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see S. 104), S2273 [7FE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1253), S14554 [28SE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1364), S15849 [26OC]

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

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S15357 [19OC]

Government regulations: congressional review of agency rules and regulations (see S. 348), S2035 [2FE]

———differentiate animal fats and vegetable oils from other oils and greases in issuing or enforcing regulations (see S. 679), S5217 [5AP]

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

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), S1847 [31JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S15499 [23OC]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3905 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S17870 [30NO]

Holocaust: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and condemn efforts to distort the historical reality of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 193), S16921 [9NO]

Iran: additional radio broadcasting by the U.S. (see S. 838), S7924 [7JN]

———trade embargo (see S. 277), S2764 [15FE]

Israel: condemn terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 69), S1442 [24JA]

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

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S6465 [10MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S18033 [5DE]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see S. 896), S18102 [6DE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see S. 194), S789 [11JA]

Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S5605 [24AP]

National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S5453 [6AP]

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until Congress appropriates funds for implementation (see S. 91), S740 [10JA]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 602), S4491 [23MR]

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6513 [11MY]

———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S16922 [9NO]

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

PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see S. 1064), S10490 [21JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 834), S7014 [19MY]

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]

Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see S. 619), S4573 [24MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 1316), S15118 [12OC]

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), S1457 [24JA]

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

Social Security: extend Medicare Select Program (see S. 198), S3426 [2MR]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S12098 [9AU]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S15292 [18OC]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 1366), S15849 [26OC]

———incentives for endangered species conservation (see S. 1365), S15849 [26OC]

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S6278 [8MY]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see S. 878), S7615 [26MY]

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

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see S. 1414), S17090 [15NO]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S3992 [15MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S17097 [15NO]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S1539 [25JA]

———reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S11110 [1AU]

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

Cloture motions

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4196 [20MR], S4212 [21MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2754 [15FE]

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6155 [4MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10966 [31JY], S11067 [1AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S18713 [15DE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1537 [25JA]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9794 [12JY], S9977 [14JY], S10135 [17JY], S10221 [18JY]

Eulogies

Adams, Ginger: by Kern Alexander, Murray State University, S5614 [24AP]

Stull, Debra Lynn Simmons: by, S9469 [29JN]

Letters

Anti-Corruption Act: Joseph M. Whittle, S16622 [2NO]

———Karen K. Caldwell, S16622 [2NO]

Burmese human rights violations: Aung Than Lay, S10894 [28JY]

———Betty Williams, S10895 [28JY]

———La Raw Maran, Kachin-American & Friends USA, Inc., for Democracy and Human Rights in Burma, S10894 [28JY]

———Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO, S10894 [28JY]

———Nai Shuwe Kyin, S10894 [28JY]

———Ohmar Khin, S10893 [28JY]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister, Burma, S10893 [28JY]

———Shwe Sin Htun, Democratic Burmese Students Organization, S10894 [28JY]

———U Ba Thaung, United Front for Democracy & Human Rights in Burma, S10895 [28JY]

Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act: Robert H. Bork, S3692 [9MR]

Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Fred Wertheimer, Common Cause (organization), S2629 [14FE]

———Robert S. Peck, ACLU, S2636 [14FE]

Economic sanctions against Burma: Betty Williams, S14068 [21SE]

———Kyin Ho, S14068 [21SE]

———Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO, S14068 [21SE]

———Saw Bo Mya, S14068 [21SE]

———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S14067 [21SE]

FBI legal attache offices in foreign countries: by, S14047 [21SE]

———Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S14047 [21SE]

Federal Power Marketing Administration privatization: several Senators, S8404 [14JN]

Lobbyists' political contributions: Robert S. Peck, ACLU, S535 [6JA]

Prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag: Bruce Fein, S18265 [8DE]

Toll facilities on interstate highways: Kathy Gross, American Automobile Association, S8781 [21JN]

———Richard Hebert, American Automobile Association, S8781 [21JN]

———Roger Boyd, American Automobile Association, S8781 [21JN]

———W. Dewey Clower, National Association of Truck Stop Operators, Inc., S8782 [21JN]

———William W. Hamilton, Jr., International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S8782 [21JN]

Lists

Federal budget votes relative to Appalachian Regional Commission funding, S11090 [1AU]

National Coalition for Volunteer Protection, S17778 [29NO]

Memorandums

Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, S18267 [8DE]

———several professors of law, S18266 [8DE]

Motions offered by

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S16479 [1NO]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: development of precision farming tools and technologies, S8403 [14JN]

AID: funding, S13900 [20SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (S. 968), S9174 [27JN]

———require humane transport of horses enroute to slaughtering facilities (S. 1283), S14547 [28SE]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S7336, S7337 [24MY], S11089 [1AU]

Appropriations: line-item veto, S14017 [21SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10676 [26JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18535 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2629, S2630, S2631, S2635, S2637, S2638 [14FE], S3249 [28FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5105, S5156 [4AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), S8403 [14JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7320, S7336, S7337, S7347 [24MY], S7454 [25MY]

Burma: assistance relative to satisfying certain human rights conditions, S14066 [21SE], S16478, S16479 [1NO]

———democracy efforts, S18268-S18270 [8DE]

———human rights violations, S18268-S18270 [8DE]

———human rights violations (S. 1092), S10892 [28JY]

———U.S. policy (S. 1511), S19306 [29DE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S8530 [16JN]

Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, S6425 [10MY]

Comer, Martha: Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, S5681 [25AP]

Committee on Ethics (Select): notices of determination, S4670 [27MR], S5158 [4AP], S5612 [24AP], S5915 [1MY], S10253 [18JY], S14321-S14323 [26SE], S17536 [27NO], S17926 [4DE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: allocation of foreign aid, S4061, S4062 [16MR]

Congress: change the maximum total value of gifts that can be accepted from a single source in one year, S10814, S10815, S10816 [27JY], S10847 [28JY]

———clarify aggregate limit on gifts, S10856 [28JY]

———reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10801, S10814, S10815, S10816 [27JY], S10847, S10856 [28JY]

———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (S. 228), S3068 [23FE]

———use of airline frequent flyer miles accrued during official travel, S641, S642, S643 [9JA]

Courts: additional appointment of a Federal judge for the Western District of Kentucky, S15554 [24OC]

———application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6062 [3MY]

———commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15554 [24OC]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S3692 [9MR], S5592 [24AP], S5657 [25AP], S5753, S5758, S5779 [27AP], S5933 [2MY], S6034, S6062, S6066 [3MY], S6329, S6330 [9MY]

———product liability reform relative to joint liability, S6066 [3MY]

———product liability reform (S. 565), S3983 [15MR]

———reform civil justice system (S. 300), S1849 [31JA], S3692 [9MR]

———regulation of legal fees, S5657 [25AP]

———require analysis of bills to determine impact of any Federal mandates (S. 250), S1234 [19JA]

———treatment of medical malpractice liability claims relative to obstetric services, S5758 [27AP]

———treatment of volunteers of nonprofit organizations relative to civil lawsuits (S. 1435), S17777 [29NO]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3594 [7MR], S4056, S4058, S4061, S4062 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency regulations relative to Codes and Standards Program, S12024 [9AU]

———residential energy use standards and codes, S17931 [4DE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies, S14021 [21SE]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S11064 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12024, S12026 [9AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report, S17931 [4DE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S10373, S10374 [20JY], S16722, S16723 [7NO]

———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S2629, S2630, S2631, S2635, S2637, S2638 [14FE]

———public financing and spending limits on Presidential campaigns, S7320 [24MY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14969 [11OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11089 [1AU]

FBI: establish legal attache offices in certain foreign countries, S14046, S14048 [21SE]

Federal employees: require a more detailed disclosure of the value of assets, S10541, S10553 [24JY]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization, S8403 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18264, S18268 [8DE], S18376, S18393 [12DE]

———prohibit desecration, S18264, S18268 [8DE]

———prohibit desecration (S. 1335), S15338 [19OC]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (S. 1133), S12080 [9AU]

Foreign aid: appropriations, S3594 [7MR], S7454 [25MY]

———assist in the development of microenterprises and microenterprise lending, S14074, S14075 [21SE]

———international narcotic control funding, S16494 [1NO]

———limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14027, S14029, S14033 [21SE]

———reform (S. 422), S2757-S2759 [15FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13900, S13919, S13924, S13928, S13930, S13936 [20SE], S14006, S14014, S14017, S14021, S14027, S14029, S14033, S14034, S14035, S14036, S14037, S14038, S14042, S14045, S14046, S14048, S14050, S14064, S14066, S14074, S14075, S14081 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S16473, S16494 [1NO], S17067 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S16478, S16479 [1NO], S17064 [15NO]

Foreign policy: require report on Russian military operations, S14014 [21SE]

Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S2666 [14FE]

Government: eligibilty to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities, S10561 [24JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10520, S10528, S10530, S10540, S10541, S10546, S10549, S10550, S10551, S10553, S10558, S10561 [24JY], S10596, S10598 [25JY]

———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), unanimous-consent agreement, S10553, S10560, S10562 [24JY]

Griffin, Dennis: American Economic Development Council leadership award recipient, S5681 [25AP]

Health: reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs, S5753, S5758, S5779 [27AP], S5933 [2MY], S6034 [3MY]

———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs (S. 454), S2863 [16FE], S3693 [9MR]

Job Corps: maintain as a national program, S14969 [11OC]

Jordan: debt relief, S4056 [16MR]

———drawdown of Dept. of Defense stocks to fund assistance, S14006 [21SE]

———economic assistance, S5105 [4AP]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: framework for Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, S14064 [21SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (S. 334), S2047 [2FE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S468 [5JA], S534, S535, S536, S537 [6JA], S641, S642, S643 [9JA]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, S468 [5JA]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10373, S10374, S10429 [20JY]

Lobbyists: grassroots lobbying efforts, S10520 [24JY]

———prohibit certain organizations from receiving Federal funding, S10540, S10546, S10549, S10558 [24JY]

Local government: strengthen Federal authority to combat public corruption (S. 1378), S16621, S16622 [2NO]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Male High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5678 [25AP]

Members of Congress: restrict political contributions by lobbyists, S534, S535, S536, S537 [6JA]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8780 [21JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (S. 218), S907 [12JA]

Packwood, Senator: Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) hearings on alleged misconduct, S10472 [21JY], S10778 [27JY], S11163, S11166, S11170, S11180, S11181 [2AU]

Pakistan: clarify restrictions on assistance, S13919 [20SE]

Population: funding for international family planning programs, S17064 [15NO]

Presidential Election Campaign Fund: treatment relative to sexual harassment litigation, S7347 [24MY]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution relative to term restrictions (S.J. Res. 23), S1456 [24JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S13615 [14SE]

Roads and highways: treatment of toll facilities, S8780 [21JN]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9059 [26JN]

Senate Rules: reform gift rules (S. Res. 158), technical corrections (S. Res. 198), S18249 [7DE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6593 [12MY], S6718 [16MY]

South America: opening of FBI and Secret Service offices in the triborder area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, S14014 [21SE]

Sparks, Alice: Covington (KY) Kentucky Enquirer Woman of the Year award recipient, S3993 [15MR]

Stewardship Incentives Program: funding, S12026 [9AU]

Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (S. 1171), S12270 [10AU]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (S. 386), S2494 [10FE]

Turkey: limit Economic Support Fund assistance, S13924 [20SE]

U.N. Population Fund: funding, S14037, S14042 [21SE]

Women: prohibit female genital mutilation, S13930 [20SE]

Reports

Facts About Volunteer Liability: American Tort Reform Association, S17778 [29NO]

Human Rights Situation in Burma: Yozo Yokota, U.N. Commission on Human Rights, S18271 [8DE]

Unfair Lawsuits Threaten Volunteers: William J. Cople III, Washington Legal Foundation, S17779 [29NO]

Reports filed

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 1868) (S. Rept. 104-143), S13620 [14SE]

Rules

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S2893-S2901 [16FE]

Schedules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): Subcommittee on International Operations: foreign affairs reorganization, D586 [11MY]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act, D425 [28MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on the Constitution: term limits for members of the Senate and House of Representatives, D138 [3FE]

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): tax reforms, D846 [12JY]

Statements

Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Greater U.S. Foreign Operations Focus on Central and Eastern Europe: Eugene Iwanciw, Ukrainian Association, Inc., S13901 [20SE]

Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Passage of the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act: Timothy Jemal, Armenian Assembly of America, S13902 [20SE]

Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Rapid Expansion of NATO: Frank Koszorus, Jr., Hungarian American Coalition, S13902 [20SE]

Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Reform of AID: Avo E. Ora, Baltic American National Committee, S13903 [20SE]

Summaries

Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act (S. 454), S2869 [16FE]

Lawsuit Reform Act (S. 300), S1850 [31JA]

Tables

Appalachian Regional Commission funding, S7337 [24MY]

Texts of

S. 300, Lawsuit Reform Act, S1964-S1968 [1FE]

S. 334, Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act, S2047-S2049 [2FE]

S. 386, tax treatment of certain education savings accounts, S2495 [10FE]

S. 454, Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act, S2864-S2869 [16FE]

S. 968, Bear Protection Act, S9175 [27JN]

S. 1283, Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses for Slaughter Act, S14548-S14550 [28SE]

S. 1335, Flag Protection and Free Speech Act, S15338 [19OC]

S. 1378, Anti-Corruption Act, S16622-S16624 [2NO]

S. 1435, Volunteer Protection Act, S17777 [29NO]

Tributes

Adams, Ginger, S5613 [24AP]

Bartlett, Red, S11341 [3AU]

Bolton, William, S7934 [7JN]

Catron, Janie G., S3435 [2MR]

Caudill, Louise, S4489 [23MR]

Chandler, Mildred Watkins, S1799 [31JA]

Combs, Dick, S7259 [23MY]

Conn, William S., Jr., S13135 [8SE]

Couch, Tim, S18445 [12DE]

Duke, Ione, S1962 [1FE]

Frazer, John, S11339 [3AU]

Gehres, Ruth, S7799 [6JN]

Harleston, Rebekah M., S13134 [8SE]

Hogancamp, Kathy, S3291 [28FE]

Liddle, Katherine M., S1964 [1FE]

Marshall, Johnetta, S15364 [19OC]

Mudge, Fred N., S1396 [24JA]

Polk, Hiram C., Jr., S7707 [5JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S16722 [7NO]

Rodgers, Charlie, S3069 [23FE]

Stull, Debra Lynn Simmons, S9468 [29JN]

Todd, Lee, S6554 [11MY]

Vance, Van, S9315 [28JN]

Woods, Maurice, S8122 [9JN]