LUGAR, RICHARD G. (a Senator from Indiana)

Amendments offered by, to

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP]

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

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

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S4044, S4114 [16MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14675, S14763 [29SE]

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

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S19138 [21DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14089, S14092 [21SE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10012 [14JY]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), S16618, S16630 [2NO]

START II Treaty: ratification, S19221, S19263 [22DE]

Analyses

Agricultural Resources Conservation Act (S. 854), S7515 [25MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, S15199 [17OC]

———H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations, S14797 [29SE]

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

Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S2255 [7FE]

Articles and editorials

Casino Gambling Surges in United States, Tempting More Teenagers, David Holmstrom, Christian Science Monitor, S16757 [7NO]

Casinos Not a Sure Bet, Other States Discover, Charles Babington, Washington (DC) Post, S16512 [1NO]

Despite Legal Issues, Virtual Dice Are Rolling, Linda Kanamine, USA Today, S17359 [17NO]

Feeling Lucky—Electronics Is Bringing Gambling Into Homes, Restaurants and Planes, William M. Bulkeley, Wall Street Journal, S16929 [9NO]

Gambling Fever, William Safire, New York (NY) Times, S16674 [3NO]

Global Casinos Pose Virtual Mess—Lawmakers Say Electronic Gambling Difficult to Regulate, Ron Bartlett, Tampa (FL) Tribune, S17101 [15NO]

Governor Says He's Worried State May Be Too Dependent on Gambling, Associated Press (news agency), S17187 [16NO]

Keno Game Ushers in New Era of Gambling in New York, Ian Fisher, New York (NY) Times, S16831 [8NO]

Liechtenstein-Based Lottery Rolls Out on Internet, Reuters (news service), S17040 [14NO]

New On-Line Casinos May Thwart U.S. Laws, William M. Bulkeley, Wall Street Journal, S17004 [13NO]

Republican Campaign Misguided, Lugar Says, E1750 [8SE]

Risky Business—Can Gaming Win in Cities? Chicago May Get Tip From New Orleans, Ken Armstrong, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S17930 [4DE]

Social Roulette, Washington (DC) Post, S16632 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see S. 854), S7497 [25MY]

———promotion program for popcorn (see S. 1336), S15337 [19OC]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 178), S653 [9JA]

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 53), S945 [13JA]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (see S. 577), S4148 [17MR]

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

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), S12215 [10AU]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see S. 904), S8097 [9JN]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see S. 1512), S19306 [29DE]

Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area (see S. 1377), S16495 [1NO]

Trinidad and Tobago: participation in NAFTA (see S. Res. 200), S18920 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see S. 1373), S16495 [1NO]

———price supports for peanuts (see S. 1188), S12370 [11AU]

———price supports for sugar (see S. 847), S11110 [1AU]

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S10832 [27JY]

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]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S13545 [13SE]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S3223 [27FE]

———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), S12967 [8SE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see S. 641), S5676 [25AP]

Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565), S5605 [24AP]

Education: abolish the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (see S. 323), S4111 [16MR]

———student loan reform (see S. 495), S6357 [9MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2579 [13FE]

ERISA: clarify treatment of qualified football coaches plans (see S. 1296), S14710 [29SE]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 244), S3623 [7MR]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see S. 1011), S9516 [30JN]

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

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

Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see S. Res. 97), S6109 [3MY]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S11110 [1AU]

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S19121 [21DE]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S5552 [7AP]

Government: reporting requirements for certain executive reports (see S. 233), S1860 [31JA]

Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see S. 917), S9810 [12JY]

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

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 459), S5453 [6AP]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 303), S2578 [13FE]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3680 [8MR]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S10659 [25JY]

Israel: extend U.S. free trade agreement to West Bank and Gaza Strip (see S. 1469), S18920 [19DE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S10503 [21JY]

Medicare: positron emission tomography (see S. 1181), S13866 [19SE]

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

———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 360), S5452 [6AP]

NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see S. 529), S11329 [3AU]

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S10011 [14JY]

National forests: allow collection of funds following completion of cooperative work for protection, management or improvement (see S. 753), S6082 [3MY]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 26), S4516 [23MR]

National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S2823 [16FE]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 309), S11216 [2AU]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see S. 218), S2578 [13FE]

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

POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date (see S. 584), S4262 [21MR]

President's Advisory Commission on National Commemorative Events: establish (see S. 1236), S13540 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1212), S18244 [7DE]

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

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S5913 [1MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 1316), S17038 [14NO]

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), S3133 [24FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 262), S1719 [27JA]

———reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S9810 [12JY]

Solid waste: limit disposal of out-of-State municipal waste (see S. 589), S4365 [22MR]

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

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S9641 [10JY]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S12841 [7SE]

———modify credit and amortization of reforestation expenses and the application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see S. 508), S4931 [30MR]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see S. 758), S6168 [4MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 628), S9720 [11JY]

———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (see S. 1006), S12290 [10AU]

———treatment of capital gains, losses on sale of principal residences, and indexing of certain assets (see S. 1280), S15358 [19OC]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see S. 448), S8516 [15JN]

———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 692), S9916 [13JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S10875 [28JY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 940), S8825 [21JN]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S16630 [2NO]

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

Biographies

Trueblood, David E.: Landrum R. Bolling, S1873 [1FE]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [4JA]

Cloture motions

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

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, S4979 [31MR], S5029 [3AP]

Essays

Indiana Farmers—Producers of Food, Jobs, and World Trade: Jamie Shonk, S5022 [31MR]

———Joe Roth, S5022 [31MR]

Letters

Food Stamp Block Grant Program: A. Wayne Lord, National Peanut Council, Inc., S13339 [12SE]

———Kevin Burke, Food Distributors Association, S13339 [12SE]

———Sheri Spader, National Cattleman's Association, S13339 [12SE]

———Tim Hammonds, Food Marketing Institute, S13338 [12SE]

Lists

Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest award recipients, S5022 [31MR]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: work requirement for food stamp recipients, S13156, S13197 [11SE]

Agriculture: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (S. 1373), S16496 [1NO]

———improve agricultural resources conservation programs (S. 854), S7507 [25MY]

———promotion program for popcorn (S. 1336), S15339 [19OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17296 [17NO]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 178), S654 [9JA], S2438 [10FE]

Children and youth: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest award recipients, S5022 [31MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (H.R. 1430), S5570 [24AP]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S19139, S19140 [21DE]

Food stamps: replace with State block grant programs, S13335, S13338, S13340 [12SE]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 577), S4148 [17MR]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S17929 [4DE]

Glickman, Dan: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S4843 [30MR]

Government regulations: differentiate animal fats and vegetable oils from other oils and greases in issuing or enforcing regulations (S. 679), S5223 [5AP]

Japan: tribute to Japan-U.S. Senate Youth Exchange Program, S12756 [7SE]

Long, Jill L.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development, S12522 [11AU]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (S. Res. 191), S16555 [1NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (S. 794), S6520 [11MY]

———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (S. 1166), S12261 [10AU]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (S. 904), S8098 [9JN]

———reform (H.R. 4), S11837 [8AU], S13156, S13197 [11SE], S13335, S13338, S13340 [12SE]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (S. 1512), S19308 [29DE]

Senate: legislative program, S16556 [1NO]

START II Treaty: ratification, S19188-S19194, S19195, S19220, S19223 [22DE]

Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area (S. 1377), S16508 [1NO]

Trinidad and Tobago: participation in NAFTA (S. Res. 200), S18921 [19DE]

Reports filed

CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Senate) (S. 178) (S. Rept. 104-7), S2124 [3FE]

Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. Res. 53) (S. Rept. 104-3), S944 [13JA]

Nomination of Dan Glickman To Be Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S4491 [23MR]

Nomination of Eugene Branstool to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7013 [19MY]

Nomination of Jill L. Long To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S11891 [8AU]

Nomination of Jill L. Long to the Board of Directors of the CCC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S11891 [8AU]

Nomination of Karl N. Stauber To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7013 [19MY]

Nomination of Karl N. Stauber to the CCC Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7013 [19MY]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S927 [13JA]

Schedules

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

Committee on the Budget (Senate): Dept. of Agriculture budget relative to farm income support programs and export subsidies, D204 [16FE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, D1174 [29SE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): Federal income tax replacement, D707 [8JN]

Statements

President Clinton's State of the Union Message: by, E187 [26JA]

Summaries

Food Quality Protection Act (S. 1166), S12269 [10AU]

Minor Use Crop Protection Act (S. 794), S6522 [11MY]

Nutrition Assistance Reform Act (S. 904), S8109 [9JN]

Texts of

S. 178, CFTC appropriations, S655 [9JA]

S. 679, Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act, S5224 [5AP]

S. 794, Minor Use Crop Protection Act, S6520-S6522 [11MY]

S. 854, Agricultural Resources Conservation Act, S7508-S7515 [25MY]

S. 904, Nutrition Assistance Reform Act, S8099-S8109 [9JN]

S. 1166, Food Quality Protection Act, S12261-S12269 [10AU]

S. 1336, Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act, S15339-S15341 [19OC]

S. 1373, Agricultural Resources Enhancement Act, S16496-S16502 [1NO]

S. 1377, taxation of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S16508 [1NO]

Tributes

Brooks, Ronald E., S6762 [16MY]

Curdes, Louis E., S3293 [28FE]

Hendley, Francis M., II, S3135 [24FE]

Smith, James, S10069 [14JY]

Trueblood, David E., S1872 [1FE]