GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

Addresses

Update From Your Changing Nation's Capital: Larry Hobart, S8625-S8627 [19JN]

Advertisements

Recovering money on home loans, H4121 [4AP]

———Edward O'Brien, H4121 [4AP]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S18003, S18004, S18034 [5DE], S18071, S18103 [6DE], S18198, S18223, S18245, S18246 [7DE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10661 [24OC]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8807, H8808, H8809 [12SE], H8868, H8879, H8904 [13SE], H8915, H8916, H8923, H8925 [14SE]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H1969 [21FE], H2021, H2024, H2025, H2028 [22FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), S3511, S3516, S3519, S3540 [6MR], S3547, S3549, S3623, S3631 [7MR]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S19122, S19138 [21DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4620, H4624, H4640, H4644, H4645, H4646, H4649, H4653, H4654, H4671, H4672 [9MY], H4711, H4716, H4751, H4778, H4781, H4796 [10MY], H4803, H4818, H4822, H4825, H4827, H4831, H4835, H4839, H4842, H4845, H4850, H4851, H4857, H4859, H4860, H4874 [11MY], H4875, H4876, H4882, H4886, H4888, H4891 [12MY], H4934, H4958 [15MY], H4987, H4988, H4993, H4994, H4995, H4996, H4998, H5000, H5001, H5005 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H297 [17JA], H325, H326, H328 [18JA], H400, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407 [19JA], H417, H421, H422, H436, H468, H469, H470 [20JA], H499, H509, H513, H517, H525, H538 [23JA], H557, H563, H570, H579, H593 [24JA], H803 [26JA], H812, H824, H829, H840 [27JA], H857, H859, H861, H862, H863, H865, H867, H869, H871, H873, H875, H877, H879, H890 [30JA], H907, H910, H912, H913, H914, H915, H916, H917, H922, H923, H924, H925, H930, H932, H933, H936, H937, H938, H940, H941, H942, H943, H944, H947, H949 [31JA], H980, H982, H986, H988, H992 [1FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S938, S940, S954 [13JA], S1026, S1029, S1039, S1047, S1049, S1059, S1061, S1063, S1097, S1098, S1099, S1102, S1103, S1104, S1105, S1106, S1107, S1108, S1111, S1114, S1115, S1116, S1117, S1122, S1123, S1124 [18JA], S1160, S1181, S1187, S1189, S1194, S1238, S1239, S1240, S1241 [19JA], S1306, S1315, S1316, S1329, S1333, S1334, S1335, S1336, S1337, S1338, S1340, S1344, S1345, S1346, S1353, S1354, S1356, S1374, S1377, S1378, S1379, S1380, S1383, S1384 [23JA], S1398, S1400, S1402, S1407, S1408, S1409, S1410, S1411, S1417, S1418, S1419, S1458, S1459, S1463, S1467, S1468, S1471, S1472 [24JA], S1503, S1518, S1527, S1531, S1535 [25JA], S1558, S1568, S1571, S1582, S1591, S1601, S1605, S1606, S1607, S1609, S1614, S1631, S1632 [26JA], S1720 [27JA]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (S. 359), S4388 [22MR]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), S10166, S10167 [17JY], S18103, S18106, S18114 [6DE], H12219, H12232 [14NO]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), S18064 [6DE]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12190 [13NO], H12262, H12296, H12297, H12306 [14NO]

Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H1968, H1969 [21FE], H2064, H2065, H2066, H2067 [22FE], H2100, H2101, H2107, H2112, H2117, H2120, H2124, H2137, H2142, H2144, H2177, H2178 [23FE], H2183, H2187, H2192, H2194, H2198, H2200 [24FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), S4599 [24MR], S4687, S4690, S4700, S4702, S4704, S4705, S4707, S4708, S4709, S4711, S4712, S4715, S4736, S4738, S4739 [28MR]

Native Americans: technical corrections to certain legislation (S. 325), S16430 [31OC]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), S16618, S16630 [2NO], H9750 [10OC]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1323), H9133 [18SE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2307 [27FE], H2393, H2394 [28FE], H2487, H2488 [1MR], H2502, H2504, H2530, H2549, H2551, H2556, H2562 [2MR], H2597, H2598, H2599 [3MR]

Regulatory process: reform (H.R. 926), H2307 [27FE], H2394 [28FE], H2413, H2420, H2423, H2425, H2426, H2428, H2429, H2430, H2431, H2433, H2439, H2441, H2442 [1MR]

———reform (H.R. 1022), H2178 [23FE], H2225 [24FE], H2265, H2285, H2307, H2308 [27FE], H2322, H2337, H2338, H2345, H2356, H2357, H2366, H2367 [28FE]

———reform (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S9494, S9542 [30JN], S9609, S9620, S9633, S9641, S9642 [10JY], S9653, S9655, S9656, S9695, S9697, S9720, S9721 [11JY], S9734, S9735, S9736, S9737, S9741, S9748, S9781, S9782, S9783, S9791, S9811, S9812, S9813, S9814, S9815, S9817 [12JY], S9836, S9839, S9840, S9858, S9871, S9873, S9878, S9886, S9891, S9894, S9897, S9899, S9900, S9917, S9919, S9922, S9925, S9926, S9927, S9930, S9931, S9932 [13JY], S9961, S9971, S9974, S9982, S9988, S9989, S10011, S10012, S10013, S10014, S10015, S10025, S10036, S10037, S10042, S10043, S10052, S10053, S10054, S10055, S10056, S10057, S10058, S10059, S10060, S10061, S10062, S10063, S10064, S10066 [14JY], S10138, S10142, S10145, S10154, S10155, S10157, S10158, S10159, S10160, S10161, S10162, S10164 [17JY], S10189, S10245, S10246, S10247, S10248, S10250 [18JY], S10430, S10431 [20JY], S10833 [27JY]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2652 [3MR], H2717, H2718 [6MR], H2770, H2779, H2811 [7MR], H2818, H2820, H2826, H2831, H2840, H2846, H2848, H2852 [8MR]

Small business: redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), S12416, S12514, S12517 [11AU]

Analyses

Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water Management Act (S. 938), S8557 [16JN]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act (S. 343), S9598, S9608 [10JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Bar Unfunded Federal Mandates (S.J. Res. 9), S416 [4JA]

Forest Service Regulations Affected by Regulatory Rulemaking Actions Moratorium: Dept. of the Treasury, H2130-H2136 [23FE]

Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act (S. 88), S314 [4JA]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H.R. 996), E402 [22FE]

Partial-Birth Abortions: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, S18009-S18011 [5DE]

Pension Simplification Act (S. 1006), S9527-S9533 [30JN]

Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on Farm Credit Banks (S. 1011), S9535 [30JN]

Revise and Streamline Federal Acquisition Laws (H.R. 1670), E1077-E1079 [19MY]

Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (S. 942), S8564 [16JN]

Status of Tribes Relative to Solid Waste Disposal (S. 286), S1626 [26JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H10690 [24OC]

———H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, S18249 [7DE], H13841 [30NO]

———H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, H14351 [12DE]

———S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, S2145 [3FE], H1012 [1FE]

———S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act, S8595 [16JN], S13872 [19SE]

———S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act, S4000 [15MR], H3015, H3027 [10MR]

———S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, S14333 [26SE], H8777 [12SE]

Articles and editorials

Antidote to the Strike Suit, S17953 [5DE]

Are Regs Bleeding the Economy? Maybe Not—In Fact, They Sometimes Boost Competitiveness, S9671 [11JY], S9761 [12JY]

Attack on Rare Abortion Procedure Invites Misery, S16742 [7NO]

Back to the Dark Ages, S15656 [25OC]

Bacteria Studied in Illness of Boy, 11, S9864 [13JY]

Ban on Federal Mandates May Even Hurt Great Lakes, H925 [31JA]

Ban Partial-Birth Abortions, H11607 [1NO]

Billboard Blight, S17206 [17NO]

California Counties Ask Clinton To Veto Securities Bill, E2357 [14DE]

Caught in a Trap—Democrats Get Snared by GOP Pact on List of Endangered Species, H2103 [23FE]

Clean Water Bill Is Solid Legislation, E1175 [8JN]

Computer Bettors Can Be Virtually Sure of Losing, S18746 [15DE]

Confessions of a Gun Runner—How Suburbanite Supplied Chicago Gang, S6942 [18MY]

Congress Aims at Lawyers and Ends up Shooting Small Investors in the Back, H14043 [6DE]

Dirty Fight, Clean Water, H5684 [7JN]

Do No Harm, S17940 [5DE]

Driven by High-Tech Rip-Offs, Financial Fraud Is Soaring, S17946-S17948 [5DE]

Dropping Federal Regs Is an Invitation to Tragedy, S15668 [25OC]

Environment—Did America Vote To Trash Regulation?, H2468 [1MR]

Expense Sometimes Stops FAA From Ordering Safety Improvements, S18290 [8DE]

Fanatics for ``Choice'', S18185 [7DE]

FDA's ``Caution'' Is Killing People, E1273 [16JN]

Federal Challenge for Local Ingenuity, S15035 [11OC]

Federal Rule Keeps N.Y.'s Electric Rates High, E2176 [14NO]

Forging an Alliance for Deregulation—Representative DeLay Makes Companies Full Partners in the Movement, S4610 [27MR]

Giving Up My Baby, S18194 [7DE]

Global Casinos Pose Virtual Mess—Lawmakers Say Electronic Gambling Difficult to Regulate, S17101 [15NO]

Good Move on Regulation, S4627 [27MR]

Government for the People, H6819 [11JY]

Governors Bite Helping Hand in Mandates Fight—Federal Payments, Breaks on Taxes Subsidize States, E183 [26JA]

Greatest Auction Ever, S13309 [11SE]

Gruesome Piece of Legislation, S16741 [7NO]

Gruesome Reality, H15628 [22DE]

H.M.O.'s Refusing Emergency Claims, Hospitals Assert—2 Missions in Conflict, E1418 [12JY]

Hate Speech on the Net, S18746 [15DE]

Horror in the House, S4612 [27MR]

House Seeks Pilot Hearings—Airline Record-Sharing Part of Safety Equation, S18290 [8DE]

House Votes To Override Veto of Securities Suit Bill, S19048 [21DE]

How Career Swindlers Run Rings Around SEC and Prosecutors, S17944-S17946 [5DE]

Insecurities, H14042 [6DE]

Insider-Trading Probes Makes a Comeback, S9158 [27JN]

Keep Nursing Home Standards, S15668 [25OC]

Kids Pay the Price, S16686 [3NO]

Let's Stop This Congress From Helping Crooks Cheat Investors Like You, H14043 [6DE]

Liars' Bill of Rights?, S17940, S17989 [5DE], H14041 [6DE]

Littlest Angel, H11429 [30OC]

Marginal Pilots Put Passengers' Lives at Risk, S18293-S18295 [8DE]

Math of a Class-Action Suit—`Winning' $2.19 Costs $91.33, S19252 [22DE]

Mean and Meaningless, S16741 [7NO]

Microsoft Deserves Reversal on Merits, Judge's Goofiness, E1408 [11JY]

Money and Mandates, S936 [13JA]

More on the Mandates Issue, S963, S969 [17JA]

No Easy Answers—Issues Around Unfunded Mandates Not So Simple, H514 [23JA]

Now Only Clinton Can Stop Congress From Hurting Small Investors Like You, S17939 [5DE], S19147 [22DE], H14045 [6DE]

Numbers Game, S3077 [24FE]

Obsolete Law Endangers a Marriage, S16438 [31OC]

Of Helmets and Hamburger, S10397 [20JY]

Opening the Door to Fraud, S17941 [5DE], H14042 [6DE]

Outlawing an Abortion Method, S16741 [7NO], S18078-S18080 [6DE]

Overdrawn Securities Reform, S17939 [5DE], H14042 [6DE]

Overkill in Revising Regulation, S9668 [11JY]

Override the Securities Bill Veto, S19146, S19150, S19153 [22DE]

Perfectly Legal Procedure, H11433 [30OC]

Pilot Error—Solutions, Better Regulations, Safer Skies, S18290 [8DE]

Pilot Performance—Top Officials Respond, S18289 [8DE]

Pilot Who Crashed Flight 3379, S18290-S18293 [8DE]

Poultry Label Charade Confirms Public's Cynicism About Policies, E2081 [31OC]

Public Deserves More From FAA Watchdog, S18289 [8DE]

Pulling the Trigger on Guns, H4005 [30MR]

Push To Expand Property Rights Stirs Both Hopes and Fears, E823-E825 [7AP]

Questions Needing Answers, H15630 [22DE]

Rails Strain To Service Midwest Grain Harvest, S14097 [21SE]

Rats—What's for Dinner? Don't Ask, S4746 [28MR]

Read the Fine Print, H2097 [23FE]

Reason and Regulation, S9668 [11JY]

Regulating Regulation, S9668 [11JY]

Regulatory Alarms Ring on Wall Street, S9158 [27JN]

Regulatory Relief for Farmers, S10127 [17JY]

Response to Money Magazine Editorials on Securities Litigation Reform Act, S17977 [5DE]

Safety Board Urges Government To Monitor Pilot's Job Records, S18288 [8DE]

Securities Bill, S17940 [5DE]

Securities Lawsuit Bill May Hurt Investors, E2358 [14DE]

Securities Litigation Reform—A Matter of Principle, H14042 [6DE]

Self Audits and EPA Enforcement, S4270 [21MR]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure, S16794 [8NO]

Sorry Securities Law, S19047 [21DE]

Suits by Firms Exceed Those by Individuals, S17948 [5DE]

Suits or Straitjackets?, S17953 [5DE]

Truth Is Victim in Rules Debate—Facts Don't Burden Some Hill Tales of Regulatory Abuse, S4611 [27MR]

Uncle Sam's Buying Power, S18877 [19DE]

Unfunded Mandates Top Cities' List of Problems—Officials Surveyed Also Cite Crime, Violence, H372 [19JA]

Unlocking the Mandate Trap, S1671 [27JA]

VA Chief Terms ``Outrageous'' GOP ``Cheap Politics'' Charge, E2201 [16NO]

VA Chief Uses Computers, Pay Stubs To Bash GOP, E2201 [16NO]

Violence, Sex Fill Airwaves, H8490 [4AU]

What's the Rush on Mandates?, S1045 [18JA]

Why Resist the `Motor Voter' Law?, S1800 [31JA]

Wider Impact Is Foreseen for Bill To Ban Type of Abortion, S16736 [7NO]

Your 1,000 Letters of Protest May Stop This Congress From Jeopardizing Investors, H14044 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939; H.R. 1833), S8550 [16JN], H5982 [14JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (see H. Res. 251), H11586 [31OC]

Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (see S. 1121), S11451 [4AU]

Agriculture: clarify prevented planting rule relative to crop acreage bases (see H.R. 2298), H8805 [12SE]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 2475), H10047 [12OC]

———permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 800), H1156 [2FE]

———poultry labeling regulations (see S. 600; H.R. 203, 2672), S4491 [23MR], H169 [9JA], H13658 [20NO]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147), H8063 [31JY]

Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit requirements (see H.R. 1900), H6159 [20JN]

———repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection provisions (see H.R. 475), H229 [11JA]

———repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission provisions (see H.R. 473), H229 [11JA]

Airlines: verify training and employment records of pilot applicants (see S. 1461), S18287 [8DE]

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (see S. 49), S48 [4JA]

Alton, IL: construction of a hydroelectric project (see S. 1393), S16657 [3NO]

Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]

———require humane transport of horses enroute to slaughtering facilities (see S. 1283; H.R. 2433), S14547 [28SE], H9737 [29SE]

Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016), H6830 [11JY]

———repeal certain requirements under the Special Separation Benefits Program and Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (see S. 1294), S14710 [29SE]

Aviation: regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403), H9591 [27SE]

Bankruptcy: technical corrections to U.S. Code (see S. 977), S9305 [28JN]

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (see S. 1031; H.R. 2032), S9997 [14JY], H7011 [13JY]

Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations (see H.R. 1047), H2223 [24FE]

California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see H.R. 1298), H3572 [22MR]

CERCLA: clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner defense (see H.R. 1285), H3416 [21MR]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607; H.R. 820, 2210), S4491 [23MR], H1207 [3FE], H8534 [4AU]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated (see S. 394; H.R. 914), S2493 [10FE], H1688 [13FE]

———clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256), H8536 [4AU]

———liability allocation process among potentially responsible parties (see H.R. 1616), H4873 [11MY]

———moratorium on enforcement actions against certain individuals (see H.R. 795), H1156 [2FE]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 178; H.R. 618), S653 [9JA], H467 [20JA]

Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory notification (see H.R. 2595), H11938 [8NO]

Chesapeake Bay: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see S. 938), S8550 [16JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see S. 744; H.R. 1114), S6006 [2MY], H2584 [2MR]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see S. 1099; H.R. 2089), S11107 [1AU], H7378 [20JY]

———child welfare services relative to foster care (see H.R. 586), H399 [19JA]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H7256 [19JY]

———reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]

Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries (see S. 766; H.R. 1702), S6337 [9MY], H5571 [24MY]

Clean Air Act: repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 479), H229 [11JA]

———repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052), H2224 [24FE]

———State implementation plans (see H.R. 304), H172 [9JA]

Clean Water Act: treatment of fines levied against businesses (see S. 1390), S16657 [3NO]

———treatment of fines levied against local governments (see S. 1391), S16657 [3NO]

Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: establish (see H.R. 462), H229 [11JA]

Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97), H2224 [24FE]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (see S. 1055; H.R. 1827), S10490 [21JY], H5904 [13JN]

Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727), H14172 [6DE]

———require approval by law all agency rules and regulations (see H.R. 47), H164 [9JA]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039; H.R. 2270), S10146 [17JY], H8597 [6SE]

Consumers: retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171), H168 [9JA]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see S. 669; H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795), S5142 [4AP], H2223 [24FE], H4177 [4AP], H5366 [18MY], H5752 [8JN]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H8805 [12SE]

———standards and regulations for Government procurement contracts (see H.R. 1959), H6655 [29JN]

———streamline ordering practices for automated data processing equipment and other commercial items (see S. 675), S5217 [5AP]

Courts: allow probation and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see S. 1474), S18559 [13DE]

———modify the judicial review of regulatory flexibility analyses (see S. 350; H.R. 937), S2035 [2FE], H1751 [14FE]

———provide notification of class action lawsuit certification or settlement to the Dept. of Justice and State attorneys general (see S. 1501), S19250 [22DE]

———provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (see S. 582), S4262 [21MR]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622), H4873 [11MY]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see S. 709; H.R. 561), S5404 [6AP], H325 [18JA]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H9670 [28SE]

Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act: exemptions to requirements (see H.R. 643), H537 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense: revise process for disposal of property at closed installations (see S. 803), S6687 [15MY]

Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174), H2892 [8MR]

———downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510), H4432 [7AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 23), H163 [9JA]

———verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H242 [13JA]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S12370 [11AU]

Disasters: State repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 1413), H4335 [5AP]

Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing programs (see H.R. 153, 1706), H167 [9JA], H5571 [24MY]

Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H1967 [21FE]

———use of freon in home, automobile, and agricultural air conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645), H12505 [15NO]

———use of risk assessment and cost/benefit analyses in environmental decisionmaking (see S. 123, 229), S50 [4JA], S944 [13JA]

Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see S. 1301), S14883 [10OC]

———require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698), H13869 [30NO]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 1837), H5982 [14JN]

———establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635), H12349 [14NO]

Electric power: modify exemption for territory for the sale of electric power of certain transmission systems (see S. 299), S1847 [31JA]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]

———clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H10848 [25OC]

———clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892), H6158 [20JN]

———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 1589), H4618 [9MY]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H3155 [14MR]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129; H.R. 2723), S11785 [7AU], H14172 [6DE]

———provide limited exemptions from certain child labor provisions (see H.R. 1228), H3155 [14MR]

———require employers to post information on sexual harassment (see H.R. 1859), H6045 [15JN]

Endangered Species Act: clarify procedures for consultation on management plans for, and activities on, Federal lands (see S. 455), S2823 [16FE]

EPA: reauthorize Environmental Financial Advisory Board charter and establish Environmental Finance Centers (see S. 718), S5547 [7AP]

———waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone season (see H.R. 2327), H8903 [13SE]

Executive departments: provide authority to issue rulings respecting application of laws under their jurisdiction (see H.R. 2377), H9452 [21SE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 244; H.R. 830), S1207 [19JA], H1281 [6FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration (see H. Res. 91), H1967 [21FE]

———require accountability plans for new programs (see S. 211), S901 [12JA]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H229 [11JA]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H4545 [3MY]

FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 1545), H4511 [2MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H8535 [4AU]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see S. 1011; H.R. 2029), S9516 [30JN], H7011 [13JY]

Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17), H163 [9JA]

Federal employees: early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826), H15574 [21DE]

Federal paperwork burden: reduce (see H.R. 2715), H14002 [5DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), consideration (see H. Res. 140), H4617 [9MY]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see S.J. Res. 9; H.J. Res. 27, 54), S51 [4JA], H175 [9JA], H242 [13JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1, 139, 169; S. Res. 68; H.R. 5, 261), S47, S51 [4JA], S480 [5JA], S1271 [20JA], H160, H171 [9JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38), H325 [18JA]

FERC: allow refurbishment and continued operation of hydroelectric facility in Montana (see S. 552), S3891 [14MR]

———exemption from certain licensing provisions for the El Vado hydroelectric project in New Mexico (see S. 522), S3744 [9MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of certain hydroelectric projects (see S. 547), S3891 [14MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Alaska (see S. 737), S5805 [27AP]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (see S. 549), S3891 [14MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630), H12349 [14NO]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501), H10307 [18OC]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (see S. 611; H.R. 1366), S4573 [24MR], H4031 [30MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (see S. 801; H.R. 2773), S6687 [15MY], H14764 [13DE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (see H.R. 2816), H15237 [20DE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (see S. 543; H.R. 1290, 1835), S3842 [13MR], H3571 [22MR], H5982 [14JN]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695), H13869 [30NO]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (see S. 595), S4365 [22MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Arkansas (see H.R. 657), H592 [24JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Kentucky (see S. 421), S2757 [15FE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in New York (see S. 1012), S9517 [30JN]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Ohio (see S. 468; H.R. 1011), S3052 [23FE], H2063 [22FE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Oregon (see S. 538), S3803 [10MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania (see S. 283), S1618 [26JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Washington (see S. 461; H.R. 1014), S2965 [22FE], H2063 [22FE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (see S. 359; H.R. 1051, 1335), S2213 [6FE], H2224 [24FE], H3879 [28MR]

———hydroelectric license extension (see H.R. 680), H691 [25JA]

———payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944), H1752 [14FE]

Financial institutions: accelerate capitalization of the savings association insurance fund (see H.R. 2123), H7916 [27JY]

———authority to regulate national bank insurance activities (see H.R. 2503), H10307 [18OC]

———check cashing services (see H.R. 1095), H2486 [1MR]

———enhance the safety and soundness of federally-insured credit unions (see S. 883), S7777 [6JN]

———exclude certain bank products from the definition of a deposit (see S. 799; H.R. 1574), S6601 [12MY], H4545 [3MY]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (see S. 557; H.R. 31, 1063), S3963 [15MR], H163 [9JA], H2306 [27FE]

———freeze on bank fees (see H.R. 1312), H3732 [23MR]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769, 2363), H5690 [7JN], H9245 [19SE]

———provide State credit union representation on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998), H6735 [10JY]

———reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 317), H172 [9JA]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see S. 650; H.R. 1362, 1858, 2158), S4924 [30MR], H4031 [30MR], H6045 [15JN], H8174 [1AU]

———strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699), H5571 [24MY]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1032), S9997 [14JY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 200; H.R. 444, 492), S789 [11JA], H179 [9JA], H230 [11JA]

———gun control (see H.R. 1321; H. Con. Res. 65), H3807 [24MR], H4618 [9MY]

———licensing of ammunition manufacturers (see S. 20), S48 [4JA]

———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659), H592 [24JA]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see S. 890; H.R. 1608), S7918 [7JN], H4795 [10MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 2470), H9897 [11OC]

Fish and fishing: prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distribution of certain fishing sinkers or lures (see S. 505), S3521 [6MR]

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

Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992), H1908 [16FE]

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 1650), H5071 [16MY]

Forest Service: phasing-in of changes to forest management plans (see S. 647), S4924 [30MR]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H4414 [6AP]

———regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327), H172 [9JA]

Gambling: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain vessels on Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419), H4335 [5AP]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (see S. 790; H.R. 2331), S6513 [11MY], H8993 [14SE]

———Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130), H167 [9JA]

———improve determination procedures for the taking of private property (see H.R. 1277), H3416 [21MR]

———improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (see S. 1477), S18559 [13DE]

———improve use of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis by Federal agencies (see H.R. 690), H692 [25JA]

———reform (see S. 291; H.R. 994), S1711 [27JA], H1967 [21FE]

———reporting requirements for certain executive reports (see S. 233), S1070 [18JA]

Hawaii: prepaid health care services relative to ERISA (see S. 266), S1442 [24JA]

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (see S. 787; H.R. 1203), S6462 [10MY], H3048 [10MR]

———importation and shipment of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 2278), H8683 [7SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 996), H1967 [21FE]

———promote portability of health insurance by limiting discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439), H179 [9JA]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (see H.R. 2366), H9245 [19SE]

Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see S. 877), S7615 [26MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4177 [4AP]

———licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579), H4617 [9MY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (see H.R. 2406), H9591 [27SE]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H4104 [3AP]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportaion regulations (see H.R. 2539), H10993 [26OC]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H12084 [9NO]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 312), H15135 [19DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (see S. Con. Res. 37), S19110 [21DE]

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

———reduce Federal agency regulatory burdens and provide for review and accountability for regulatory actions (see S. 100), S50 [4JA]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see S. 487; H.R. 140), S3390 [2MR], H167 [9JA]

Information services: treatment of stored value cards (see S. 1270), S14203 [25SE]

Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H3807 [24MR]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233; H.R. 2011), S13473 [12SE], H6830 [11JY]

———require automobile insurers provide rate setting information (see H.R. 113), H166 [9JA]

———require written notification to property and casualty applicants or policy-holders of refusal of issuance or renewal (see H.R. 1247), H3276 [15MR]

Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 2674), H13658 [20NO]

Intergovernmental relations: improve service delivery between Federal, State, and local governments (see S. Res. 23), S52 [4JA]

Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance regulations (see H.J. Res. 100), H6830 [11JY]

Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675), H691 [25JA]

———reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H325 [18JA]

———regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 1495), H4431 [7AP]

Labeling: provide exemption from country of origin marking requirements for coffee, tea, or spice products (see S. 1502), S19250 [22DE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581; H.R. 1279), S4262 [21MR], H3416 [21MR]

Law enforcement: protect the rights of small entities subject to investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S4262 [21MR]

Laws: clarify the effect and application of legislation (see S. 136), S51 [4JA]

Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified law schools (see H.R. 610), H467 [20JA]

Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219; H.R. 450), S901 [12JA], H179 [9JA]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), consideration (see H. Res. 93), H2063 [22FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), consideration (see H. Res. 148), H5071 [16MY]

Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130), H2651 [3MR]

Local government: accountability in administration of Federal programs (see S. 1308), S15033 [11OC]

———analysis on the impact (see H.R. 58), H165 [9JA]

———flexibility in administration of Federal programs (see S. 88), S49 [4JA]

Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see H.R. 2583), H11767 [2NO]

Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718), H839 [27JA]

Medicaid: eliminate State reimbursement requirements for hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 2395), H9505 [25SE]

———require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on enrollment card (see H.R. 2303), H8805 [12SE]

Medicare: hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see H.R. 1067), H2306 [27FE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H14927 [14DE]

Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477), H229 [11JA]

———average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506; H.R. 2200), S19250 [22DE], H8533 [4AU]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 236, 248, 767; H.R. 46, 495), S1070 [18JA], S1207 [19JA], S6337 [9MY], H164 [9JA], H230 [11JA]

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

———improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928), H6396 [27JN]

———limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885), H6083 [16JN]

———prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip reduction requirements (see S. 235; H.R. 478), S1070 [18JA], H229 [11JA]

———reform rental car company agreements relative to liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175), H168 [9JA]

———regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

———remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]

———repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 476), H229 [11JA]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 217), H169 [9JA]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see S. 1301), S14883 [10OC]

———eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (see S. 199), S789 [11JA]

———status of tribes relative to solid waste disposal (see S. 286), S1618 [26JA]

———technical corrections to certain legislation (see S. 325), S1920 [1FE]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506), H242 [13JA]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste (see S. 473), S3132 [24FE]

Occupational safety and health: provide uniform warnings on personal protective equipment for occupational use (see H.R. 750), H969 [31JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1783, 1834), H5691 [7JN], H5982 [14JN]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see S. 1356; H.R. 2149), S15496 [23OC], H8174 [1AU]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H179 [9JA]

OMB: establish commissions to review regulations issued by certain Federal departments and agencies (see S. 439), S2823 [16FE]

Oregon: waiver of ERISA relative to employer mandates in health care reform plan (see S. 713), S5547 [7AP]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 526, 1423), S3744 [9MR], S17336 [17NO]

———transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor (see S. 592), S4365 [22MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: reexamination proceedings (see S. 1070; H.R. 1732), S10655 [25JY], H5608 [25MY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H5608 [25MY]

———extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (see H.R. 2467), H9897 [11OC]

———extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (see S. 1496), S19110 [21DE]

———limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H2650 [3MR]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: repeal (see H.R. 669), H691 [25JA]

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

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see S. 1014; H.R. 1975), S9517 [30JN], H6697 [30JN]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H467 [20JA]

———improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995), H6698 [30JN]

Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal patrons (see H.R. 434), H178 [9JA]

Power resources: eliminate cost-adjusting measures for cogeneration powerplants (see S. 708), S5404 [6AP]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 162, 606, 1505; H.R. 432, 1126, 1187, 1323), S480 [5JA], S4491 [23MR], S19250 [22DE], H177 [9JA], H2650 [3MR], H2988 [9MR], H3807 [24MR]

Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1845), H5983 [14JN]

Public lands: improve process for land exchanges with the Forest Service and BLM (see H.R. 2466), H9897 [11OC]

Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2119), H7801 [26JY]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H11586 [31OC]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S15118 [12OC]

Publication: enforcement relative to publication in final form within 18 months of general notice of proposed rulemaking (see H.R. 1681), H5367 [18MY]

Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see H.R. 963), H1849 [15FE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 605; H.R. 925), S4491 [23MR], H1751 [14FE]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. Res. 101), H2392 [28FE]

———private property owner rights (see S. 239; H.R. 489, 790), S1070 [18JA], H230 [11JA], H1051 [1FE]

Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102), H166 [9JA]

———land disposal program regulations (see S. 1497; H.R. 2036), S19110 [21DE], H7011 [13JY]

———solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 2211), H8534 [4AU]

———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see S. 542; H.R. 1249, 2443), S3842 [13MR], H3276 [15MR], H9738 [29SE]

Regulatory process: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636), H4958 [15MY]

———periodic review and termination dates (see S. 511, 1346), S3604 [7MR], S15401 [20OC]

———reform (see S. 343, 1001; H.R. 821, 926, 1022, 1839), S2034 [2FE], S9422 [29JN], H1207 [3FE], H1751 [14FE], H2176 [23FE], H5983 [14JN]

———reform (H.R. 926), consideration (see H. Res. 100), H2306 [27FE]

———reform (H.R. 1022), consideration (see H. Res. 96), H2223 [24FE]

Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122), H167 [9JA]

Roads and highways: moratorium on Federal regulations relative to right-of-way construction on public land (see S. 1425), S17530 [27NO]

SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue securities (see S. 114; H.R. 14), S50 [4JA], H163 [9JA]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see S. 667; H.R. 1058), S5142 [4AP], H2306 [27FE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105), H2650 [3MR], H2716 [6MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290), H14002 [5DE]

———reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681), H691 [25JA]

Securities Act: amend (see S. 865), S7497 [25MY]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S10147 [17JY]

Small business: analysis on the impact (see H.R. 58), H165 [9JA]

———facilitate involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see S. 917; H.R. 1937), S8254 [13JN], H6396 [27JN]

———health care tax credit and cost analysis of legislative proposals (see S. 521), S3744 [9MR]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522), H10726 [24OC]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 839), H1281 [6FE]

———promote increased understanding and compliance of Government regulations (see S. 1350), S15401 [20OC]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (see S. 895), S8034 [8JN]

———reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150), H8174 [1AU]

———reform regulatory process (see S. 942; H.R. 1979), S8550 [16JN], H6697 [30JN]

Social Security: establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see S. 872; H.R. 1766), S7615 [26MY], H5690 [7JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see S. 398, 465, 485; H.R. 1180, 2323), S2569 [13FE], S3052 [23FE], S3389 [2MR], H2988 [9MR], H8903 [13SE]

———State regulation (see H.R. 603), H467 [20JA]

Sports: prohibit regulation of sponsorship or advertising relative to rodeo events (see S. 1453), S18232 [7DE]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see H.R. 607), H467 [20JA]

———motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (see H.R. 307), H172 [9JA]

Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962), H6655 [29JN]

———inapplicability of the look-back method on construction contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting method (see H.R. 2722), H14172 [6DE]

———provide election for an overpayment when certain income taxes are secured by real estate (see H.R. 2761), H14310 [12DE]

———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (see S. 1006), S9516 [30JN]

———treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494), H10306 [18OC]

———treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies (see S. 1291), S14710 [29SE]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2045), H7067 [17JY]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1037), H2223 [24FE]

Telecommunications: protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see H.R. 1004), H1968 [21FE]

Television: allow voluntary code of standards and practices for broadcast and cable industry (see S. 1116), S11323 [3AU]

———dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H4511 [2MY]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see S. 332; H.R. 1807, 2030), S2034 [2FE], H5753 [8JN], H7011 [13JY]

———require new television sets to have built-in circuitry to allow viewers to block violent programs (see S. 306), S1848 [31JA]

Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414), H9670 [28SE]

———limit access to minors by prohibiting free samples and sales through vending machines on Federal property (see S. 1123), S11451 [4AU]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283), H8684 [7SE]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see S. 1295; H.R. 2265), S14710 [29SE], H8596 [6SE]

———require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853), H6044 [15JN]

Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and rail carriers (see H.R. 1436), H4413 [6AP]

———transfer management of National Driver Register functions (see H.R. 2558), H11441 [30OC]

Trucking industry: effective date of deregulation (see S. 788), S6462 [10MY]

———establish a single trailer length standard (see S. 981), S9305 [28JN]

———operation of certain uncovered commercial vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153), H8174 [1AU]

———regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see S. 302; H.R. 866), S1847 [31JA], H1460 [8FE]

Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399), H9591 [27SE]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380), H4104 [3AP]

Truth in Savings Act: repeal (see H.R. 337), H173 [9JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 458), S2965 [22FE]

Urban areas: designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (see S. 1184), S12370 [11AU]

Veterans: exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H229 [11JA]

———provide additional points on entrance examinations into the competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648), H5071 [16MY]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S3803 [10MR]

Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601), H12084 [9NO]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555), H11441 [30OC]

———treatment of privately owned public treatment works (see S. 1436), S17776 [29NO]

Water pollution: discharge standards for vessels (see S. 1033), S9997 [14JY]

———enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H3326 [16MR]

———establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132), H2651 [3MR]

———standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567), H11686 [1NO]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see S. 1339; H.R. 2192), S15338 [19OC], H8361 [3AU]

Wetlands: prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes (see H.R. 2496), H10306 [18OC]

———reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S7497 [25MY]

Cloture motions

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S998 [17JA], S1065 [18JA], S1146, S1201 [19JA], S1537 [25JA]

Regulatory process: reform (S. 343), S9794 [12JY], S9977 [14JY], S10135, S10146 [17JY], S10221 [18JY], S10399 [20JY]

Comparisons

Glenn-Chafee and Roth-Glenn regulatory reform legislation, S10488 [21JY]

Judicial Review Provisions in Glenn-Chafee and Dole-Johnston Versions of S. 343, Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act, S10103 [17JY]

Conference reports

Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539), H14993-H15056 [18DE]

Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244), H4093-H4102 [3AP]

Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058), H13692-H13705 [28NO]

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895), H9638 [28SE]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1), H3053-H3065 [13MR]

Court decisions

Corrosion Proof Fittings, et al., v. EPA, S10198-S10207 [18JY]

Descriptions

Occupational Safety and Health Act Amendments (H.R. 1834), E1262 [15JN]

Pipeline Safety Enhancement Act (S. 606), S4505 [23MR]

Documents

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act Proposed Amendment, S9285-S9295 [28JN]

Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act Official Travel Provisions, S711 [10JA]

Fresh Chicken Controversy, H2119 [23FE]

Istook Amendment—New Regulation of Your Business: Representative Skaggs, H10024-H10026 [12OC]

Point of Order Requirements for Legislation Relative to Unfunded Federal Mandates, S1650 [27JA]

Proposed Amendment to Regulatory Transition Act, H2207 [24FE]

Response to Carol M. Browner's Letter to Speaker Gingrich on the Disbursement of Federal Highway Funds Relative to Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection, H11697 [2NO]

Explanations

Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which Are Required to Convert to Banks (H.R. 2494), E1971 [18OC]

Factsheets

Endangered Species Act Petition Actions, H2104 [23FE]

Partial Birth Abortions—A Look Behind the Misinformation: National Right to Life Committee, S16790-S16793 [8NO]

Letters

Air quality regulations: Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, H438 [20JA]

Application of Federal mandates on private industry in competiton with the public sector: Linda E. Christenson, International Association of Environmental Testing Laboratories, S1653 [27JA]

———Ray Powers and Samuel A. Brunelli, American Legislative Exchange Council, S1653 [27JA]

Bureau of the Census reporting requirements for small businesses: W. James Squires III, Great American Cookie Co., Inc., S15219 [17OC]

Child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters: Harry Sullivan, Food Marketing Institute, H8238 [2AU]

Children's Media Protection Act: Arthur Kanegis, Working for Alternatives to Violence in Entertainment (organization), S2038 [2FE]

———Timothy J. Dyer, National Association of Secondary School Principals, S2039 [2FE]

———Whitney Vanderwerff, National Alliance for Non-Violent Programming, S2038 [2FE]

Clean Air Act implementation relative to motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs: several Governors, S17205 [17NO]

Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination charter renewal: John H. Gibbons, Executive Office of the President, S4649 [27MR]

———Senator Glenn, S4649 [27MR]

Communications Act: Cheryl L. Parrino, Wisconsin Public Service Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Jim Sullivan and Charles B. Martin, Alabama Public Service Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Lowell C. Johnson, Nebraska Public Service Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Marcia G. Weeks, Arizona Corporation Commission, H8453 [4AU]

———Mike Griffin, Nevada Attorney General's Office, H8453 [4AU]

———Susan S. Geiger, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, H8453 [4AU]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S10129, S10130 [17JY]

———Craig S. Brightup, National Roofing Contractors Association, S10115 [17JY]

———Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S9667 [11JY], S9742 [12JY]

———George V. Voinovich, Governor of Ohio, and Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, S10069 [14JY]

———John P. Galles, National Small Business United, S10115 [17JY]

———John R. Schmidt, Dept. of Justice, S9757 [12JY]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S10114 [17JY]

———Michael O. Roush, National Federation of Independent Business, S10114 [17JY]

———Senator Pressler, S9494 [30JN]

———Senators Glenn, Levin, and Kerry, S10396 [20JY]

Credit Union Reform and Enhancement Act: Charles O. Zuver, Credit Union National Association, Inc., S7780 [6JN]

———James L. Bothwell, GAO, S7780 [6JN]

———Kenneth L. Robinson, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, S7780 [6JN]

———Norman E. D'Amours, National Credit Union Administration, S7780 [6JN]

EPA investigation of the Higman Sand and Gravel Co.: Steven A. Herman, EPA, S9949 [14JY]

Excessive civil penalties on local governments relative to compliance with the Clean Water Act: Senator Pressler, S9653 [11JY]

Exclude certain bank products from the definition of a deposit: several Senators, S6603 [12MY]

Exemption of financial institution regulation from unfunded Federal mandates reform: Eugene A. Ludwig, Dept. of the Treasury, H813 [27JA]

———Jonathan L. Fiechter, Dept. of the Treasury, H813 [27JA]

———Norman E. D'Amours, National Credit Union Administration, H813 [27JA]

———Ricki Tigert Helfer, FDIC, H812 [27JA]

Extend moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions for small businesses: James R. Irvine, National Association of Home Builders, H2205 [24FE]

———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, H2205 [24FE]

FAA waiver of certain Federal personnel and procurement laws: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S12116 [10AU]

Farm credit bank regulatory burdens: Marsha Martin, Farm Credit Administration, H15165 [19DE]

FCC preemption of State or local regulations that establish barriers to entry for interstate or intrastate telecommunications services: Edward J. Perez, Office of the Los Angeles, CA, City Attorney, S8171 [12JN]

———Louise H. Renne, Office of the San Francisco, CA, City Attorney, S8171 [12JN]

———several State and local government organizations, S8307 [14JN]

FCC rules on radio station ownership: Benny Bee, Sr., Bee Broadcasting, Inc., S8424 [15JN]

———Cromwell Group, Inc., S8425 [15JN]

———Dean Sorenson, Sorenson Broadcasting, Inc., S8425 [15JN]

———Larry Roberts, Sunbrook Communications, S8425 [15JN]

———Ogallala Broadcasting Co., Inc., S8425 [15JN]

FDA regulations on drugs and devices: John D. Siegfried, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (organization), S6453 [10MY]

———National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, S6454 [10MY]

———several former Chief Counsels of the FDA, S6454 [10MY]

Federal highway funds relative to motor vehicle emissions inspections: Carol M. Browner, EPA, H11696 [2NO]

Federal implementation and compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act: William M. Hunt, GAO, H921 [31JA]

Federal nursing home standards: David Banks, Beverly Enterprises, Inc., S16944 [13NO]

———Elma L. Holder, National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, S16945 [13NO], S17281 [17NO]

———John J. Sweeney, Service Employees International Union, S17283 [17NO]

———National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, S16945 [13NO]

———several health and union organizations, S15657 [25OC]

———Toby S. Edelman, National Senior Citizens Law Center, S16952 [13NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, H4736 [10MY]

———Jane Campbell, National Conference of State Legislatures, H4748 [10MY]

———National Governors' Association, H4759 [10MY]

———several agricultural organizations, H4736 [10MY]

FERC deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon: Randy L. Berggren, Eugene Water & Electric Board, S3845 [13MR]

Flow Control Act: several trade associations, S2577 [13FE]

FTC complaint against Professional Golfers' Association relative to event and media rights: Senator Dole, S2755 [15FE]

Housing for Older Persons Act: Martin Corry, American Association of Retired Persons, S18066 [6DE]

ICC elimination: Bruce Hagen, Susan E. Wefald, and Leo M. Reinbold, Public Service Commission of North Dakota, H12261 [14NO]

———Representative Pomeroy, H12261 [14NO]

Improve service delivery between Federal, State, and local governments: Duncan Wyse, Oregon Progress Board, S422 [4JA]

———Randall Franke, Marion County, OR, Board of Commissioners, S422 [4JA]

Interstate Banking and Branching Act: Representatives Ney and Pryce, E88 [11JA]

Judicial review of Government regulatory rulemaking process: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H2419 [1MR]

———Philip Lader, SBA, H2419 [1MR]

———President Clinton, H2419 [1MR]

———Vice President Gore, H2419 [1MR]

Judicial review of regulatory flexibility analyses: Craig S. Brightup, National Roofing Contractors Association, S2081 [3FE]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S2080 [3FE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S2080 [3FE]

Limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes: Thomas A. McMasters III, DAV, E1688 [5AU]

———Timothy E. Flanigan, S16876 [9NO]

———several Senators, S16875 [9NO]

Mammography quality standards: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9843 [13JY]

Metric system conversion requirements: Randall G. Pence, National Concrete Masonry Association, S16471-S16473 [1NO]

National policy for radiation protection: Mary D. Nichols, EPA, S4650 [27MR]

———Senator Glenn, S4647, S4648, S4649 [27MR]

Opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions: Senator Wellstone, S2966 [22FE]

Paperwork Reduction Act: John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S3510 [6MR]

———Paperwork Reduction Act Coalition, S3509 [6MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3510 [6MR]

Partial-birth abortions: Andrew Fois, Dept. of Justice, S16785, S16800 [8NO]

———Arthur L. Herbst, S17890 [4DE]

———Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), S16793 [8NO]

———Christie Gallivan, S17896 [4DE]

———David A. Grimes, S16776 [8NO]

———David W. Cromer, S17891 [4DE]

———Donald E. McCanse, S17890 [4DE]

———Donald M. Sherline, S17892 [4DE]

———Dorothy Czarnecki, S18196 [7DE]

———Eugene S. Ogrod II, California Medical Association, H11595 [1NO]

———Geri Marullo, American Nurses Association, S17896 [4DE], S18191 [7DE]

———J. Courtland Robinson, H11786 [7NO]

———James R. Schreiber, S17890 [4DE]

———Jean L. Fourcroy, American Medical Women's Association, Inc., S18191 [7DE]

———Karin E. Shinn, S18197 [7DE]

———Kathryn Kolbert, Center for Reproductive Law & Policy, S17887 [4DE]

———Kenneth R. Thomas, Congressional Research Service, S16786 [8NO]

———L. Laurie Scott, S18197 [7DE]

———Laurence I. Burd, S17891 [4DE]

———Margaret Nordell, S18197 [7DE]

———Mary L. Davenport, S18084 [6DE], S18197 [7DE]

———Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, S17860 [30NO]

———Pamela E. Smith, S18076, S18077 [6DE]

———Ralph M. Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S16800 [8NO]

———Ralph W. Hale, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, S18191, S18226 [7DE]

———Representative Schroeder, H11786 [7NO]

———Samuel Edwin, S18192 [7DE]

———Tor Shwayder, S18192 [7DE]

Pension Simplification Act: Jack Faris, National Federation of Independent Business, S9526 [30JN]

———Paula A. Calimafde, Small Business Council of America, S9526 [30JN]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9526 [30JN]

Periodic review and cost-benefit analysis of Government regulations impacting small business: Bennie L. Thayer, National Association for the Self-Employed, S9615 [10JY]

———Craig S. Brightup, National Roofing Contractors Association, S9616, S9622 [10JY]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S9616, S9621 [10JY]

———National Association of Towns and Townships, S9622 [10JY]

———National Federation of Independent Business, S9615, S9621 [10JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9616, S9621 [10JY]

Pleadings standards relative to Federal securities litigation procedures: Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals, S19045, S19054, S19066 [21DE]

Private Property Protection Act: Jeffrey G. Green, H2604 [3MR]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Arthur R. Miller, S19040 [21DE], S19147 [22DE]

———Joel Seligman, S19040 [21DE]

———John C. Coffee, Jr., S19041, S19042 [21DE]

———John Sexton, S19041 [21DE]

———Kenneth S. Janke, National Association of Investors Corp., S19150 [22DE]

———Mark J. Griffin, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S19148 [22DE]

———Roberta Cooper Ramo, ABA, S19072 [21DE]

———Senator Specter, S19048 [21DE]

———several organizations, S19148 [22DE]

Prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations: Jo DeWitt Wilson, North Carolina Motor Speedway, S14744 [29SE]

Reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on farm credit banks: Marsha Martin and Doyle L. Cook, Farm Credit Administration, S9536 [30JN]

Regulatory Sunset and Review Act: John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S3612 [7MR]

Regulatory Transition Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S4619 [27MR]

———Arthur Levitt, SEC, H2098 [23FE], H2206 [24FE]

———Bruce Silverglade, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S4615 [27MR]

———Christopher Atchison, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, S4621 [27MR]

———Defenders of Wildlife (organization), S4621 [27MR]

———Elizabeth Raisbeck, National Audubon Society, S4621 [27MR]

———Federico Pena, Sec. of Transportation, H2098 [23FE]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S4620 [27MR]

———Gary D. Bass, OMB Watch (organization), S4618 [27MR]

———Ginger Merchant, National Wildlife Refuge Association, S4617 [27MR]

———Heather Paul, National Safe Kids Campaign, S4618 [27MR]

———John W. Grady, Humane Society of the U.S., S4619 [27MR]

———Joseph M. Schwartz, Physicians for Social Responsibility (organization), S4617 [27MR]

———Judith L. Lichtman, Women's Legal Defense Fund, S4619 [27MR]

———Marcia B. Dalrymple, Aluminum Company of America, H2097 [23FE]

———Mark Silbergeld, Consumers Union, S4615 [27MR]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasly, National Education Association, S4617 [27MR]

———Michael D. Edwards, National Education Association, H2097 [23FE]

———Michael R. Taylor, Dept. of Agriculture, H2098 [23FE]

———National Parks and Conservation Association, S4617 [27MR]

———National Wildlife Federation, S4616 [27MR]

———Natural Resources Defense Council, S4620 [27MR]

———Public Citizen (organization), S4620 [27MR]

———Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S4618 [27MR]

———Representative Gibbons, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2095 [23FE]

———Robert S. Foosaner, Nextel (business firm), H2096 [23FE]

———Roger E. McManus, Center for Marine Conservation, S4620 [27MR]

———Service Employees International Union, S4622 [27MR]

———several Members of Congress, H2083 [23FE]

———Sheila F. Anthony, Dept. of Justice, H2097 [23FE]

———Ted Danson, American Oceans Campaign, S4620 [27MR]

———Terry Streeter, S4606 [27MR]

———Thom W.W. Fassett, S4615 [27MR]

———United Steelworkers of America, S4621 [27MR]

Reporting requirements for certain executive reports: Al Cors, Jr., National Taxpayers Union, S3518 [6MR]

———Paul Beckner, Citizens for a Sound Economy (organization), S3518 [6MR]

Require explosive materials to contain taggants: Greg Schaefer, ARCO Coal Co., S7669 [5JN]

———Joseph C. Shapiro, Unimin Corp., S7664, S7665 [5JN]

Require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming: George D. Comerci, American Academy of Pediatrics, S8229 [13JN]

———K.C. Burton, Parent Action (organization), S8229 [13JN]

———Sally N. McConnell, National Association of Elementary School Principals, S8230 [13JN]

———Timothy J. Dyer, National Association of Secondary School Principals, S8229 [13JN]

———William H. Ayres, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S8230 [13JN]

Revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws: Eleanor Hill, Dept. of Defense, H5926-H5928 [14JN]

Risk assessment and cost-benefit analyses in environmental decisionmaking: Jack Lynch, S9846 [13JY]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S9845 [13JY]

Securities Litigation Reform Act: American Electronics Association, S17971, S17972 [5DE]

———Arthur Levitt, Jr., and Steven M.H. Wallman, SEC, S17935 [5DE]

———Arthur Levitt, Jr., SEC, S17994 [5DE]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H14054 [6DE]

———Coalition To Eliminate Abusive Securities Suits, S17973 [5DE]

———F.K. Glasbrenner, S17989 [5DE]

———George N. Hatsopoulos and Clark A. Johnson, American Business Conference, S17973 [5DE]

———Gerri Detweiler, National Council of Individual Investors, H14045 [6DE]

———Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S17942 [5DE], H14045 [6DE]

———John W. Smith, Florida Association of Counties, S17989 [5DE]

———Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, S17941 [5DE], H14045 [6DE]

———several high technology companies, S17972 [5DE]

———several State and local government organizations, S17941 [5DE]

———several State attorneys general, S17942 [5DE]

———Stephen J. Friedman and Edwin G. Schallert, New York City Bar Association, H14046 [6DE]

———Thomas E. O'Hara, National Association of Investors Corp., S17996 [5DE]

Small business involvement in regulatory development process: Angela Atterbury, Small Business Advocacy Council, S9885 [13JY]

———Donald A. Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S9883 [13JY]

State and local government time limitations for filing of securities fraud lawsuits: Catherine L. Spain, Government Finance Officers Association, H2833 [8MR]

———Victor Ashe, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2833 [8MR]

State and Local Volunteer Preservation Act: John T. Whetsel, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S3807 [10MR]

State nonpoint source water pollution management in coastal zones: H. Wayne Beam, Coastal States Organization, H4784 [10MY]

State water quality standards: several State officials, H5008 [16MY]

Telecommunication services for schools, libraries, and rural health centers: Senator Pressler, S17851 [30NO]

Treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform: Kathy Swendiman and Nancy L. Jones, Congressional Research Service, S3888 [14MR]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Allen R. Frischkorn, Jr., Environmental Industry Associations, S1173 [19JA]

———Ann Azari, Fort Collins, CO, S894 [12JA]

———Bernard E. Kuhn, St. Clair, MI, S1186 [19JA]

———Boyd W. Boehlje and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, S59 [4JA], S1507 [25JA], S1662 [27JA]

———Cameron G. Priebe, Taylor, MI, S1185 [19JA]

———Candace Haggard, San Clemente, CA, S1663 [27JA]

———Carol M. Browner, EPA, S1504 [25JA]

———Carolyn L. Banks, National League of Cities, S59 [4JA]

———Carolyn Long Banks, National League of Cities, S1506, S1507 [25JA], S1662 [27JA]

———Charles E. Deschenes, Garfield County, CO, S893 [12JA]

———Clarke D. Becker, Woodland Park, CO, S894 [12JA]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S962 [17JA]

———Dennis A. Hunt, Archuleta County, CO, S894 [12JA]

———Dirk Van Dogen and Alan M. Kranowitz, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, S1178 [19JA]

———Donna R. Ferganchick, Delta County, CO, S893 [12JA]

———Edward Bivens, Jr., Inkster, MI, S1185 [19JA]

———Frank B. Moore, WMX Technologies, Inc., S1178 [19JA]

———H.B.W. Schroeder, Consumers Power Co., S1173 [19JA]

———James R. DeSana, Wyandotte, MI, S1185 [19JA]

———James W. Pruim, S1185 [19JA]

———Jane L. Campbell, National Conference of State Legislatures, S1507 [25JA], S1662 [27JA]

———Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois, S1670 [27JA]

———John Crouch, Mesa County, CO, S894 [12JA]

———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S1168, S1178 [19JA], S1663 [27JA]

———John M. La Rose, Michigan Townships Association, S1186 [19JA]

———John R. Vogt, Public Securities Association, S962 [17JA]

———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S1177 [19JA]

———Michael A. Guido, Dearborn, MI, S1186 [19JA]

———Mt. Princeton Mobile Home and Recreational Vehicle Park, Buena Vista, CO, S895 [12JA]

———National Retail Federation, S1176 [19JA], S1663 [27JA]

———Noel Biery, National School Transportation Association, S1162, S1163 [19JA]

———Patricia A. Wallach, S962 [17JA]

———Phillip R. Chisholm, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, S963 [17JA]

———President Clinton, S871 [12JA]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1179 [19JA]

———Randall Franke, National Association of Counties, S59 [4JA], S1507 [25JA], S1662 [27JA]

———Richard F. Goodstein, Browning-Ferris Industries, S855 [12JA], S1178 [19JA]

———Richard L. Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S856 [12JA], S1177 [19JA], S1663 [27JA]

———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S1506 [25JA], S1671 [27JA]

———Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, S895 [12JA]

———several business associations, S1177 [19JA]

———several State and local government organizations, S1145 [19JA], S1661, S1665 [27JA]

———Stephen D. Driesler, National Association of Realtors, S1664 [27JA]

———Thomas K. Colbert, Montezuma County, CO, S894 [12JA]

———Thomas N. Thompson, National Association of Home Builders, S1661 [27JA]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S1178 [19JA]

———Vern Rominger, Rio Grande County, CO, S895 [12JA]

———Victor Ashe, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S59 [4JA], S1507 [25JA], S1662 [27JA]

Voluntary Environmental Audit Protection Act: Alan R. Timothy, Coors Brewing Co., S4270 [21MR]

———B. Roland McElroy, American Forest & Paper Association, S4271 [21MR]

———Carl A. Mattia, Corporate Environmental Enforcement Council, S4270 [21MR]

———Charles A. Kitchen, Elf Atochem North America, Inc., S4271 [21MR]

———David Lohman, S4267 [21MR]

———Harry Fatkin, Polaroid Corp., S4269 [21MR]

———James M. Whitty, Associated Oregon Industries, S4267 [21MR]

———John L. Wittenborn and Stephanie Siegel, S4269 [21MR]

———John M. Turner, Georgia-Pacific Corp., S4268 [21MR]

———Jon V. Heider, BF Goodrich Co., S4269 [21MR]

———Mark V. Stanga, Litton Corp., S4268 [21MR]

———Norm Smith, AT&T, S4268 [21MR]

———Randy Moorhead, Philips Electronics Corp., S4269 [21MR]

———Represenatative Hefley, S4272 [21MR]

———Robert Komoto, Ontario Produce, S4268 [21MR]

———Ronald F. Black, Environmental Auditing Roundtable (organization), S4269 [21MR]

———Steven A. Herman, EPA, S4272 [21MR]

———William F. Patient, GEON Co., S4268 [21MR]

Water pollution revolving fund capitalization program: Bruce Baker, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, H4883 [12MY]

Lists

Citizens Task Force on TV Violence, S2037 [2FE]

———recommendations, S2040 [2FE]

Congressional hearings and reports relative to enactment of Nursing Home Reform Act, S15667 [25OC]

Contractors-Labor Coalition, S12374 [11AU]

Democratic and Republican amendments to the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, S1200, S1205 [19JA]

Exceptions to the Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act, S3076 [24FE]

Explosive materials subject to regulation, S7692 [5JN]

Impact of the Regulatory Transition Act on public land use, S4618 [27MR]

Lobbying abuses by Federal agencies, E2200 [16NO]

One Hundred Forty-Four Items to Litigate Under S. 343, Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act, S10099-S10101 [17JY]

Organizations supporting animal fat/vegetable oil amendment, S16618 [2NO]

Paperwork Reduction Act Coalition members, S5400 [6AP]

Principles for reform of the SBA, S8037 [8JN]

Regulations affected by the Regulatory Transition Act, S4624, S4653 [27MR]

Regulatory Negotiation Committee members, S9786 [12JY]

Securities Litigation Reform Act supporters, S17996 [5DE]

Small Business Legislative Council, S1177 [19JA], S3509 [6MR], S9616, S9621 [10JY]

States with post-viability restrictions, S16744 [7NO]

Memorandums

Bank Insurance Fund and Depositor Protection Act: Mary Maginniss, CBO, H14341 [12DE]

Control of Billboards in Areas Adjacent to Federal Highways: Edward V.A. Kussy, Dept. of Transportation, S17205 [17NO]

Federal Nursing Home Standards: Toby S. Edelman, Nursing Home National Seniors Center, S17281-S17283 [17NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Clean Water Task Force, H4696 [10MY]

Improve Service Delivery Between Federal, State, and Local Governments, S422 [4JA]

Limit Amount of Private Funds That Federal Grantees Can Use for Lobbying Purposes: Representative McIntosh, H9567 [27SE]

Pleadings Standards Relative to Federal Securities Litigation Procedures: Joseph A. Grundfest, S19067 [21DE]

Regulatory Transition Act: Becky Cain, League of Women Voters, S4615 [27MR]

Messages

Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton, S6459 [10MY], H4680 [10MY]

Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton, S18098 [6DE], H14137 [6DE]

Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: President Clinton, S19034, S19048 [21DE], H15214 [20DE]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16761 [8NO], S18222 [7DE]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H3009 [10MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H5011 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H852, H853, H855 [30JA], H954 [31JA], H1006 [1FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S987, S997 [17JA], S1157 [19JA], S1420, S1425 [24JA], S1612 [26JA], H1012 [1FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3313 [16MR]

Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2207 [24FE]

Regulatory process: reform (H.R. 1022), H2370 [28FE]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2861 [8MR]

Small business: redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), H8777 [12SE]

Papers

Finding a Balance for California—Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act: Representative Fazio, H2103 [23FE]

Petitions

Endangered Species Act Impact on Natural Resources Development, H11910 [8NO]

Petitions and memorials

California: regulation of manufactured housing, E1825 [21SE]

Poems

``Assault on Reproductive Rights,'' Senator Moseley-Braun, S18081 [6DE]

Press releases

Children's Media Protection Act: Catherine A. Belter, PTA, S2038 [2FE]

———Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, S2037 [2FE]

———National Association for the Education of Young Children, S2039 [2FE]

———National Association of Elementary School Principals, S2039 [2FE]

———National Coalition on Television Violence, S2039 [2FE]

———Robert E. McAfee, AMA, S2040 [2FE]

Medicare, Medicaid, and Nursing Home Provisions of the Budget Reconciliation: American Association of Retired Persons, S17281 [17NO]

Require New Televisions To Allow Blocking of Certain Programming: American Medical Association Alliance, Inc., S8229 [13JN]

———National Alliance for Non-Violent Programming, S8229 [13JN]

———National Association for the Education of Young Children, S8230 [13JN]

———National Coalition on Television Violence, S8229 [13JN]

Proposals

Superfund reform: Senator Smith, S9874-S9878 [13JY]

Questions and answers

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Senators Kempthorne and Levin, S1613 [26JA]

Regulations

Government regulation on grading cabbages, S9763 [12JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, H15627-H15629 [22DE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H6025 [15JN], H11382, H11426-H11433 [30OC], H11459, H11460, H11461, H11462, H11463, H11464 [31OC], H11589, H11592, H11604-H11618 [1NO], H11759 [2NO], H11783, H11785, H11786 [7NO], H11912 [8NO], E2103, E2106 [2NO], E2123 [7NO], E2153 [9NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11593-H11604 [1NO]

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: investigate and review unfunded State and local mandates, H908-H910 [31JA]

———review impact of Federal mandates on private sector, H910, H911 [31JA]

———review impact of Federal mandates relative to forced car pooling, H913, H914 [31JA]

———review implementation of Federal motor vehicle emissions testing, H912, H913 [31JA]

———treatment of Federal mandates subject to intergovernmental litigation, H912 [31JA]

Agriculture: exempt use of certain insecticides from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, E500 [2MR]

———improve public health and food safety through the reduction of pathogens, H7246 [19JY]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (H.R. 2475), E1932 [12OC]

———permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (H.R. 800), E259 [2FE]

———poultry labeling regulations, H9907-H9909, H9921 [12OC], E2081 [31OC]

———purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the prevented planting rule (H.R. 2147), E1565 [31JY]

Air pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection provisions (H.R. 475), E2284 [5DE]

Animals: require humane transport of horses enroute to slaughtering facilities (H.R. 2433), E1888 [29SE]

Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer appointment requirement (H.R. 2016), E1414 [12JY]

Beaches: establish water quality monitoring guidelines, H4823-H4825 [11MY]

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (H.R. 2032), E1431 [13JY]

Business and industry: collection of revenue from foriegn-owned businesses, H2428 [1MR]

———establish Fastener Advisory Committee, H10005, H10006 [12OC]

———exempt projections of future events or earnings from fraud liability, H2840-H2846 [8MR]

———research and development recoupment fee for foreign sales of equipment developed for defense contracts, H8925-H8930 [14SE], E1790 [14SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4803 [11MY], H6012 [15JN]

CBO: assess health care and environmental cost savings relative to Federal mandates, H982-H986 [1FE]

CERCLA: clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner defense (H.R. 1285), E648 [21MR]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (H.R. 820), E269 [3FE]

———clarify provisions on liability and funding (H.R. 2256), E1674 [5AU]

———liability allocation process among potentially responsible parties (H.R. 1616), E1009 [11MY]

———moratorium on enforcement against certain individuals and on the authority for contribution actions (H.R. 795), H1216 [6FE]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 618), E142 [20JA]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 178), H4379 [6AP]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H8237 [2AU]

———child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10661-H10667 [24OC]

———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (H.R. 2066), E1471 [19JY], E1490 [21JY]

Civil rights: exempt protections from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2142, H2143 [23FE], H2206 [24FE]

Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (H.R. 304), E8 [4JA]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, H1957-H1961 [21FE]

Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: anniversary, E741 [30MR]

Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government rules and regulations (H. Res. 97), H2234 [27FE]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (H.R. 1827), E1229 [13JN]

Computers: Government regulation of industry, E1407 [11JY]

Congress: point of order requirements for legislation relative to unfunded Federal mandates, H942, H943 [31JA]

———reinventing Government, H9649 [28SE]

Contracts: Federal bidding procedures, H8859, H8860, H8868-H8881 [13SE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws, H1957-H1961 [21FE], H5924-H5937 [14JN], E1829 [21SE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1038), E438 [24FE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8664 [7SE], H8857-H8887 [13SE], H8915-H8937 [14SE], E1077 [19MY], E1790 [14SE]

———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (H. Res. 219), H8852-H8857 [13SE]

Courts: judicial authority in cases involving Federal regulatory rulemaking actions, H2107-H2111 [23FE]

———judicial review rulemaking process, H2323-H2337 [28FE], H2413, H2423-H2425, H2426, H2427, H2442, H2443 [1MR]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (H.R. 1622), E1017 [11MY]

———report on snow boarding accidents, H977 [1FE]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (H.R. 561), E121 [18JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, H2792, H2793 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (H.R. 2775), E2362 [14DE]

Dept. of Energy: downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at nondefense laboratories (H.R. 1510), E861 [7AP]

———prohibit the promulgation of efficiency standards deemed anticompetitive, H7113, H7115 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (H.R. 23), E5 [4JA]

Dept. of HUD: regulation of manufactured housing, E1825 [21SE]

———senior citizen housing regulations, H2182 [24FE], H2731 [7MR]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (H.R. 2472), E1936 [12OC]

Dept. of State: rule interpretations relative to foreign lobbying practices, E1919 [11OC]

Dept. of Transportation: licensing of launch vehicle or site operator relative to National Environmental Policy Act, H9826 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: enforcement of regulations, H7182 [19JY]

———government regulations, H7996 [31JY]

———impact of Government regulations on economy of Western States, H11910 [8NO]

———regulation reform, H14141, H14142 [6DE], H14373 [13DE]

Elections: establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in congressional election laws (H.R. 2635), E2178 [14NO]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), H3822-H3824 [28MR], E283 [7FE]

———child labor, minimum wage, and occupational safety standards, H517-H525 [23JA]

———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (H.R. 1589), H4550 [9MY]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (H.R. 1226), E594 [14MR]

Endangered species: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions designating endangered species or critical habitat, H2072, H2073, H2101-H2107 [23FE], H2182, H2206 [24FE]

EPA: enforcement of regulations, H11591 [1NO]

———funding relative to motor vehicle emissions inspection, H13323 [18NO]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2530-H2549 [2MR]

———database availability among Federal agencies, H2337, H2338 [28FE]

———priority of reduction of Federal paperwork burden relative to size of private businesses, H2025 [22FE]

———recordkeeping requirements, H2024, H2025 [22FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), H1972, H2012, H2029 [22FE], E284 [7FE], E434 [24FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration (H. Res. 91), H2010-H2012 [22FE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), H2994 [10MR]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), conference report, H4374-H4378 [6AP]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), insert language of H.R. 830 in lieu, H3009 [10MR]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (H.R. 488), E77, E82 [11JA]

———require materials to contain taggants (H.R. 1568), E948 [3MY]

FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (H.R. 1545), E913 [2MY]

———regulation of airport and aviation security, H509-H513 [23JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: exempt clarifications sought by employers from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2192-H2194 [24FE]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), H15162, H15165, H15166 [19DE], E1429 [13JY]

Fastener Quality Act: amend, H14333, H14335, H14336 [12DE]

FDA: approval process for drugs, H6683 [30JN]

Federal employees: early retirement rules (H.R. 2826), H15549 [21DE]

———ensure Federal workplace safety standards, H414 [20JA]

———workforce level reductions relative to the reinventing Government initiative, H1957-H1961 [21FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4599 [9MY], H4677, H4678, H4679, H4690-H4788 [10MY], H4800, H4801, H4802-H4868 [11MY], H4875-H4900 [12MY], H4939-H4956 [15MY], H4964, H4977-H5013, H5053 [16MY], H5684 [7JN], E977, E981, E982 [9MY], E1025 [12MY], E1046 [16MY], E1056 [17MY], E1071 [18MY], E1083, E1087 [19MY], E1091 [22MY], E1100 [23MY], E1129 [25MY], E1175 [8JN]

———amend (H.R. 961), consideration (H. Res. 140), H4681-H4690 [10MY]

Federal-State relations: clarify and limit judicial review of Federal mandates, H917-H921 [31JA]

———exempt certain environmental laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H499-H509 [23JA]

———exempt certain legislation on oversight of State and local programs from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H940 [31JA]

———exempt child immunization programs from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H937, H938 [31JA]

———exempt child support enforcement regulation from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H829-H833 [27JA]

———exempt financial institution regulation from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H812-H816, H821 [27JA]

———exempt laws establishing minimum wage levels from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H876 [30JA]

———exempt laws protecting individuals requiring welfare assistance from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H863 [30JA]

———exempt school safety issues from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H865-H867, H879, H880 [30JA]

———exempt State participation in voluntary Federal programs from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H943, H944 [31JA]

———include age among discrimination factors not covered by bans on unfunded Federal mandates, H557-H560 [24JA]

———limit the exercising of powers by the Federal Government, H542 [24JA]

———maintain certain low-income entitlement programs as Federal mandates, H934, H935 [31JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H151 [9JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H129 [5JA], H181, H182, H183, H185, H188, H200 [11JA], H235, H236-H238 [13JA], H246, H247, H278-H285, H286 [17JA], H300, H308, H309 [18JA], H334, H345-H370, H372, H373, H374, H375 [19JA], H414, H415, H416-H449, H454, H460-H462 [20JA], H477, H478, H483, H484, H486-H528 [23JA], H549, H550, H551, H553, H555, H557-H582 [24JA], H603 [25JA], H789, H790, H792 [26JA], H808, H810-H816, H821-H833 [27JA], H847, H851-H882 [30JA], H901, H906-H954, H956 [31JA], H976, H978, H979, H980-H1007 [1FE], E49 [5JA], E130, E139 [19JA], E168 [24JA], E175 [25JA], E183 [26JA], E202 [27JA], E228 [31JA], E239, E245, E248 [1FE], E254, E255, E256 [2FE], E285 [7FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 38), H334-H344 [19JA], H498 [23JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, H3053 [13MR], H3272 [15MR], H3303-H3313 [16MR]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), insert language of H.R. 5 in lieu, H1012 [1FE]

———regulations that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States or locales, H436-H446 [20JA]

———require agencies to allow concerned citizens to comment and participate in the regulatory process, H915, H916, H926, H927 [31JA]

———require agencies to choose the least costly alternative when implementing Federal regulations, H916, H917 [31JA]

———require agencies to consider the impact of unfunded Federal mandates on working people, H925 [31JA]

———require agencies to specify Federal statutes that give authority to impose regulations on State, local, and private entities, H923, H924 [31JA]

———treatment of children's health relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H570-H579 [24JA]

———treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, H579-H582 [24JA]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 657), H12145, H12146, H12155 [13NO]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (H.R. 1366), H12149, H12150 [13NO], E743 [30MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio (H.R. 1011), H12146, H12147 [13NO]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (H.R. 1290), H12148, H12149 [13NO], E656 [22MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1014), H12147, H12148 [13NO]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1051), H12148 [13NO]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (H.R. 1335), H12149 [13NO]

———hydroelectric license extension (H.R. 680), H12146 [13NO]

———payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (H.R. 944), E341 [14FE]

Financial institutions: check cashing services (H.R. 1095), H2402 [1MR]

———exclude certain bank products from the definition of a deposit (H.R. 1574), H14340-H14342 [12DE]

———exempt Federal banking agencies from regulatory process reform, H2425, H2426 [1MR]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (H.R. 1063), E447 [27FE]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities (H.R. 31), E35 [5JA]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (H.R. 1769), E1197 [8JN]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (H.R. 2363), H9250 [20SE], E1810 [19SE]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (H.R. 1362), H6079-H6081 [16JN], E1811 [20SE]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (H.R. 1858), E1811 [20SE]

———strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (H.R. 1699), E1116 [24MY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (H.R. 492), E84 [11JA]

———gun control, H4004 [30MR], E748 [30MR], E757 [3AP]

Fish and fishing: require industry use of fish-exclusion devices for the importation of fish, H10243-H10245 [18OC]

———require use of target-specific devices for commercial shrimp harvesting, H10236-H10242 [18OC]

Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food stores and penalties for fraud (H.R. 992), E383 [16FE]

Foreign trade: exempt sanctioning for illegal foreign trade activities from regulatory process reform, H2429 [1MR]

———exempt trade sanction provisions of GATT from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2118-H2124 [23FE]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (H.R. 1454), E826 [7AP]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (H.R. 2331), E1789 [14SE]

———eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), H12212-H12232 [14NO], H14205, H14206 [7DE]

———reform, H483 [23JA]

Great Lakes: State development of water quality regulatory procedures, H924, H925, H927 [31JA]

Gretna, NE: effect of unfunded Federal mandate on water treatment facility, H847 [30JA]

GSA: purchase of goods and services by State and local governments, H8923-H8925 [14SE]

Hazardous substances: compensate landowners whose property is devalued due to Federal nuclear waste, H14877 [14DE]

Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2112-H2117 [23FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 996), E402 [22FE]

———repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), H12206-H12212 [14NO]

Health care facilities: imposition of fees to cover cost of inspections, E2401 [19DE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (H.R. 1386), E799 [6AP]

———licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (H.R. 1579), E962 [9MY]

———physician self-referral laws, E534 [7MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H10653 [24OC]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4360-H4365 [6AP], H14966-H14972 [18DE]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), consideration (H. Res. 126), H4356-H4359 [6AP]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12253-H12312 [14NO], H14372 [13DE], E2184 [15NO], E2350 [13DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, H15600-H15605 [22DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), consideration (H. Res. 259), H12248-H12253 [14NO]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 312), H15243, H15244 [20DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), H15600-H15605 [22DE]

———ocean carrier rates, E2350 [13DE]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: exempt from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2206 [24FE]

Insurance: cancer coverage reform, E2042 [26OC]

———compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (H.R. 1317), E693 [24MR]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (H.R. 2011), E1417 [12JY]

Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (H.R. 2674), E2225 [20NO]

Investments: ensure safeguards (H.R. 675), E184 [26JA]

———reform conduct of private securities litigation (H.R. 555), E115, E118 [18JA]

———regulation and management of mutual funds (H.R. 1495), E868 [7AP]

IRS: delayed refunds on electronically filed returns, H1691 [14FE]

Labeling: exempt poultry labeling regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2119, H2120 [23FE]

Labor unions: employer remedies relative to disruptive union loyalists, H15211 [20DE]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (H.R. 1279), E646 [21MR]

Lake Champlain Basin Plan: evaluation, E709 [28MR]

Legislative actions: extend moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions for small businesses, H2184-H2187, H2205 [24FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H157 [9JA], H240 [13JA], H1890 [16FE], H1972, H1974 [22FE], H2072, H2087-H2148 [23FE], H2180, H2181, H2182-H2210 [24FE], E349 [14FE], E419, E431, E434 [24FE], E442, E443, E444, E445, E449 [27FE], E463 [28FE], E469 [1MR], E500 [2MR], E503 [3MR]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), consideration (H. Res. 93), H2073-H2086 [23FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), corrections in engrossment, H2210 [24FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), motion to recommit, H2207-H2209 [24FE]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), insert language of H.R. 450 in lieu, H5097-H5106 [17MY]

Literature: anniversary of copyright registration and deposit system for the Library of Congress, E1405 [11JY]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that certain defense contractors can use for lobbying purposes, H8641, H8642, H8646-H8648 [7SE]

———limit amount of private funds that defense contractors can use for lobbying purposes, H11592 [1NO]

———limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8004 [31JY], H8135, H8142 [1AU], H8181, H8232-H8239 [2AU], H8311, H8313, H8388-H8397 [3AU], H9406, H9419-H9426 [21SE], H9566 [27SE], H9594 [28SE], H9674, H9716-H9721 [29SE], H9766 [10OC], H10024 [12OC], H10051 [13OC], H10085 [17OC], H11385, H11433-H11440 [30OC], H11466, H11467, H11573, H11578, H11579 [31OC], H11592 [1NO], H11687, H11688, H11736, H11738, H11739 [2NO], H11834, H11887-H11890 [8NO], H12092, H12100, H12101, H12114 [10NO], H13102, H13106, H13109 [16NO], H13662, H13663, H13686 [28NO], E1648, E1651, E1688 [5AU], E1773 [13SE], E2200 [16NO]

———prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts from lobbying for their continuation, H13102, H13107, H13108 [16NO]

Local government: analysis on the impact (H.R. 58), E285 [7FE]

———exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to Government entities, H366 [19JA], H949-H953 [31JA]

Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (H.R. 2583), E2134 [8NO]

Marine resources: economic impact of regulations on fishery management councils relative to coastal communities, H10242, H10243, H10246 [18OC]

———prohibit excess harvesting of fisheries for social or economic reasons, H10232-H10236 [18OC]

Medicare: hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (H.R. 1067), E446 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, E2277 [30NO]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (H.R. 46), E43 [5JA]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (H.R. 495), E71 [11JA]

———improve impact standards for bumpers (H.R. 1928), E1331 [27JN]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (H.R. 1045), H4930-H4932 [15MY]

———eliminate (H.R. 1045), E432 [24FE]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: funding, H8221, H8222 [2AU]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste, H513-H517 [23JA]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, H10812, H10835 [25OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 1834), H5907 [14JN], H6381-H6389 [27JN], H7075 [18JY], H8138 [1AU], H8179 [2AU], E1261 [15JN]

———combine the functions of OSHA and the Mine Safety Health Administration, H6386-H6388 [27JN]

———treatment of Federal employees, H6383 [27JN]

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: duration of authorization, H2025-H2028 [22FE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), H9749-H9759 [10OC], H11807, H11808 [7NO], E57 [9JA]

———require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), corrections in enrollment, H9759 [10OC]

Olympic games: inspection and quarantine costs of foreign horses competing in equestrian events, H9921 [12OC]

OMB: levying of user fees relative to information dissemination, H2028 [22FE]

———provide annual report to Congress on Federal agencies' compliance with cost assessments of mandates, H922, H923 [31JA]

OSHA: effect of Federal regulations on small businesses, H4011 [30MR]

———reform, H6739 [11JY]

———reform regulatory process, H2316 [28FE], H2724 [7MR], H3088 [14MR], H3794 [24MR], H3980 [30MR], H4107 [4AP]

———regulatory reform and restructuring, H1911 [21FE]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H8240-H8242 [2AU]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (H.R. 1733), H5901 [13JN]

———grant certain rights for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (H.R. 2467), E1917 [11OC]

Peer review panel: guidelines, H2338-H2345 [28FE]

Pennsylvania: penalties relative to implementation of Clean Air Act, E2255 [29NO]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), E1385 [30JN]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (H.R. 598), H1763 [15FE]

Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal patrons (H.R. 434), E58 [9JA]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1187), E562 [9MR]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (H.R. 1323), H7538 [24JY]

Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (H.R. 1845), E1257 [15JN]

Public lands: exempt land management from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2207 [24FE]

———relationship between western States and the Federal Government, E860 [7AP]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (H.R. 2562), H11463 [31OC], E2047 [26OC]

———revision of the regulatory policies governing power generation, E2176 [14NO]

Publication: enforcement relative to publication in final form within 18 months of general notice of proposed rulemaking (H.R. 1681), E1082 [19MY]

Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12297-H12306 [14NO]

———regulation of rail lines and rates, H12265, H12266 [14NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2233 [27FE], H2398, H2469-H2473, H2475 [1MR], H2494, H2495-H2566 [2MR], H2587, H2590-H2607 [3MR], E539 [7MR], E653 [21MR], E915 [2MY]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (H. Res. 101), H2459-H2469 [1MR]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), corrections in engrossment, H2607 [3MR]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 605), E823 [7AP]

———private property owner rights (H.R. 790), E254 [2FE]

———treatment of private property relative to regulatory restrictions, H4610-H4616 [9MY]

Reform, H1586 [10FE]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations, H7912 [27JY]

Regulatory process: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory programs (H.R. 1636), E1037 [15MY]

———define and classify non-U.S.-based entity for purposes of regulatory reform, H2248 [27FE], H2322 [28FE]

———definition of an emergency for purposes of regulatory reform, H2285-H2288 [27FE]

———record and make public all Federal agency contacts during major rulemaking processes, H2439, H2440 [1MR]

———reform, H6725, H6726 [10JY], H6819, H6825, H6826 [11JY], H7078 [18JY], H11910 [8NO], H12329 [14NO]

———reform (H.R. 926), H2211 [24FE], H2402 [1MR], E470 [1MR]

———reform (H.R. 926), consideration (H. Res. 100), H2374-H2376 [28FE]

———reform (H.R. 1022), H2229, H2243-H2288 [27FE], H2310, H2313, H2316, H2318, H2321 [28FE], H4145 [4AP], H4833 [11MY], H12057, H12058 [9NO], E442 [27FE], E463 [28FE], E496 [2MR], E507, E512, E515 [3MR], E525 [6MR], E647 [21MR]

———reform (H.R. 1022), consideration (H. Res. 96), H2215, H2216 [24FE], H2234-H2243 [27FE]

———reform (H.R. 1022), motion to recommit, H2370-H2372 [28FE]

Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (H.R. 122), E50 [5JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4917 [15MY]

RICO: reform relative to securities litigation, H2770-H2779 [7MR]

Safety: application of endangerment test to both private property and health issues, H2125-H2128 [23FE]

———exempt aircraft, mines, and nuclear waste disposal from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2187-H2192 [24FE]

Securities: exempt fraud cases relative to derivatives in Federal litigation reform, H2826-H2831 [8MR]

———payment of legal expenses by losing party in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous, H2852-H2858 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2759-H2780 [7MR], H2818-H2864 [8MR], H10690 [24OC], E555 [8MR], E564 [9MR], E587 [14MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14039-H14055 [6DE], H15156 [19DE], E2357 [14DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (H. Res. 105), H2749-H2759 [7MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 290), H14030-H14039 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), corrections in engrossment, H2864 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), motion to recommit, H2861, H2862 [8MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15214-H15224 [20DE], E2431 [20DE], E2437 [21DE]

———State and local government time limitations for filing of fraud lawsuits, H2831-H2840 [8MR]

Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4876-H4882, H4891 [12MY]

Sheep Promotion, Research and Information Act: exempt from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2200, H2201 [24FE]

Shipping industry: rate increases for certain offshore areas, H14372 [13DE]

Small business: analysis on the impact (H.R. 58), E285 [7FE]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (H.R. 2522), E2001 [24OC]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), H8776 [12SE]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), conference report, H9711, H9712 [29SE]

———reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (H.R. 2150), H8733-H8737 [12SE], E1762 [12SE]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1979), E1384 [30JN]

Social Security: establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (S. 872), E1176 [8JN]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (H.R. 607), H882 [30JA]

———extend management authority over fisheries in the exclusive economic zone, H10245 [18OC], E1973 [18OC]

———retain sovereignty over water within borders (H.R. 2555), E2065 [30OC]

Taxation: treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks (H.R. 2494), E1971 [18OC]

Telecommunications: deregulation, E604 [15MR]

———promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8451-H8460, H8462-H8468 [4AU]

———provide means of restricting access to unwanted materials in interactive telecommunications systems, H8469-H8472 [4AU]

———removal of State and local regulations that may prohibit competition of interstate and intrastate telecommunications services, H8460, H8461 [4AU]

Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: exempt from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2198-H2200 [24FE]

Telephones: require local phone service carriers to provide public access to subscriber list information, E1750 [8SE]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, H7469 [24JY], H8486-H8496 [4AU], E1565 [31JY]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (H.R. 2030), H6745 [11JY], H7468 [24JY], E1436 [13JY]

———require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, H5780 [13JN]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (H.R. 2283), E1736 [7SE]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (H.R. 2265), H8543 [6SE], H8712 [8SE], H9596 [28SE]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H7470-H7476 [24JY], H7993, H8007-H8010 [31JY], H11834, H11908 [8NO], E1649, E1658 [5AU]

Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and rail carriers (H.R. 1436), E844 [7AP]

Transportation Advisory Panel: implement administrative complaint remedies relative to contracts for transportation of agricultural commodities, H12296, H12297 [14NO]

Trucking industry: exempt small movers of household goods from certain intrastate economic regulations, H12296 [14NO]

———regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (H.R. 866), E293 [8FE]

Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (H.R. 2399), H9513-H9516 [27SE], E1918 [11OC]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (H.R. 1380), H4120-H4122 [4AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, E525 [6MR]

Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (H.R. 1262), H3324 [16MR]

———establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (H.R. 1132), E510 [3MR]

———exempt naval facilities from water quality standards, H4835-H4838 [11MY]

———licensing of hydroelectric projects, H4859-H4864 [11MY]

———mandatory minimum penalties for statute violations, H4848-H4850 [11MY]

———ocean dumping and navigational dredging permits, H4994 [16MY]

———reform controls, H4839-H4842 [11MY]

———State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4696, H4781-H4788 [10MY], H4842-H4845 [11MY]

Wetlands: compensation for property value losses, H4998-H5000 [16MY]

———restoration and conservation programs, H4939-H4956 [15MY], H4978-H4994 [16MY]

Remarks in Senate

ABA: tribute, S10504 [21JY]

Abortion: limit the liability relative to partial-birth abortions to the performing physician, S18223 [7DE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16589, S16590, S16620 [2NO], S16638 [3NO], S16711 [6NO], S16730-S16752 [7NO], S16761-S16801, S16804-S16806 [8NO], S16928 [9NO], S17860 [30NO], S17881-S17903 [4DE], S18002-S18011 [5DE], S18071-S18086 [6DE], S18183, S18224-S18228 [7DE], S18287 [8DE]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to commit, S16761 [8NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), unanimous-consent agreement, S17872 [30NO]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 939), S8541 [16JN], S8599 [19JN]

Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways, S17203, S17206, S17225, S17226 [17NO]

———control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (S. 1121), S11451 [4AU]

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: funding, S5374 [6AP]

———studies and reports funding, S938-S941 [13JA]

Agriculture: poultry labeling regulations (S. 600), S4492 [23MR]

Airlines: verify training and employment records of pilot applicants (S. 1461), S18288-S18295 [8DE]

Alaska: regulation of wetlands (S. 49), S21, S272 [4JA], S680 [9JA]

Alton, IL: construction of a hydroelectric project (S. 1393), S16665 [3NO]

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

Armed Forces: repeal certain requirements under the Special Separation Benefits Program and Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (S. 1294), S14744 [29SE]

Bankruptcy: technical corrections to U.S. Code (S. 977), S9306 [28JN], S14569 [28SE]

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (S. 1031), S9913 [13JY], S15375 [20OC], S15572 [24OC], S17505 [20NO]

Cargo transportation: regulations to protect agricultural shippers, S12068 [9AU], S12114 [10AU]

CBO: analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, S1059, S1060 [18JA], S1334, S1356-S1365 [23JA], S1407, S1417 [24JA], S1599-S1601 [26JA], S1654 [27JA]

———define term of direct savings relative to Federal mandates, S1582, S1583 [26JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (S. 607), S4506 [23MR]

———clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated (S. 394), S2528 [10FE]

CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 178), S654 [9JA], S2438, S2439 [10FE]

Chesapeake Bay: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (S. 938), S8550-S8552 [16JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (S. 744), S6009 [2MY]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (S. 1099), S11107 [1AU]

Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries (S. 766), S6337 [9MY]

Clean Water Act: civil penalties on local governments in violation, S10393 [20JY]

———treatment of fines levied against businesses (S. 1390), S16662 [3NO]

———treatment of fines levied against local governments (S. 1391), S16663 [3NO]

Clinton, President: reinventing Government initiative, S5531 [7AP]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (S. 1055), S10493 [21JY]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act (S. 343): Dole amendment (substitute), cloture motion, S10221 [18JY]

Congress: applicability of ban on unfunded Federal mandates to appropriations legislation, S1354 [23JA]

———determination of reporting committee to waive ban on unfunded Federal mandates for certain legislation, S1338 [23JA]

———point of order requirements for legislation relative to unfunded Federal mandates, S1353 [23JA], S1645-S1652 [27JA]

———prohibit consideration of legislation reported out of committee without an analysis of the impact on children, S1194-S1197 [19JA]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 1039), S10147 [17JY]

Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (S. 669), S5147 [4AP]

———streamline ordering practices for automated data processing equipment and other commercial items (S. 675), S5218 [5AP]

———use of private contractors to perform cost-benefit analyses and risk assessments, S9895, S9896 [13JY]

Cooperstown, ND: legal actions taken by EPA against Sheyenne Tooling and Manufacturing Co., S16914-S16916 [9NO]

Courts: allow probation and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (S. 1474), S18560 [13DE]

———equal access to justice reforms for small businesses, S9892 [13JY]

———modify the judicial review of regulatory flexibility analyses (S. 350), S2066 [2FE], S2079 [3FE], S3507 [6MR]

———protection against unfair penalties for alleged violations of rules, S9953-S9961, S9983 [14JY]

———provide notification of class action lawsuit certification or settlement to the Depts. of Justice and State (S. 1501), S19250-S19252 [22DE]

———provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (S. 582), S4264 [21MR]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (S. 709), S5449, S5450 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve public health and food safety through the reduction of pathogens, S9741-S9748, S9765-S9770, S9778-S9782 [12JY]

———jurisdiction of aquaculture, S13915 [20SE]

———special research grants, S13830-S13833, S13839 [19SE], S13912 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: restrictions on military exchange stores, S11428 [4AU]

———revise process for disposal of property at closed installations (S. 803), S6688 [15MY]

Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (S. 1183), S12373 [11AU]

Ecology and environment: intergovernmental environmental restoration and waste management activities, S1520-S1523 [25JA]

———use of risk assessment and cost-benefit analyses in environmental decisionmaking, S9729 [12JY], S9840, S9844-S9855, S9874 [13JY]

———use of risk assessment and cost/benefit analyses in environmental decisionmaking (S. 123), S372-S374 [4JA]

———use of risk assessment and cost/benefit analyses in environmental decisionmaking (S. 229), S946 [13JA]

Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (S. 1301), S14898 [10OC], S14961 [11OC]

Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), S4803 [29MR]

———age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (H.R. 849), placed on calendar, S5175 [5AP]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (S. 1129), S11788-S11790 [7AU]

Endangered species: funding for designation of endangered species or critical habitat, S4028-S4035, S4070 [16MR], S4914 [30MR]

Endangered Species Act: clarify procedures for consultation on management plans for, and activities on, Federal lands (S. 455), S2871 [16FE]

EPA: Environmental Technology Initiative funding, S14303, S14304 [26SE]

———reauthorize Environmental Financial Advisory Board charter and establish Environmental Finance Centers (S. 718), S5551 [7AP]

———reform, S14224 [26SE], S14390 [27SE]

———reform of refinery maximum achievable control technology regulations, S14303 [26SE], S14369, S14370, S14374, S14375, S14380 [27SE]

———regulation reform, S9947-S9951, S9970 [14JY]

———specify dangerous exposure levels of certain carcinogens, S1532-S1535 [25JA]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), S1209-S1211, S1218, S1219 [19JA], S3504-S3513, S3516-S3520 [6MR], S3547-S3570 [7MR], S4000 [15MR]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), conference report, S5273-S5277, S5398-S5401 [6AP]

———report and review intergovernmental Federal mandates that are inadequately funded, S1576-S1582 [26JA]

———report on cost to private sector, S1181-S1187 [19JA]

———require accountability plans for new programs (S. 211), S905 [12JA]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, S7660-S7666, S7679-S7681, S7686-S7694 [5JN], S7776 [6JN], S7854, S7856 [7JN]

FAA: waiver of certain Federal personnel and procurement laws, S12062-S12068 [9AU], S12114, S12116, S12120 [10AU]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S19138-S19140 [21DE]

———reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (S. 1011), S9534, S9536 [30JN]

FCC: limit regulatory authority, S7960-S7971 [8JN]

Federal employees: repeal laws that prohibit trading with tribal governments by spouses of Federal workers, S16437 [31OC]

Federal-State relations: application of Federal mandates on private industry in competiton with the public sector, S1652 [27JA]

———application of legislation on unfunded Federal mandates relative to existing laws, S1605 [26JA]

———authority of Federal Government, S6135, S6138 [4MY]

———constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates (S.J. Res. 9), S415 [4JA]

———constitutional authority of unfunded Federal mandates, S1180, S1181 [19JA]

———eligibility for funding of State, local, or tribal governments already complying with new Federal mandates, S1344 [23JA], S1426 [24JA]

———implementation of metric system requirements, S1306-S1309, S1314-S1316, S1334 [23JA]

———implementation of metric system requirements relative to Federal highway projects, S8786 [21JN]

———include age among discrimination factors not covered by bans on unfunded Federal mandates, S1187-S1189 [19JA]

———protection of children, pregnant women, and the elderly relative to ban on unfunded Federal mandates, S1401-S1407 [24JA], S1504-S1517 [25JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S10374 [20JY], S17734-S17742 [29NO]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S12, S53, S54, S60-S63 [4JA], S458 [5JA], S646 [9JA], S749, S753-S755, S781, S812 [11JA], S828-S895 [12JA], S919, S920, S921, S922, S928-S941 [13JA], S961-S985, S987-S1000 [17JA], S1018, S1019, S1024-S1069, S1105 [18JA], S1140-S1189, S1191, S1194-S1205 [19JA], S1253, S1254, S1256-S1258, S1259, S1262, S1265 [20JA], S1302-S1365, S1377, S1378, S1379 [23JA], S1393, S1396-S1412, S1417 [24JA], S1485-S1495, S1498, S1502-S1535, S1537, S1538 [25JA], S1557, S1564-S1601, S1604-S1614 [26JA], S1639-S1688, S1699-S1701 [27JA], S2077, S2140 [3FE]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), conference report, S3859, S3875-S3890 [14MR], S3918-S3922 [15MR]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S856 [12JA], S929 [13JA], S1158, S1166, S1203 [19JA], S1314, S1332, S1353, S1354 [23JA], S1637 [26JA], S1651, S1655 [27JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 139), S394 [4JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 169), S525 [5JA], S683 [9JA], S4407 [22MR]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. Res. 68), S1290 [20JA]

———treatment of existing child pornography, child abuse, or child labor legislation relative to unfunded Federal mandates, S1403 [24JA], S1607-S1609 [26JA]

———treatment of the disabled relative to unfunded Federal mandates reform, S3887 [14MR]

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

———unfunded Federal mandates relative to welfare reform, S13565 [14SE]

FERC: allow refurbishment and continued operation of hydroelectric facility in Montana (S. 552), S3894 [14MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (S. 611), S4574 [24MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon (S. 543), S3844 [13MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia (S. 595), S4378 [22MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in New York (S. 1012), S9536 [30JN]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Ohio (S. 468), S3057 [23FE]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Oregon (S. 538), S3810 [10MR]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania (S. 283), S1622 [26JA]

———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in West Virginia (S. 359), S2213 [6FE]

Financial institutions: enhance the safety and soundness of federally-insured credit unions (S. 883), S7778-S7781 [6JN]

———exclude certain bank products from the definition of a deposit (S. 799), S6601-S6603 [12MY]

———exempt Federal regulatory agencies from unfunded mandate impact analysis requirements, S1411 [24JA]

———Federal regulation of derivatives activities, S3889 [14MR]

———interstate banking and branching, S520 [5JA]

———reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (S. 650), S4928, S4929 [30MR]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (S. 1032), S9914 [13JY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (S. 200), S799 [11JA]

———gun control, S4324 [22MR], S9102 [26JN], S16686 [3NO]

———licensing of ammunition manufacturers (S. 20), S210 [4JA]

———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (S. 890), S7919-S7921 [7JN]

———sale of weapons to criminals by federally licensed firearms dealers, S6941 [18MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distribution of certain fishing sinkers or lures (S. 505), S3537 [6MR]

Food: exempt food safety from cost-benefit analysis, S9655-S9661, S9669-S9671, S9675-S9677, S9687-S9693 [11JY], S9856-S9858 [13JY]

Food industry: differentiate animal fats and vegetable oils from other oils and greases in issuing or enforcing regulations (S. 679), S5223, S5224 [5AP]

Foreign trade: importation of avocados from Mexico, S13839 [19SE]

Forest Service: phasing-in of changes to forest management plans (S. 647), S4924 [30MR]

GAO: cost-benefit analysis, S4700-S4703 [28MR]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), S6513-S6515, S6562 [11MY], S10167 [17JY], S18106-S18114 [6DE]

———eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), placed on calendar, S6649 [15MY]

———improve regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological products (S. 1477), S18564 [13DE]

———mine and occupational safety and health exemptions from certain cost-benefit analysis and risk assessments, S9962-S9970 [14JY]

———reform (S. 291), S1711 [27JA], S10487, S10488 [21JY]

———reporting requirements for certain executive reports, S3516-S3520 [6MR]

———reporting requirements for certain executive reports (S. 233), S1070 [18JA]

———require interagency coordination in the application of risk assessment, S9988 [14JY]

———revise the dollar definition of a major rule to be imposed by a regulatory agency, S9697-S9701 [11JY]

Government regulations: use of private contractors to perform cost-benefit analyses and risk assessments, S9895, S9896 [13JY]

Gwinner, ND: legal actions taken by EPA against Clark Equipment Co., S16914-S16916 [9NO]

Hawaii: prepaid health care services relative to ERISA (S. 266), S1444 [24JA]

Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying petroleum products from certain transportation regulations (S. 787), S6463 [10MY]

———Toxic Release Inventory requirements, S9886-S9892, S9893, S9898, S98944 [13JY]

Health: promulgation of health and safety regulations, S9858-S9873 [13JY]

Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (S. 877), S7627 [26MY]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), S18063-S18071 [6DE]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportaion regulations, S16363 [31OC]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), S17786, S17819-S17822 [29NO], S18249 [7DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), conference report, S19074-S19076 [21DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), corrections in enrollment of conference report (S. Con. Res. 37), S19076, S19077 [21DE]

———eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), insert language of S. 1396 in lieu, S17602 [28NO]

Independent agencies: application of unfunded Federal mandates to independent regulatory agencies, S1573, S1601 [26JA]

———congressional review of agency rules and regulations (S. 348), S2064 [2FE]

———reduce Federal agency regulatory burdens and provide for review and accountability for regulatory actions (S. 100), S328 [4JA]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 487), S3401-S3416 [2MR]

Information services: treatment of stored value cards (S. 1270), S14203 [25SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (S. 1233), S13474 [12SE]

Intergovernmental relations: improve service delivery between Federal, State, and local governments (S. Res. 23), S422 [4JA]

Labeling: provide exemption from country of origin marking requirements for coffee, tea, or spice products (S. 1502), S19253 [22DE]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (S. 581), S15367 [19OC]

Laws: clarify the effect and application of legislation (S. 136), S391 [4JA]

Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S6591 [12MY], S8958 [22JN]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), S908 [12JA], S2990, S2993 [23FE], S3720 [9MR], S3771 [10MR], S4209 [21MR], S4599 [24MR], S4604-S4655 [27MR], S4686, S4695-S4709, S4711-S4715 [28MR], S4749, S4751-S4755, S4758-S4761 [29MR], S8594 [16JN]

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), unanimous-consent agreement, S4570 [24MR]

Library of Congress: anniversary of copyright registration and deposit system, S9652, S9724 [11JY]

Lillie Rubin, Inc.: EEOC regulations relative to employment of male salespeople in a women's dress shop, S3780 [10MR]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, S15513-S15515 [24OC], S15684 [25OC], S16637 [3NO], S16858-S16885 [9NO], S17055 [15NO]

Local government: accountability in administration of Federal programs (S. 1308), S15034 [11OC]

———compliance with Federal orders to install water filtration systems, S17747, S17748 [29NO]

———exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to government entities, S1160-S1180 [19JA]

———flexibility in administration of Federal programs, S1303-S1306 [23JA]

———flexibility in administration of Federal programs (S. 88), S309-S311 [4JA]

Lumber industry: delay final log export regulations, S13838 [19SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements, S16471 [1NO]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, S17203 [17NO]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (S. 248), S1233, S1242 [19JA]

———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (S. 767), S6339 [9MY]

———moratorium on certain Clean Air Act emission standards, S8678 [20JN]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (H.R. 1045), S6765 [16MY], S7654 [5JN]

———abolish (S. 1301), S14898 [10OC], S14961 [11OC]

Native Americans: repeal Indian trading laws (S. 199), S799 [11JA]

———status of tribes relative to solid waste disposal (S. 286), S1625, S1626 [26JA]

———technical corrections to certain legislation (S. 325), S1957 [1FE], S16435-S16440 [31OC]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste (S. 473), S3132 [24FE]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S15000-S15005 [11OC], S15656, S15657, S15666-S15669 [25OC], S15714, S15717, S15720, S15722, S15823-S15825 [26OC], S15987, S16041, S16044, S16046, S16056 [27OC], S16591, S16592 [2NO], S16944-S16953, S16988, S16989 [13NO], S17280-S17284 [17NO], S17673 [28NO]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), S15055 [11OC], S16617-S16620 [2NO]

OMB: establish commissions to review regulations issued by certain Federal departments and agencies (S. 439), S2839 [16FE]

———sunshine procedures for review of regulatory reform, S9900-S9902 [13JY]

Oregon: effects of heavy rains on water safety, S17745 [29NO]

———waiver of ERISA relative to employer mandates in health care reform plan (S. 713), S5547 [7AP]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 526), S3757 [9MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S17344-S17348 [17NO]

———regulation reform, S9947-S9951, S9970 [14JY]

———regulations governing logging operations, S1415, S1416 [24JA]

———transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor (S. 592), S4370 [22MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: reexamination proceedings (S. 1070), S10655 [25JY]

Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (S. 1496), S19117 [21DE]

Peer review panels: allow experts to participate in Federal agencies, S9896, S9897 [13JY]

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

Petroleum: cleanup costs of offshore drilling facilities, S17395, S17396 [17NO]

———management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, S17295, S17311 [17NO]

Postal Service: restructuring, S10136 [17JY]

Power resources: eliminate cost-adjusting measures for cogeneration powerplants (S. 708), S5448 [6AP]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S19254 [22DE]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 162), S488 [5JA]

———natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 606), S4505, S4506 [23MR]

Professional Golfers' Association: FTC complaint relative to event and media rights, S2755 [15FE]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (S. 1317), S15127-S15129, S15138 [12OC]

Public welfare programs: eliminate retroactive requirements for legal immigrants, S13606-S13609 [14SE], S13637-S13639 [15SE]

Radio: FCC rules on radio station ownership, S8423-S8427, S8430, S8433, S8436 [15JN]

Radioactive substances: national policy, S4644-S4651 [27MR]

———penalties for an act of sabotage against a train or motor vehicle carrying spent nuclear fuel or high level nuclear waste, S17594 [28NO]

Railroads: establish competition standards relative to mergers, S17585-S17590, S17594, S17595, S17596 [28NO], S17819-S17822 [29NO]

———Federal regulations, S17580 [28NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 605), S4497-S4504 [23MR]

———private property owner rights (S. 239), S1073, S1074, S1075 [18JA]

Reform, S12325 [11AU]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (S. 1497), S19119 [21DE]

———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (S. 542), S3842 [13MR]

Regulatory process: clarify the absence of supermandates, S9678-S9687, S9695-S9697 [11JY]

———periodic review and termination dates (S. 1346), S15401 [20OC]

———periodic review and termination dates (S. 511), S3610, S3612 [7MR]

———reform, S4746 [28MR], S16994, S16995, S17000, S17001 [13NO], S17054 [15NO]

———reform (S. 343), S2056 [2FE], S2145 [3FE], S3076-S3080 [24FE], S8793-S8795 [21JN], S9026 [26JN], S9194 [27JN], S9226, S9280-S9296 [28JN], S9329, S9348, S9349, S9351-S9356, S9412, S9476, S9477 [29JN], S9494, S9509 [30JN], S9597, S9599, S9601, S9606-S9624, S9628-S9637, S9644 [10JY], S9649-S9693, S9695-S9712 [11JY], S9729, S9733-S9770, S9775-S9793, S9794, S9800 [12JY], S9827, S9828, S9829, S9830-S9832, S9834, S9881, S9925 [13JY], S9946, S9974-S9979, S9981-S9996, S10069 [14JY], S10079, S10081, S10086-S10146 [17JY], S10189-S10224, S10227, S10229-S10231 [18JY], S10266-S10270, S10303 [19JY], S10369-S10373, S10386-S10404 [20JY], S10487 [21JY]

———reform (S. 343), unanimous-consent agreement, S9840, S9841, S9871, S9888 [13JY], S10146 [17JY]

———reform (S. 1001), S9447-S9449 [29JN], S9481 [30JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, S5166-S5170 [5AP]

Risk assessment: principles, S9649 [11JY], S9749-S9765, S9781 [12JY], S9837-S9839 [13JY]

Roads and highways: limitations on truck length, S8853-S8854 [22JN]

———moratorium on Federal regulations relative to right-of-way construction on public land, S8924, S8925 [22JN]

———moratorium on Federal regulations relative to right-of-way construction on public land (S. 1425), S17530-S17533 [27NO]

Safety: protection of children from poisoning, S9971 [14JY]

SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue securities (S. 114), S347 [4JA]

Securities: early evaluation of Federal litigation to assess the merit of the case, S9150-S9156 [27JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), S9210-S9226 [28JN], S17362 [17NO]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17933-S17962, S17965-S17997 [5DE], S18105, S18106 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S17825 [29NO], S17978 [5DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), insert language of S. 240 in lieu, S9210 [28JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, S19034-S19073, S19083-S19086 [21DE], S19145-S19154 [22DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto—unanimous-consent agreement, S19081 [21DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (S. 667), S5145 [4AP]

Senate: require three-fifths vote to waive a CBO analysis of legislation to determine impact of Federal mandates, S1407 [24JA]

———require three-fifths vote to waive ban on unfunded Federal mandates, S1417 [24JA]

———revise and streamline office procurement and acquisition laws, S710 [10JA]

Small business: Bureau of the Census reporting requirements, S15219 [17OC]

———cost-benefit analysis on regulations impacting small business, S9620-S9624, S9628-S9634 [10JY]

———effects of Government regulation and tax policy, S5533 [7AP]

———facilitate involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (S. 917), S8255 [13JN]

———health care tax credit and cost analysis of legislative proposals (S. 521), S3750 [9MR]

———involvement in regulatory development process, S9882-S9886 [13JY], S10138-S10141 [17JY], S10394 [20JY]

———periodic review of regulations impacting small business, S9609-S9620 [10JY]

———promote increased understanding and compliance of Government regulations (S. 1350), S15402 [20OC]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), S8036 [8JN], S12514-S12517 [11AU], S14333 [26SE]

———redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895), conference report, S14568 [28SE]

———reform regulatory process (S. 942), S8560 [16JN]

Social Security: establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (S. 872), S7621-S7624 [26MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 398), S2573-S2578 [13FE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 465), S3053 [23FE]

———State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 485), S3395 [2MR]

Sports: prohibit regulation of sponsorship or advertising relative to rodeo events (S. 1453), S18233 [7DE]

Taxation: simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (S. 1006), S9517, S9526, S9527 [30JN]

———treatment of bad debt reserves of financial institutions which are required to convert to banks, S16006 [27OC]

Telecommunications: deregulation of industry, S27 [4JA]

———development of personal communication services, S8468 [15JN]

———prohibit the FCC from preempting State or local regulations that establish barriers to entry for interstate or intrastate services, S8170-S8176, S8186 [12JN], S8212 [13JN], S8305-S8308 [14JN]

———radio spectrum reform, S12363-S12365 [11AU], S13309-S13312 [11SE]

———reform Federal policies, S4089 [16MR]

———regulation of free speech on the Internet, S18586 [14DE], S18746 [15DE]

———regulation of gambling on the Internet, S18746 [15DE]

———regulation of speech on the Internet and other computer networks, S17962-S17964 [5DE], S18098 [6DE], S18248 [7DE]

———regulation of utility pole attachments relative to access by businesses, S8468 [15JN]

———require certain criteria upon the designation of an additional Essential Telecommunications Carrier, S7947-S7951 [8JN]

———restriction on mergers between telephone and cable television companies, S8472 [15JN]

Television: allow voluntary code of standards and practices for broadcast and cable industry (S. 1116), S11324 [3AU]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S8227-S8234, S8247-S8250 [13JN], S8465 [15JN]

———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (S. 332), S2035 [2FE]

———require new television sets to have built-in circuitry to allow viewers to block violent programs (S. 306), S1857 [31JA]

Tobacco products: limit access to minors by prohibiting free samples and sales through vending machines on Federal property, S11540 [5AU]

———limit access to minors by prohibiting free samples and sales through vending machines on Federal property (S. 1123), S11454 [4AU]

———prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (S. 1295), S14744 [29SE]

———regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, S12140 [10AU]

———regulations relative to effects of environmental smoke, S17059 [15NO]

Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and rail carriers, S14096 [21SE]

Trucking industry: establish a single trailer length standard (S. 981), S9308 [28JN]

———exempt small movers of household goods from certain intrastate economic regulations, S17600, S17602 [28NO]

———FHA regulations relative to trucker fatigue, S17599 [28NO]

———regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (S. 302), S1852 [31JA]

Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements (H.R. 2399), S14566-S14568 [28SE]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (H.R. 1380), S5562, S5614, S5615 [24AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2990, S2993 [23FE], S3720 [9MR], S4705-S4707 [28MR]

———opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 458), S2966 [22FE]

Urban areas: designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (S. 1184), S12374 [11AU]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (S. 530), S3806 [10MR]

Water: regulation of essential trace element zinc in drinking water, S17748 [29NO]

———regulations ensuring safe drinking water, S9783-S9791 [12JY]

———regulations relative to contaminants in bottled drinking water, S9975 [14JY]

———treatment of privately owned public treatment works (S. 1436), S17780 [29NO]

Water pollution: discharge standards for vessels of the Armed Forces, S11307, S11308 [3AU]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (S. 1339), S15342 [19OC]

Wetlands: reform regulatory program (S. 851), S7498-S7500 [25MY]

Reports

Banking Insurance Fund-Savings Association Insurance Fund Resolution Options: FDIC, Dept. of the Treasury, and GAO, E856 [7AP]

Commerce Department Funds Blatant Lobbying: Marshall Wittman and Charles P. Griffin, Heritage Foundation (organization), S17056 [15NO]

FCC Preemption of State or Local Regulations That Establish Barriers To Entry for Interstate or Intrastate Telecommunications Services: National Governors' Association, S8307 [14JN]

Reasons Why Nursing Home Reform Provisions Should Be Repealed, S16953 [13NO]

Regulatory Transition Act: Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water, S4620 [27MR]

———several Senators, S4622-S4624 [27MR]

TV Violence—1992 Versus 1994: Center for Media and Public Affairs, S2037 [2FE]

Reports filed

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

———Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) (H. Rept. 104-104), H4413 [6AP]

Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 104-278), H10145 [17OC]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 343) (S. Rept. 104-89), S7615 [26MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 343) (S. Rept. 104-90), S7615 [26MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382), H14002 [5DE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2), H325 [18JA]

Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45), H2063 [22FE]

Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98), H4104 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43), H1967 [21FE]

Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61), H2392 [28FE]

Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52), H2306 [27FE]

Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 104-114), H4617 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51), H2223 [24FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65), H2650 [3MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68), H2716 [6MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244), H8805 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301), H11586 [31OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) (H. Rept. 104-329), H12084 [9NO]

Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122), H5071 [16MY]

Discharge Standards for Vessels To Control Water Pollution: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1033) (S. Rept. 104-113), S9905 [13JY]

Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 650) (S. Rept. 104-185), S18662 [14DE]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Certain Hydroelectric Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 547) (S. Rept. 104-106), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Alaska: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 737) (S. Rept. 104-77), S5805 [27AP]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 104-315), H11828 [7NO]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 549) (S. Rept. 104-76), S5805 [27AP]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Kentucky: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 421) (S. Rept. 104-72), S5805 [27AP]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. Rept. 104-322), H11829 [7NO]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 611) (S. Rept. 104-109), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in North Carolina: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 801) (S. Rept. 104-110), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-317), H11829 [7NO]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 468) (S. Rept. 104-104), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320), H11829 [7NO]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 538) (S. Rept. 104-75), S5805 [27AP]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 543) (S. Rept. 104-105), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Pennsylvania: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 283) (S. Rept. 104-103), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in Washington: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 461) (S. Rept. 104-73), S5805 [27AP]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. Rept. 104-319), H11829 [7NO]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321), H11829 [7NO]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 359) (S. Rept. 104-71), S5805 [27AP]

———Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 595) (S. Rept. 104-108), S9714 [11JY]

Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Projects in Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 104-318), H11829 [7NO]

Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421), H15087 [18DE]

Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 104-327), H11938 [8NO]

FERC Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in New York: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1012) (S. Rept. 104-162), S15337 [19OC]

Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193), H7178 [18JY]

Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284), H10484 [19OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284), H11828 [7NO]

Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91), H3878 [28MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 660) (S. Rept. 104-172), S16919 [9NO]

Hydroelectric Power License Extension: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316), H11828 [7NO]

ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-311), H11782 [6NO]

Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422), H15087 [18DE]

Judicial Review of Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 937) (H. Rept. 104-49), H2175 [23FE]

Licensing Provisions for the El Vado Hydroelectric Project in New Mexico: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 522) (S. Rept. 104-74), S5805 [27AP]

National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-248), H9132 [18SE]

Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110), H5622 [6JN]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110), H4440 [1MY]

Nomination of Robert Pitofsky To Be an FTC Commissioner: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S4491 [23MR]

Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303), H11686 [1NO]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 605), S19249 [22DE]

Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. Rept. 104-99), H4104 [3AP]

———Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 830) (H. Rept. 104-37), H1849 [15FE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 244) (S. Rept. 104-78), S2647 [14FE]

Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46), H2175 [23FE]

Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267), H9590 [27SE]

Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284), H11828 [7NO]

Refurbishment and Continued Operation of Hydroelectric Facility in Montana: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 552) (S. Rept. 104-107), S9714 [11JY]

Regulatory Reform Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 291) (S. Rept. 104-88), S7497 [25MY]

Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48), H2175 [23FE]

Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39), H1907 [16FE]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 219) (S. Rept. 104-15), S4094 [16MR]

Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323), H11829 [7NO]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323), H11829 [7NO]

Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262), H9590 [27SE]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262), H9590 [27SE]

Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1670) (H. Rept. 104-222), H8174 [1AU]

Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369), H13730 [28NO]

Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238), H8596 [6SE]

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269), H9670 [28SE]

———Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 895) (S. Rept. 104-129), S11606 [5AU]

Tax Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which Are Required To Convert to Banks: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-324), H11829 [7NO]

Technical Corrections to Certain Legislation Relative to Native Americans: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 325) (S. Rept. 104-150), S14710 [29SE]

U.S. Bankruptcy Code Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 977), S13728 [18SE]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. Rept. 104-76), H3072 [13MR]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1) (S. Rept. 104-1), S646 [9JA], S782 [11JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1), H241 [13JA]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1) (S. Rept. 104-1), S646 [9JA]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 1) (S. Rept. 104-2), S901 [12JA]

Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-433), H15574 [21DE]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: Regulatory Reform, E612 [16MR]

Resignations

Conferees: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, H14351 [12DE]

Resolutions by organizations

Children's Media Protection Act: National Association of Secondary School Principals, S2040 [2FE]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Dearborn, MI, City Council, S1186 [19JA]

———St. Clair, MI, City Council, S1186 [19JA]

———Winnebago County, IL, Board, S1671 [27JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H419 [20JA]

Health: repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements (H.R. 2366), H12209, H12210 [14NO]

Statements

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: OMB, S9991 [14JY]

Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act: OMB, H9756 [10OC]

Entry Restrictions to Telecommunications Markets: Representative Goodlatte, H8465 [4AU]

Federal Acquisition Reform Act: OMB, H8874 [13SE]

Federal Nursing Home Standards: Stewart Bainum, Jr., S15657 [25OC], S16944 [13NO]

Media Reports Slanted Against Regulatory Reform Efforts: Advancement of Sound Science Coalition, S9857 [13JY]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Clinton Administration, S19054 [21DE]

Regulatory Transition Act: Citizens for Sensible Safeguards, S4616 [27MR]

Require New Televisions To Allow Blocking of Certain Programming: William S. Abbott, National Foundation To Improve Television, S8228 [13JN]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Bruce A. Dorbian, Marcus Hook, PA, E130 [19JA]

———Committee on the Budget (Senate), S783 [11JA]

———James F. Shields, Delaware County, PA, school system, E130 [19JA]

———Senator Roth, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S646-S653 [9JA]

———Wallace H. Nunn, Delaware County, PA, Council, E130 [19JA]

What the Medical Profession Says About H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions, H11610 [1NO]

Studies

Economic Impact of Deregulating the U.S. Communications Industries: Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Associates Group, E604 [15MR]

Self-Referral Studies: Dept. of HHS, E534 [7MR]

Summaries

Derivatives Limitations Act (S. 557), S3964 [15MR]

Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (H.R. 436), H9755 [10OC]

Health Information Network for Medicare and Medicaid (S. 872), S7622 [26MY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments (S. 487), S3411-S3416 [2MR]

Licensing of Home Infusion Therapy Service Providers and Limitations on Physician Referrals (H.R. 1579), E962 [9MY]

Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 1356), S15498 [23OC]

Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244), S1217 [19JA]

Pension Simplification Act (S. 1006), S9525 [30JN]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058), S19150-S19152 [22DE]

Reduction of Federal Agency Regulatory Burdens and Provide for Review and Accountability for Regulatory Actions (S. 100), S329 [4JA]

Regulatory Oversight Act (S. 348), S2065 [2FE]

Regulatory Transition Act Amendments (S. 219), S4614 [27MR]

Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895), S8037 [8JN]

State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act (S. 465), S3056 [23FE]

Telecommunication Policies and Services, S4089-S4091 [16MR]

Voluntary Environmental Audit Protection Act (S. 582), S4266 [21MR]

Tables

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act recommendations, S10114 [17JY]

Overview of State enviromental audit privilege laws, S4266 [21MR]

Proposed Forest Service regulations, H2130 [23FE]

Summary of State and Federal legislative initiatives for the environmental audit privilege, S4267 [21MR]

Testimonies

Partial-Birth Abortions: Pamela E. Smith, S18077 [6DE]

———Viki Wilson, S17889 [4DE], S18084 [6DE]

Regulatory Transition Act: Arley A. Adams, S4605 [27MR]

———Paul Tisher, S4606 [27MR]

Require Explosive Materials To Contain Taggants: National Rifle Association, S7680 [5JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 38, consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, H334 [19JA]

H. Res. 91, consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act, H2011 [22FE]

H. Res. 93, consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act, H2073 [23FE]

H. Res. 96, consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act, H2234 [27FE]

H. Res. 100, consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act, H2374 [28FE]

H. Res. 101, consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act, H2459 [1MR]

H. Res. 105, consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H2750 [7MR]

H. Res. 126, consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act, H4356 [6AP]

H. Res. 140, consideration of H.R. 961, amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4681 [10MY]

H. Res. 219, consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act, H8852 [13SE]

H. Res. 251, consideration of H.R. 1833, prohibit partial-birth abortions, H11593 [1NO]

H. Res. 259, consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC elimination and transportation regulation reform, H12248 [14NO]

H. Res. 290, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H14030 [6DE]

H. Res. 312, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, H15243 [20DE]

H.R. 23, Comprehensive Preventive Health and Promotion Act, E6-E8 [4JA]

H.R. 436, require under the Oil Pollution Act that Federal agencies differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils, H9750 [10OC]

H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act, H5104-H5106 [17MY]

H.R. 657, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Arkansas, H12145 [13NO]

H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act, S18064 [6DE], H14966 [18DE]

H.R. 680, extension of hydroelectric license, H12146 [13NO]

H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act, H2015-H2021 [22FE], H2623-H2629 [3MR]

H.R. 849, age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters, H3822 [28MR]

H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act, H2502 [2MR], H2629 [3MR]

H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act, H2630-H2632 [3MR]

H.R. 1011, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Ohio, H12146 [13NO]

H.R. 1014, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington, H12147 [13NO]

H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act, H2261-H2265 [27FE], H2632-H2636 [3MR]

H.R. 1038, Federal Acquisition Reform Act, E438 [24FE]

H.R. 1045, abolish National Education Standards and Improvement Council, H4930 [15MY]

H.R. 1051, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia, H12148 [13NO]

H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H2767-H2770 [7MR]

H.R. 1114, child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters, H10661 [24OC]

H.R. 1290, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon, H12148 [13NO]

H.R. 1335, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in West Virginia, H12149 [13NO]

H.R. 1366, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey, H12149 [13NO]

H.R. 1380, Truth in Lending Class Action Relief Act, H4120 [4AP]

H.R. 1454, Contact Lens Prescription Release Act, E826 [7AP]

H.R. 1574, Bank Insurance Fund and Depositor Protection Act, H14340 [12DE]

H.R. 1833, prohibit partial-birth abortions, H11604 [1NO]

H.R. 2029, reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens from farm credit banks, H15162-H15165 [19DE]

H.R. 2150, Small Business Credit Efficiency Act, H8733 [12SE]

H.R. 2399, clarify banking regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure requirements, H9513 [27SE]

H.R. 2522, Small Business Remediation Act, E2001 [24OC]

H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, S17792-S17819 [29NO]

H.R. 2775, extend certain authorities of the Dept. of Agriculture, E2363 [14DE]

S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act, S54-S59 [4JA], S828-S833 [12JA], S1678-S1684 [27JA], S2140-S2145 [3FE], H1007-H1012 [1FE]

S. 20, Handgun Ammunition Control Act, S211 [4JA]

S. 49, Alaska Wetlands Conservation Credit Procedures Act, S680 [9JA]

S. 88, Local Empowerment and Flexibility Act, S311-S313 [4JA]

S. 114, Municipal Securities Disclosure Act, S347 [4JA]

S. 123, Environmental Risk Evaluation Act, S374 [4JA]

S. 136, clarify the effect and application of legislation, S391 [4JA]

S. 162, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S489-S491 [5JA]

S. 178, CFTC appropriations, S655 [9JA], S2439 [10FE], H4380 [6AP]

S. 199, repeal Indian trading laws, S799 [11JA]

S. 200, Cop Killer Ammunition Ban Act, S800 [11JA]

S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act, S4686 [28MR], S4758-S4760 [29MR], S8594 [16JN], H5102-H5104 [17MY]

S. 229, use of risk assessment and cost/benefit analyses in environmental decision making, S947 [13JA]

S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act, S1211-S1217 [19JA], S3498-S3504 [6MR], S3555-S3570 [7MR], S3994-S4000 [15MR], H3009-H3015 [10MR]

S. 248, Auto Inspection Reform Act, S1233 [19JA]

S. 266, Hawaiian prepaid health care services relative to ERISA, S1445 [24JA]

S. 283, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Pennsylvania, S1622 [26JA]

S. 286, status of tribes relative to solid waste disposal, S1625 [26JA]

S. 291, Regulatory Reform Act, S1711-S1719 [27JA]

S. 306, Television Violence Reduction Through Parental Empowerment Act, S1858 [31JA]

S. 325, technical corrections to certain Native American legislation, S16438-S16440 [31OC]

S. 332, Children's Media Protection Act, S2036 [2FE]

S. 343, Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act, S2057-S2060 [2FE], S8795-S8806 [21JN], S9261-S9280 [28JN]

S. 348, Regulatory Oversight Act, S2065 [2FE]

S. 350, modify the judicial review of regulatory flexibility analyses, S2080 [3FE]

S. 398, Flow Control Act, S2574-S2577 [13FE]

S. 458, opening of migratory bird hunting season relative to moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S2966 [22FE]

S. 465, State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act, S3053-S3056 [23FE]

S. 468, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Ohio, S3057 [23FE]

S. 473, Nuclear Energy Policy Act, S3133 [24FE]

S. 487, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act amendments, S3402-S3411 [2MR]

S. 505, Common Sense in Fishing Regulations Act, S3538 [6MR]

S. 511, Regulatory Sunset and Review Act, S3611 [7MR]

S. 530, State and Local Volunteer Preservation Act, S3807 [10MR]

S. 538, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in Oregon, S3811 [10MR]

S. 542, State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal, S3843 [13MR]

S. 543, extension of FERC deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Oregon, S3844 [13MR]

S. 582, Voluntary Environmental Audit Protection Act, S4265 [21MR]

S. 592, Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act, S4371-S4374 [22MR]

S. 600, Truth in Poultry Labeling Act, S4492 [23MR]

S. 605, Omnibus Property Rights Act, S4498-S4502 [23MR]

S. 606, Pipeline Safety Enhancement Act, S4505 [23MR]

S. 607, Superfund Recycling Equity Act, S4507 [23MR]

S. 611, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey, S4574 [24MR]

S. 647, phasing-in of changes to forest management plans, S4925 [30MR]

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

S. 708, Electric Utility Ratepayer Act, S5449 [6AP]

S. 718, Environmental Finance Act, S5551 [7AP]

S. 744, Compactors and Balers Safety Standards Modernization Act, S6010 [2MY]

S. 766, Freedom To Travel Act, S6338 [9MY]

S. 767, delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, S6339 [9MY]

S. 790, Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act, S10168-S10175 [17JY], H12212-H12219 [14NO]

S. 883, Credit Union Reform and Enhancement Act, S7779 [6JN]

S. 890, Gun-Free School Zones Act, S7920 [7JN]

S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, S8036 [8JN], S12517 [11AU], H8776 [12SE]

S. 938, Chesapeake Bay Ballast Water Management Act, S8556 [16JN]

S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act, S8560-S8564 [16JN]

S. 977, technical corrections to U.S. Bankruptcy Code, S9306 [28JN]

S. 977, technical corrections to U.S. Code relative to bankruptcy, S14569 [28SE]

S. 1001, Regulatory Procedures Reform Act, S9482-S9491 [30JN]

S. 1006, Pension Simplification Act, S9517-S9525 [30JN]

S. 1012, extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric projects in New York, S9537 [30JN]

S. 1039, specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation, S10148 [17JY]

S. 1070, Patent Reexamination Reform Act, S10656 [25JY]

S. 1099, child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks, S11107 [1AU]

S. 1184, Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act, S12375 [11AU]

S. 1270, treatment of stored value cards, S14204 [25SE]

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

S. 1308, Block Grant Performance Standards Act, S15034 [11OC]

S. 1339, Body Armor Act, S15343 [19OC]

S. 1350, Small Business Fair Treatment Act, S15403 [20OC]

S. 1393, construction of a hydroelectric project in Alton, IL, S16665 [3NO]

S. 1423, Occupational Safety and Health Reform and Reinvention Act, S17345-S17347 [17NO]

S. 1436, Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility Private Investment Act, S17781 [29NO]

S. 1453, Rodeo Freedom Act, S18233 [7DE]

S. 1461, airline verification of training and employment records of pilot applicants, S18288 [8DE]

S. 1474, allow probation and pretrial services officers to carry firearms, S18560 [13DE]

S. 1501, Protecting Class Action Plaintiffs Act, S19252 [22DE]

S. 1505, Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act, S19255-S19259 [22DE]

S. Con. Res. 37, corrections in enrollment of conference report on H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, S19077, S19121 [21DE], H15600 [22DE]

S. Res. 23, improve service delivery between Federal, State, and local governments, S421 [4JA]

S. Res. 68, reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S1283, S1291 [20JA]

S. Res. 152, amend Senate Rules to specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation, S10153 [17JY]

Transcripts

Marketing of Tobacco Products: ``A Current Affair'' (television program), H11908 [8NO]

Partial-Birth Abortions Hearing: Committee on the Judicary (House), S16763-S16774 [8NO]