ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13744 [18SE], S13838, S13868 [19SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4291 [21MR], S4330, S4341, S4387 [22MR], S4428 [23MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2765 [15FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5007 [31MR], S5347, S5507 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15652, S15688 [25OC], S15773, S15795, S15852, S15855 [26OC], S16111 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7208, S7257 [23MY], S7419 [25MY]

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5653, S5676 [25AP], S5710, S5730, S5731 [26AP], S5945, S5995, S6011, S6013 [2MY], S6068 [3MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11403, S11470 [4AU]

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

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S11028 [31JY], S11117 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11535, S11629 [5AU]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12071, S12105 [9AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14557 [28SE], S14666, S14675, S14756, S14761, S14763 [29SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S14424 [27SE]

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

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

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S9542 [30JN], S9609, S9641 [10JY], S9927 [13JY], S10138 [17JY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8787, S8828 [21JN]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), S16893, S16926 [9NO]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU], S12868 [7SE], S12892, S12944, S12976, S12977 [8SE], S13670 [15SE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6551 [11MY], S6583, S6640 [12MY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S7960, S8043 [8JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7728, S7793 [6JN]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems (S. 383), S5606 [24AP]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S5081 [3AP]

Conferee: H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S15369 [19OC]

Articles and editorials

Affirmative Action—The ``Radical Republican'' Example, Jack Kemp, Washington (DC) Post, S12422 [11AU]

Founders Provided for Budget Amendment, by, S2929 [22FE]

Geniuses From Abroad, George Gilder, Wall Street Journal, S18916 [19DE]

GOP Breaches of `Contract'? Stuart Anderson and Stephen Moore, Washington (DC) Times, S17042 [14NO]

Immigration—Where To Go From Here, Wall Street Journal, S17790 [29NO]

Lieberman Bill Takes Right Approach to Helping Our Cities, Stuart Anderson, Bridgeport (CT) Connecticut Post, S13378 [12SE]

Memo to the GOP—The 1980's Worked, Malcom S. Forbes, Jr., S9643 [10JY]

`Reinvent' Commerce Department Out of Existence, H14107 [6DE]

Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure, Diane M. Gianelli, American Medical News (publication), S16794 [8NO]

Will Uncle Sam Inherit the Family Business? David Pankonin, Wall Street Journal, S17855 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: price supports for sugar relative to GATT provisions (see S. 1363), S15686 [25OC]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S10146 [17JY]

Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see S. 1275), S14312 [26SE]

———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (see S. 1254), S13728 [18SE]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (see S. 1504), S19250 [22DE]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 929), S8493 [15JN]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1253), S13728 [18SE]

Government regulations: periodic review and termination dates (see S. 1346), S15401 [20OC]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S19250 [22DE]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see S. 183), S653 [9JA]

———require publication of pension estimates in the semiannual report of Congress (see S. 355), S2124 [3FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S19250 [22DE]

———impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 375), S2332 [8FE]

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: privatize (see S. 1045), S10147 [17JY]

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

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 1252), S13728 [18SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939), S9309 [28JN]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see S. 328), S2135 [3FE]

Armed Forces: terminate pay and allowance entitlements of members sentenced to confinement and dishonorable discharge (see S. 571), S4094 [16MR]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S3291 [28FE]

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

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S1374 [23JA]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S19010 [20DE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S11893 [8AU]

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

Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see S. 228), S1961 [1FE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 483), S13475 [12SE]

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

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see S. 1279), S14408 [27SE]

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

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

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3, 38), S47, S48 [4JA]

———reform juvenile justice system (see S. 1245), S13656 [15SE]

Dept. of HUD: abolish (see S. 1145), S12214 [10AU]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 143), S15041 [11OC]

Families and domestic relations: repeal regulations restraining interracial adoptions (see S. 637), S6011 [2MY]

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

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

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S4365 [22MR]

———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S17783 [29NO]

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S14907 [10OC]

Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see S. 917), S9100 [26JN]

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

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

———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S7390 [24MY]

———reform regulatory process (see S. 343), S2034 [2FE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S14203 [25SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S16829 [8NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S12967 [8SE]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see S. 1197), S12370 [11AU]

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

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

Law enforcement officers: tribute (see S.J. Res. 32), S5404 [6AP]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see S. 2), S47 [4JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 21), S1207 [19JA]

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see S. 1428), S17666 [28NO]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see S. 1136), S12079 [9AU]

Motor vehicles: eliminate disparate treatment of Clean Air Act sanctions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 622), S4574 [24MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S9916 [13JY]

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

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S13210 [11SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S15246 [17OC]

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until Congress appropriates funds for implementation (see S. 91), S953 [13JA]

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

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

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 284), S10832 [27JY]

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

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S13540 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1212), S18743 [15DE]

———reform (see S. 1120), S11323 [3AU]

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

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

———provide protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S1457 [24JA]

Reischauer, Robert D.: tribute (see S. Res. 81), S3221 [27FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S3623 [7MR]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see S.J. Res. 17), S1860 [31JA]

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

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

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (see S. 240), S5843 [27AP]

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

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 252), S2135 [3FE]

———tax treatment of benefits (see S. 50), S1542 [25JA]

Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743), S14751 [29SE]

———mortgage interest payment deduction for first- or second-time homebuyers (see S. Res. 117), S6337 [9MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1165), S13210 [11SE]

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

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 789), S12967 [8SE]

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

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

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

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

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S17348 [17NO]

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

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [4JA]

Cloture motions

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

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6155, S6158 [4MY], S6275 [8MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11437 [4AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10710 [26JY], S10859 [28JY], S10966 [31JY], S11049, S11067 [1AU]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18086 [6DE]

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

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

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6452 [10MY], S6576 [12MY]

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

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

Descriptions

Workforce Development Act: Michigan Programs, S14986 [11OC]

Factsheets

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

Letters

Anti-nepotism statutes relative to Presidential appointment of Federal judges: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S18981 [20DE]

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

Dept. of Commerce dismantling: David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, S8500 [15JN]

———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reforms, S8500 [15JN]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S8500 [15JN]

———Thomas L. Phillips, Business Leadership Council, S8500 [15JN]

Limitations on punitive damage awards relative to individuals and small entities: Elaine Z. Graham, National Restaurant Association, S6045 [3MY]

———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S6045 [3MY]

Mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses: Wendell Anthony, NAACP, S13739 [18SE]

Partial-birth abortions: Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), S16793 [8NO]

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 [10JY]

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

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

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

Privatization of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: by, S10150 [17JY]

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

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Bernard E. Kuhn, St. Clair, MI, S1186 [19JA]

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

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

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

———James W. Pruim, S1185 [19JA]

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

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

Lists

Senate summer interns, S13745 [18SE]

Small Business Legislative Council, S9616 [10JY]

Memorandums

Executive Branch Response to Congressional Requests for Information: Ronald Reagan, S18981 [20DE]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17315 [17NO]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16790 [8NO]

Agriculture: price supports for sugar relative to GATT provisions (S. 1363), S15687 [25OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13840 [19SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, S15501 [23OC]

American University of Beirut: funding, S18744 [15DE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4330, S4334, S4335 [22MR], S4429, S4450, S4463 [23MR]

———require separate enrollment of tax expenditures and spending items in revenue and appropriations legislation, S4330, S4334, S4335 [22MR]

Atlanta, GA: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America convention, S9935 [13JY]

BATF: investigation of participation by agents in racist events, S11123 [1AU]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10634 [25JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18539 [13DE]

Budget: balance, S15268 [18OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1480 [25JA], S1889 [1FE], S2207 [6FE], S2586 [14FE], S3194 [27FE], S3270 [28FE]

———deficit, S17238 [17NO]

———funding of labor programs relative to tax deductions, S7443 [25MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5370, S5379 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S18120 [7DE], S18908 [19DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), S17041 [14NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17238, S17247, S17288, S17315 [17NO], S17476 [19NO], S17837 [30NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), motion to instruct conferees, S16947, S16950, S16951, S16953, S16957, S16965 [13NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15606, S15653, S15657, S15666, S15673 [25OC], S15725, S15736, S15753, S15777, S15808 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), motion to commit, S15619, S15645 [25OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), S8125 [9JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9253 [28JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S6872 [18MY], S7190, S7211, S7212, S7227 [23MY], S7443, S7458 [25MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S2586 [14FE]

———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget (H.J. Res. 132), S19029 [21DE]

———welfare grant levels to States relative to out-of-wedlock birth rates, S16947 [13NO]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S12422 [11AU]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 1039), S10147 [17JY]

———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (S. 228), S2079 [3FE]

Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network: funding, S14306 [26SE]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15556 [24OC]

———extend temporary Federal judgeship for the Western District of Michigan, S15556 [24OC]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1275), S14316 [26SE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1279), S14418 [27SE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to individuals and small entities, S6045 [3MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5654 [25AP], S5692, S5711, S5714, S5716 [26AP], S6045, S6069, S6072, S6073 [3MY], S6141 [4MY], S6330 [9MY]

———product liability reform relative to joint liability, S6069, S6072, S6073 [3MY], S6141 [4MY]

———reform civil justice system (S. 300), S1851 [31JA], S3767 [10MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S7822 [7JN]

———regulation of legal fees, S5654 [25AP], S5711, S5714, S5716 [26AP]

———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (S. 1254), S14781 [29SE]

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

———mandatory victim restitution (S. 1504), S19254 [22DE]

Defense Policy Committee on Trade: funding, S12188 [10AU]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, S16893, S16905 [9NO]

———abolish (S. 929), S8498 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S11406 [4AU]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), S10469, S10470 [21JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, S18870 [19DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11406 [4AU]

———enhance manufacturing technology programs, S18870 [19DE]

———funding, S7190 [23MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S11985 [9AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S15971 [26OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18295 [8DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14306 [26SE], S14365 [27SE], S16433 [31OC]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of PVS Chemicals, Inc., S5079 [3AP]

———tribute to Focus—Hope job training program, S1974 [2FE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (S. 1253), S13738 [18SE]

Education: student loan programs, S7211, S7212 [23MY], S15736 [26OC]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, S13971 [20SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14985 [11OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11080 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S10908 [28JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1058 [18JA], S1183 [19JA]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14706 [29SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13971 [20SE], S14706 [29SE]

Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S9563-S9565 [30JN]

Government regulations: periodic review and termination dates (S. 1346), S15401 [20OC]

———periodic review and termination dates (S. 511), S3612 [7MR]

———periodic review of regulations impacting small business, S9609, S9613, S9615, S9618, S9619 [10JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9354 [29JN], S9606, S9609, S9613, S9615, S9618, S9619 [10JY]

———report on cost to private sector, S1183 [19JA]

Immigration: national objectives priority assignments, S17790 [29NO]

———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S17042 [14NO]

———reform policies (S. 1394), S18914-S18917 [19DE]

International Children's Wish Week: observance, S14136 [22SE]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, S13971 [20SE]

Kalamazoo, MI: pretreatment requirements for a pharmaceutical plant, S14365 [27SE]

Kennedy, William H., III: enforce subpoena relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty (S. Res. 199), S18980, S18981 [20DE]

Lakes: research and control of zebra mussels and sea lampreys, S14943 [10OC]

Lebanese American University: funding, S18744 [15DE]

Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (S. Res. 202), S19261 [22DE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S457 [5JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S18590 [14DE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, S17055 [15NO]

McCurry, Michael: remarks relative to Patrick Buchanan and the role of religion in politics, S4987 [31MR]

Medicaid: reform, S15725 [26OC]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S15653, S15657, S15666, S15673 [25OC], S15777 [26OC]

———reform, S6872 [18MY], S15619, S15645 [25OC], S16957 [13NO], S17238 [17NO]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (S. 183), S677 [9JA]

———require publication of pension estimates in the semiannual report of Congress (S. 355), S2135 [3FE]

Michigan State University: Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service grants, S13840 [19SE]

Motor vehicles: impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (S. 375), S2339-S2341 [8FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1048), S15305 [19OC]

———Consortium for International Earth Sciences Information Network funding, S15305 [19OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S11985 [9AU]

National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: privatize (S. 1045), S10150 [17JY], S12309 [10AU]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8533, S8534 [16JN], S9724 [11JY]

———repeal Davis-Bacon Act relative to highway construction work, S8533 [16JN]

Nuclear energy: Technical Committee on Verification of Fissile Material and Nuclear Warhead Controls and Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion funding, S11080 [1AU]

Nursing homes: Federal standards, S16950, S16951, S16953 [13NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S6184 [4MY]

Pakistan: clarify restrictions on assistance, S14706 [29SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10907 [28JY]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), S16893, S16905 [9NO]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11818 [8AU], S12892 [8SE], S13377 [12SE], S13535, S13536 [13SE], S13563 [14SE], S13798 [19SE], S14772-S14777 [29SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, S19096 [21DE]

Reuther, Walter: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S14769 [29SE]

Rex Foundation: tribute, S12309 [10AU]

Right to Life (organization): tribute to Michigan chapter, S2565 [13FE]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9080 [26JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17986 [5DE]

Senate: legislative program, S10908 [28JY]

———tribute to summer interns, S13745 [18SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S16965 [13NO]

States: welfare grant levels relative to out-of-wedlock birth rate, S13535, S13536 [13SE], S13563 [14SE]

Summers, Lawrence H.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S12324 [11AU]

Taxation: collection of certain State and local taxes relative to the sale, delivery, and use of personal property, S1058 [18JA]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 1252), S13737 [18SE]

———credits for individuals with children, S15808 [26OC]

———encourage capital formation for the development of new business (S. 1053), S13377 [12SE]

———estate taxes on family farms, S17855 [30NO]

———rates, S1709 [27JA], S3841 [13MR], S7227 [23MY], S8533, S8534 [16JN], S9643 [10JY], S15753 [26OC]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8957 [22JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7822 [7JN]

Turkey: limit Economic Support Fund assistance, S14706 [29SE]

U.N. Population Fund: funding, S14706 [29SE]

Votes: personal explanation, S8125 [9JN], S17041 [14NO]

Williams, Sam: Dept. of Commerce Medal of Technology recipient, S15583 [24OC]

Reports

Commerce Department Funds Blatant Lobbying: Marshall Wittman and Charles P. Griffin, Heritage Foundation (organization), S17056 [15NO]

Reasons Why Nursing Home Reform Provisions Should Be Repealed, S16953 [13NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Dearborn, MI, City Council, S1186 [19JA]

———St. Clair, MI, City Council, S1186 [19JA]

Schedules

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): consolidating and restructuring the Executive Branch, D629 [18MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and Courts: legal system reform relative to consumer costs, D535 [2MY]

Statements

Immigration Reform: Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, S17043 [14NO]

Texts of

S. 375, impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspections and maintenance programs, S2341 [8FE]

S. 1039, specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation, S10148 [17JY]

S. 1275, Prison Conditions Litigation Reform Act, S14317 [26SE]

S. Res. 202, restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports in Lebanon, S19260 [22DE]

Tributes

Cunningham, William, S1974 [2FE]

Garcia, Jerry, S12309 [10AU]

Harrick, Jim, S6289 [8MY]

Heathcote, Jud, S5511 [6AP]

McCarthy, J.P., S14945 [10OC]

Nicholson, Jim, S5079 [3AP]

Povish, Kenneth, S3069 [23FE]

Prince, Ed, S3458 [3MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S17860 [30NO]

Romney, George, S10908 [28JY]

Simon, Senator, S4987 [31MR]

Washington, Thomas L., S18298 [8DE]