SAFETY

Addresses

Baby Safety Showers: Hillary Rodham Clinton, E2215 [17NO]

Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program: Marion P. Hammer, E1864 [28SE]

Agreements

Rocky Mountain Arsenal remedy negotiations, E1151 [26MY]

Amendments

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP], S5653, S5657, S5663, S5676, S5677 [25AP], S5710, S5730, S5731 [26AP], S5755, S5793, S5800, S5843, S5846, S5847, S5848, S5850, S5854 [27AP], S5874, S5879, S5888, S5890, S5897, S5900, S5909, S5914 [1MY], S5945, S5959, S5960, S5991, S5992, S5995, S6011, S6012, S6013 [2MY], S6046, S6047, S6050, S6068, S6075, S6078, S6079, S6109, S6110, S6111, S6117, S6122, S6123, S6124, S6125 [3MY], S6182, S6183 [4MY], S6217 [5MY], S6256, S6278, S6279, S6280, S6286, S6287 [8MY], S6325, S6326, S6331, S6358, S6359, S6360, S6362, S6365 [9MY], S6369, S6370 [10MY], H2914, H2918, H2920, H2923, H2926, H2930, H2932, H2935, H2940, H2941, H2948, H2951, H2958 [9MR], H3015, H3016, H3019 [10MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2903 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 1075), H2652 [3MR]

Dept. of Energy: perform risk assessments on environmental restoration activities (S. 333), S2135 [3FE], S3428 [2MR]

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]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), H14239, H14240 [7DE], H14311, H14315 [12DE], H14927 [14DE]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (H.R. 1103), H7971 [28JY]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S17727, S17729, S17731, S17755, S17756, S17760, S17761, S17762, S17764, S17767, S17771, S17783, S17784, S17785, S17786 [29NO]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (S. 187), S16429 [31OC]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), H14003 [5DE], H14765 [13DE], H14964 [15DE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7479, S7553 [25MY], S7600, S7629 [26MY], S7660, S7667, S7668, S7669, S7670, S7682, S7686, S7694, S7703, S7704, S7705 [5JN], S7719, S7728, S7729, S7731, S7733, S7734, S7753, S7755, S7756, S7758, S7759, S7761, S7766, S7772, S7787, S7788, S7789, S7790, S7791, S7793, S7794, S7795, S7796, S7797 [6JN], S7805, S7809, S7817, S7823, S7824, S7829, S7840, S7850, S7925 [7JN]

Analyses

Equipment Accidents and Implementation Costs for Corrective Recommendations: Pitman-Hutsik Co., S5905 [1MY]

Omnibus Counterterrorism Act (S. 390), S2516-S2527 [10FE]

Omnibus Counterterrorism Act (S. 761), S6203-S6215 [5MY]

Pipeline Safety Act (S. 836), S7018 [19MY]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (S. 1316), S15122-S15126 [12OC]

Value of Auto Fuel Fed Fire Related Fatalities: E.C. Ivey, GMC, S5905 [1MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H11989 [9NO]

———H.R. 956, Product Liability Fairness Act, S17674 [28NO]

Articles and editorials

Anti-Abortion Leaders Must Rein in Troops, S1056 [18JA]

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

Clinic Killings Follow Years of Antiabortion Violence, S1050 [18JA]

Clocking the 55 MPH Debate, S8649 [20JN]

Conflict of Laws Under the U.C.C., S5649-S5653 [25AP]

Congress Discovers Risk Analysis, S2044-S2046 [2FE]

Cutbacks to CPSC Threaten Us All, S6642 [12MY]

Dirty Fight, Clean Water, H5684 [7JN]

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

Forget About the Millions Won by Sue-Happy Lawyers, S5646 [25AP]

Getting Personal on Product Liability—Two Lawmakers' Opposing Views Stem From Their Own Painful Experiences, E563 [9MR]

Hill May Be a Health Hazard for Safety Agency—Shift in Political Forces Brings GOP Push To Weaken OSHA, E1629-E1631 [4AU]

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

How Detectives Cracked Oklahoma Bomb Case, S7721 [6JN]

Ignore the Lawyers, Help the People, S5859 [1MY]

In D.C. Schools, It's Tough Going—Students Find Themselves Without Soap, Toilet Paper or Privacy, S18569 [13DE]

In Settling With Airlines, There's No Free Ride—Coupons for Travelers, $16 Million for Lawyers, S5714 [26AP]

MADD Founder Faults Drunk-Driving Bill, S2500 [10FE]

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

Memorial to Doctors Dedicated Saturday, S14308 [26SE]

N.C. Officer Arrested Agent's Killer Hours Earlier, S7722 [6JN]

Nebraska Leads in Drunken Driving Control, S2499 [10FE]

New York's Public Hospitals Fail, and Babies Are the Victims, S5771-S5774 [27AP]

OSHA's Enemies Find Themselves in High Places, E1631-E1633 [4AU]

Panel Seeks Tougher DWI Law, S2500 [10FE]

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

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

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

Powerful Pair, S15972 [26OC]

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

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

Scientists Fear Atomic Explosion of Buried Waste—Debate by Researchers, S3490 [6MR]

States Know What's Best, S8669 [20JN]

Suing for Safety, S5980-S5984 [2MY]

Tale of Pumping Gas With One Hand, Holding Off Government With the Other, S8256 [13JN]

Tort Tax on Women's Health, S5890 [1MY]

Trucks Amok, S17212 [17NO]

Unloading Excess Regulations, S2043 [2FE]

Why Do We Still Have To Drive 55?, S8649 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: protection of reproductive health care clinics (see S. Res. 31, 67), S563 [6JA], S1271 [20JA]

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see S. 1463; H.R. 2795), S18363 [11DE], H14963 [15DE]

———labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602, 2833), H12084 [9NO], H15633 [22DE]

———price supports for peanuts (see S. 1468; H.R. 2794), S18442 [12DE], H14963 [15DE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H3732 [23MR]

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

Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures (see H. Con. Res. 7), H176 [9JA]

Aviation: air carrier safety (see S. 682; H.R. 590), S5217 [5AP], H399 [19JA]

———develop information system on, and investigation of pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772), H14310 [12DE], H14764 [13DE]

———enhance safety of air travel (see S. 928), S8493 [15JN]

———essential air service funding (see S. 1399), S16753 [7NO]

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754), H969 [31JA]

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

Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123), H2650 [3MR]

Chemicals: management of Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (see H.R. 979), H1907 [16FE]

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]

Coal: control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines (see S. 1479), S18662 [14DE]

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see S. 1007; H.R. 2105), S9516 [30JN], H7550 [24JY]

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]

Correctional institutions: establish surrounding safety zones in which certain waste disposal facilities may not be permitted (see H.R. 423), H177 [9JA]

Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565; H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 1075), S3964 [15MR], H161 [9JA], H1688 [13FE], H1849 [15FE], H2392 [28FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. Res. 108, 109), H2810 [7MR], H2891 [8MR]

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

Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 2791), H14963 [15DE]

———treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see H.R. 2804), H15087 [18DE]

Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see H.R. 2302), H8805 [12SE]

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

———perform risk assessments on environmental restoration activities (see S. 333), S2034 [2FE]

Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with occupational safety and health requirements (see H.R. 1433), H4413 [6AP]

Drugs: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 1914), H6269 [22JN]

Ecology and environment: privatize environmental testing analysis (see H.R. 2154), H8174 [1AU]

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

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]

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

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

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589, 1392, 2276), H399 [19JA], H4177 [4AP], H8683 [7SE]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system (see S. 1239), S13540 [13SE]

———transfer air traffic services to separate corporate entity (see H.R. 1441), H4414 [6AP]

———transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see H.R. 2832), H15633 [22DE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1851), H6044 [15JN]

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

Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H1050 [1FE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 2634), H12349 [14NO]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see S. 631), S4657 [27MR]

Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt financing (see H.R. 282), H171 [9JA]

Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771), H5690 [7JN]

———meat and poultry inspection programs (see S. 515; H.R. 1423), S3604 [7MR], H4413 [6AP]

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

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

———improve management of remediation waste (see S. 1274, 1286), S14312 [26SE], S14710 [29SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see S. 167, 443, 1271; H.R. 1020, 1032), S480 [5JA], S2823 [16FE], S14203 [25SE], H2175, H2176 [23FE]

———require community information statements for new waste treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422), H177 [9JA]

———require one-call notification system to protect against chemical spills (see H.R. 2440), H9738 [29SE]

———require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 164, 836; H.R. 431), S480 [5JA], S7014 [19MY], H177 [9JA]

Health: provide for the operation of laboratories to conduct certain public health operations near the U.S. border with Mexico (see S. 835), S7014 [19MY]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H14963 [15DE]

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

House of Representatives: enclosure of the galleries with a transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19), H177 [9JA]

Housing: improve senior citizen housing safety (see S. 247), S1207 [19JA]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H5752 [8JN]

Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322), H172 [9JA]

Law enforcement: establish neighborhood and community security programs (see S. 1215), S12716 [6SE]

———improve information exchange between law enforcement organizations (see S. 816), S6802 [17MY]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H1555 [9FE]

———motor vehicle pursuit policy (see S. 923), S8380 [14JN]

———protection (see H.R. 2386), H9452 [21SE]

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

———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal safety belt laws (see S. 385), S2492 [10FE]

———Federal safety standards for passenger vans (see H.R. 267), H171 [9JA]

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

———improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see H.R. 1866), H6045 [15JN]

———prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not have seat belts (see H.R. 266), H171 [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]

———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H6082 [16JN]

Motorcycles: regulation of helmet use (see S. 234), S1070 [18JA]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 108), S5404 [6AP]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]

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

Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824), H5904 [13JN]

———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. 707, 1783, 1834), H802 [26JA], H5691 [7JN], H5982 [14JN]

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]

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194), H2988 [9MR]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H2486 [1MR]

Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482), H10077 [13OC]

Power resources: 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. 2212), H8534 [4AU]

Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109), H7699 [25JY]

Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 1924), H6269 [22JN]

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

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]

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

Roads and highways: encourage Federal and State traffic safety programs (see S. 387), S2492 [10FE]

———maximum speed limit (see S. 476; H.R. 427, 1007), S3221 [27FE], H177 [9JA], H1968 [21FE]

———study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 456), H179 [9JA]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319), H8903 [13SE]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2328), H8903 [13SE]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to use of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles (see S. 1353), S15401 [20OC]

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

Ships and vessels: recreational boating safety (see H.R. 672), H691 [25JA]

Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 2675), H13658 [20NO]

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

Sports: headgear requirements for professional boxers (see H.R. 1150), H2811 [7MR]

———safety for journeymen boxers (see S. 187; H.R. 1186), S731 [10JA], H2988 [9MR]

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

Taxation: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825), H1207 [3FE]

———tax credit for purchase of child restraint systems for motor vehicles (see S. 81), S49 [4JA]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see S. 390, 735, 761; H.R. 896, 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768), S2492 [10FE], S5805 [27AP], S6202 [5MY], H1611 [10FE], H4957 [15MY], H5607 [25MY], H14002 [5DE], H14764 [13DE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240), H10484 [19OC]

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

Transportation: treatment of penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet requirements (see S. 360), S2268 [7FE]

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

Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 94), H166 [9JA]

Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 226), H170 [9JA]

———biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634), H537 [23JA]

———biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly owned treatment works (see S. 365), S2268 [7FE]

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

———require additional research prior to promulgation of sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762), H14310 [12DE]

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

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

Week Without Violence: designate (see S. Res. 180), S15034 [11OC]

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

Cloture motions

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6155, S6158 [4MY], S6225 [5MY], S6255, S6275 [8MY], S6306 [9MY]

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

Critique

Underground Autocatalytic Criticality of Plutonium and Other Fissile Material, S3638 [7MR]

Descriptions

Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act Amendment on Armed Forces Participation in Law Enforcement Activities Relative to Chemical and Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction, S7771 [6JN]

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

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

Explanations

Proposed Environmental Laws Relative to Government Activities and Congressional Committee Jurisdiction, H7950-H7952 [28JY]

Factsheets

Federal Highway Funds Relative to Drunken Driving by Minors: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, S8776 [21JN]

Letters

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

Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act: Joseph F. Delfico, GAO, S6152 [4MY]

———Robert H. Bork, S3692 [9MR]

———Senator Feingold, S5989 [2MY]

———several small business advocates, S5698 [26AP]

Commuter airline safety standards: J. Randolph Babbitt, Air Line Pilots Association, S4653 [27MR]

Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Victoria Cummock, E2417 [19DE]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S9742 [12JY]

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

Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act: President Clinton, S7740 [6JN]

———Senator Dole, S7658 [5JN]

Conservation and protection of water supply: Delilah Gonzales, H484 [23JA]

Dept. of Defense advisory boards: Gary D. Vest, Dept. of Defense, S11570 [5AU]

Deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions: Alicemarie H. Stotler, Judicial Conference of the U.S., S5719 [26AP]

———Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice (organization), Lou Bograd, ACLU, and Leslie Harris, People for the American Way, S5719 [26AP]

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

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 drunken driving by minors: President Clinton, S8776 [21JN]

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]

Firearm regulation reform relative to Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act: Dewey R. Stokes, Fraternal Order of Police, S7724 [6JN]

———several police chiefs, S7720, S7737 [6JN]

International aviation policy: Senator Pressler, S19239 [22DE]

Labeling requirement for saccharin, H14267 [12DE]

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]

Maximum speed limit: Angus King, Governor of Maine, S8648 [20JN]

———David M. Beasley, Governor of South Carolina, S8648 [20JN]

———Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, S8648 [20JN]

———Fernando M. Trevino, American Public Health Association, S8642 [20JN]

———Fife Symington, Governor of Arizona, S8648 [20JN]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, S8648 [20JN]

———Gerald F. Scannell, National Safety Council, S8642 [20JN]

———Harry Teter, Jr., American Trauma Society, S8642 [20JN]

———Herman Brandau, State Farm Insurance Co., S8641 [20JN]

———Jancie S. Golec, GEICO, S8641 [20JN]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, S8648 [20JN]

———Judith Lee Stone, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, S8642 [20JN]

———Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, S8647 [20JN]

———Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana, S8648 [20JN]

———Michael F. Dineen, Kemper National Insurance Co., S8642 [20JN]

———Parris N. Glendening, Governor of Maryland, S8649 [20JN]

———Richard V. Aghababian, American College of Emergency Physicians, S8642 [20JN]

———Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S8648 [20JN]

———Thomas J. Donohue, American Trucking Association, Inc., S8641 [20JN]

Mine safety: Jacob L. Vowell, E1629 [4AU]

Penalties for State noncompliance with Federal safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws: Stephen Merrill, Governor of New Hampshire, S8669 [20JN]

Regulatory Transition Act: Heather Paul, National Safe Kids Campaign, S4618 [27MR]

Safe Drinking Water Act amendments and unfunded Federal mandates: A.M. Tinkey, St. Louis County Water Co., S17738 [29NO]

———Diane VanDe Hei, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, S17739 [29NO]

———Donald L. Houck, California Water Service Co., S17738 [29NO]

———Fred L. Kriess, Jr., Citizens Utilities Co., S17740 [29NO]

———James L. Blum, CBO, S17734-S17737 [29NO]

———James W. Warr, S17739 [29NO]

———Jeff Wennberg, Mayor of Rutland, VT, S17739 [29NO]

———Kenneth Gortsema, Idaho Rural Water Association, S17740 [29NO]

———Larry L. Bingaman, Bridgeport Hydraulic Co., S17740 [29NO]

———Ray Lee, Illinois-American Water Co., S17740 [29NO]

———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S17738 [29NO]

———Richard W. Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, S17739 [29NO]

———Robert P. Walker, United Water Delaware Co., S17739 [29NO]

———Sandra Alexander, S17739 [29NO]

———several Governors, S17737 [29NO]

———several agricultural and agribusiness organizations, S17738 [29NO]

Small passenger vessel pilot inspection program: Gary W. Bastian, Minneapolis Dept. of Labor and Industry, S17393 [17NO]

Standards for labeling poultry: Ann R. Stasch, S13759 [19SE]

———several Senators, S13757 [19SE]

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]

Terrorism and Federal law enforcement actions: Eugene F. Glenn, S7588, S7595 [26MY]

———Leroy Crenshaw, S7476 [25MY]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats: Clifford Davis, S7481 [25MY]

———Dan McKinney, S7481 [25MY]

———Diane Leonard, S7481 [25MY]

———Glenn Seidl, S7482 [25MY]

———Larry Pratt, Gun Owners of America (organization), S7603 [26MY]

———President Clinton, S7597 [26MY]

———several relatives of terrorism victims, S7481 [25MY]

———several State attorneys general, S7480 [25MY]

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

Yucca Mountain, NV, waste disposal facility: Representative Kasich, Committee on the Budget (House), H14872 [13DE]

Lists

Amendments to terrorism legislation (S. 735), S7609 [26MY]

New Mexico delegates to the White House Conference on Small Business, S8256 [13JN]

Opponents of product liability reform legislation, S5582 [24AP], S5935 [2MY]

Police chiefs endorsing the extension of statute of limitations on violations of the National Firearms Act, S7725 [6JN]

Regulatory Negotiation Committee members, S9786 [12JY]

Memorandums

AIDS Marker Testing, S5904 [1MY]

AIDS Transmission Warning: Ed Cuttar, Cutter Co., S5903 [1MY]

Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act: Congressional Research Service, S10185-S10188 [18JY]

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

Jeep Shackle System: J.E. MacAfee, American Motors Corp., S5903 [1MY]

Safety Feature on Scraper by Clark Equipment Co.: Steve Anderson, S5906 [1MY]

Standards for Labeling Poultry: Matthew Sloan, S13763 [19SE]

Terrorism and Federal Law Enforcement Actions: John W. DeCamp, S7474 [25MY]

Messages

Convention on Nuclear Safety: President Clinton, S6562 [11MY]

Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration: President Clinton, S3679 [8MR], H2817 [8MR]

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act: President Clinton, S1757 [30JA], H884 [30JA]

Motions

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5939, S5940, S5941, S5944 [2MY], S6045 [3MY], H2967 [9MR], H3025 [10MR], H11983 [9NO]

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

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S17771 [29NO]

Petitions and memorials

Product Liability Reform: National Conference of State Legislatures, S10900, S10901 [28JY]

Questions

National Firearms Act statute of limitations, S7728 [6JN]

Quotations

OSHA: several Representatives, E1633 [4AU]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (H.R. 2795), E2388 [19DE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to Beer Drinkers of America Party Smart Program, E899 [2MY]

Altoona, PA: tribute to firefighters, emergency personnel, and volunteers, E84 [11JA]

American Automobile Association: tribute to school safety patrols, E1757 [12SE]

Aviation: Airport and Airway Trust Fund facilities and equipment account funding, H7511-H7516 [24JY]

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

Bridges, Nathan H.: Harold F. Hammond Award recipient, E1151 [26MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4803 [11MY]

Chemicals: include additives in ammonium nitrate fertilizer to neutralize explosive properties, H5371-H5373 [22MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Doug Banks and WCGI-Radio for ``Beat the Heat'' program, E1547 [28JY]

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]

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

Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations, H7508-H7511 [24JY]

———vessel inspection fees, H4593, H4594 [9MY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): clean water and mine safety legislation, H4417 [7AP]

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

Courts: establish a statute of repose for product liability litigation, H2923-H2926 [9MR]

———establish standards of proof in product liability litigation, H2932 [9MR]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers relative to product liability litigation, H2930, H2931 [9MR]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11983-H11989 [9NO]

———make public all records in product liability litigation, H2926 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 10), E124 [18JA], E521 [6MR], E567 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 10), motion to refer to Committee on Commerce (House), H1780 [15FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 917), E480 [1MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H1961-H1966 [21FE], H2163-H2168 [23FE], H2373 [28FE], H2730, H2731, H2732, H2733 [7MR], H2873-H2888 [8MR], H2898, H2914-H2967, H2976 [9MR], H3015-H3027, H3033 [10MR], H3095 [14MR], E480 [1MR], E548 [8MR], E563 [9MR], E578 [10MR], E590, E595 [14MR], E624 [16MR], E650-E653 [21MR], E2169 [13NO]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2864-H2872 [8MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2901-H2913 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), corrections in engrossment, H3027 [10MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11983-H11989 [9NO]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to recommit, H3025 [10MR]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (H.R. 1622), E1017 [11MY]

———report on snow boarding accidents, H977 [1FE]

———tribute to ``Baby Safety Showers'', E2215 [17NO]

Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (H.R. 2791), E2375 [18DE]

Denver, CO: tribute to United Airlines flight crew, H10646 [24OC]

Dept. of Energy: defense environmental restoration and waste management account funding, H6810-H6813 [11JY]

Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with occupational safety and health requirements (H.R. 1433), E829 [7AP]

Drugs: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (H.R. 1914), E1321 [22JN]

Ecology and environment: Rocky Mountain Arsenal cleanup, E1151 [26MY]

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]

———occurrence of workplace illness, H8312 [3AU]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7933-H7955, H7957-H7963 [28JY], H8015, H8045, H8046, H8048, H8050, H8051, H8061 [31JY], H11692-H11704 [2NO], E1566 [31JY], E2163 [10NO]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (H.R. 488), E77, E82 [11JA]

FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (H.R. 1545), E913 [2MY]

———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 1392), E769 [4AP], E1050 [16MY]

———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2276), E2087 [1NO]

———reform procurement system relative to air traffic control equipment, H11911 [8NO]

———regulation of airport and aviation security, H509-H513 [23JA]

———transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (H.R. 2832), E2451 [22DE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Neighborhood Watch Programs, E2051 [26OC]

Federal employees: ensure Federal workplace safety standards, H414 [20JA]

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: exempt workplace safety regulations from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H824-H829 [27JA]

———regulations that significantly impact the health or safety of residents of other States or locales, H436-H446 [20JA]

Fire prevention: safety education programs, E331 [13FE]

Fire Prevention Week: observance, H9864, H9867, H9892, H9895 [11OC]

Firearms: tribute to Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program, E1864 [28SE]

Firefighters: tribute, H9867 [11OC]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (H.R. 1423), E837 [7AP]

———use of chemical alar on apple crops, E562 [9MR]

Government regulations: 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]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), H14261 [12DE], H14872 [13DE], H14877 [14DE], E429, E435 [24FE], E2413 [19DE]

———regulation of production, transportation, storage, and disposal, H525-H527 [23JA]

Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2112-H2117 [23FE]

Health care facilities: imposition of fees to cover cost of inspections, E2401 [19DE]

Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and limitations on physician referrals (H.R. 1579), E962 [9MY]

Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (H.R. 1787), H14266-H14268 [12DE]

Law enforcement officers: disarming of National Park and BLM rangers, H5627 [7JN]

———establish a bill of rights (H.R. 878), E307, E314 [9FE]

Long Island, NY: tribute to firefighters, E1911 [11OC]

Mine Safety Administration: funding, H8224 [2AU]

Mine Safety and Health Act: anniversary, H3885 [29MR]

Motor vehicles: compatability of seatbelt systems and child safety seats, H9307 [20SE]

———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws, H9308 [20SE]

———improve impact standards for bumpers (H.R. 1928), E1331 [27JN]

———improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (H.R. 1866), E1271 [16JN]

———school bus safety (H.R. 1884), E1274 [16JN]

NASA: priority of safety in reviewing proposals for a single prime operator of the space shuttle program, H9830, H9831 [11OC]

National Clean Water Trust Fund: establish, H4851-H4853 [11MY]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: funding, H8221, H8222 [2AU]

National Propane Safety Week: observance, E927 [2MY]

National Weather Service: requirements for office closings, H9931-H9936 [12OC], H10143 [17OC], H10794 [25OC]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (H.R. 1514), E857 [7AP]

New York: tribute to West Valley demonstration project, E1037 [15MY]

Nuclear energy: licensing, construction, and operations of nuclear reactors and the disposal of nuclear waste, H513-H517 [23JA]

Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to protect employees from hazards (H.R. 1824), E1238 [14JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 707), H898 [31JA]

———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 Emergency Preparedness: funding, H8202, H8203 [2AU]

OMB: third-party communication requirements, H2021-H2024 [22FE]

OSHA: funding, H7995, H8004 [31JY], H8071, H8073, H8075, H8076, H8141 [1AU], H8182, H8219-H8222, H8225, H8226 [2AU]

———notice of indoor pesticide or hazardous chemical spraying, H1163 [3FE]

———reform, H6739 [11JY]

———reform regulatory process, H2316 [28FE], H2724 [7MR], H3088 [14MR], H3794 [24MR], H3980 [30MR], H4107 [4AP]

———regulatory reform and restructuring, H1620 [13FE], H1911 [21FE]

———use of funds to develop or issue any standards on ergonomic protection, H8240-H8242 [2AU]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (H.R. 1103), H7968-H7973 [28JY], E1595 [2AU]

Pharmaceuticals: improving child-proof medicine caps, H6048 [16JN]

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]

Radioactive substances: forum on the dangers of plutonium, E417 [23FE]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (H.R. 1522), E777 [4AP]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (H.R. 1525), E777 [4AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4917 [15MY]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, H9287-H9293, H9294-H9296 [20SE], E1871 [28SE]

———prohibit use of Highway Trust Fund for the payment of bonuses to contractors, H9307, H9308 [20SE]

———study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles (H.R. 456), E67 [9JA]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors, H9299-H9304 [20SE], E1870 [28SE]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors (H.R. 2319), E1778 [13SE]

Safe Boating Week: observance, E1024 [12MY]

Safe Food Coalition: briefing on foodborne illnesses, E317 [10FE]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to Gang Crime Task Force, E822 [7AP]

San Bernardino County, CA: tribute to Week Without Violence, E1839 [27SE]

San Rafael, CA: tribute to Panamax (business), E1022 [12MY]

Seattle, WA: tribute to firefighters, E107 [17JA]

Sewage disposal: funding for State sewage treatment plant construction, H4876-H4882, H4891 [12MY]

Shelter Island Heights, NY: anniversary of fire department, E1874 [28SE]

Ships and vessels: recreational boating safety (H.R. 672), E184 [26JA]

Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (H.R. 2675), E2225 [20NO]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (H.R. 2522), E2001 [24OC]

Sports: headgear requirements for professional boxers (H.R. 1150), E542 [7MR]

StarKist Seafood Co.: OSHA investigation relative to worker safety, H313 [18JA]

States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (H.R. 607), H882 [30JA]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats, H4600 [9MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1635), E1038 [15MY], E1111 [24MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), H13941, H13976 [5DE], H14816 [13DE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H13976 [5DE], E2416 [19DE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 896), E595 [14MR]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), H5978 [14JN]

Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (H.R. 866), E293 [8FE]

Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.: tribute to employees, E1687 [5AU]

Veterans: tribute to military personnel exposed to radiation, E2365 [14DE]

Violence Against Women Act: funding for programs, H7709, H7710 [26JY], H8211 [2AU]

Water: assure the safety of public water systems, H185 [11JA]

———assure the safety of public water systems (H.R. 226), H112 [4JA]

———funding for water treatment plants, H7690 [25JY]

Water pollution: exempt naval facilities from water quality standards, H4835-H4838 [11MY]

———industrial discharge standards, H4778-H4781 [10MY]

———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]

Week Without Violence: designate (S. Res. 180), E1941 [12OC]

Women: funding for Violence Against Women Act, H6740 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: protection of reproductive health care clinics, S1036, S1037, S1049-S1058, S1060 [18JA]

———protection of reproductive health care clinics (S. Res. 31), S564 [6JA], S922-S924 [13JA]

———protection of reproductive health care clinics (S. Res. 67), S1290 [20JA]

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (S. 1468), S18442 [12DE], S18830 [18DE]

Air Traffic Control System: reform, S12211 [10AU]

Airlines: discourage the practice in foreign countries of disinsection of aircraft while passengers are aboard, S1249 [19JA]

———verify training and employment records of pilot applicants (S. 1461), S18288-S18295 [8DE]

Allegany Ballistics Laboratory: funding, S12598 [5SE]

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S7768-S7773 [6JN], S7853, S7855 [7JN]

Ascension Parish, LA: funding for certain highway improvements, S18034 [5DE]

Aviation: air carrier safety (S. 682), S5230 [5AP]

———anniversary of bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, S19131 [21DE]

———enhance safety of air travel (S. 928), S8497 [15JN], S8530 [16JN], S13707 [18SE]

———essential air service funding, S12116, S12117 [10AU], S13617 [14SE]

———essential air service funding (S. 1399), S16755 [7NO]

———international airline safety standards, S10182 [18JY]

———international policy, S19237-S19239 [22DE]

———safety standards for commuter airlines, S4651 [27MR]

Belmar, NJ: tribute to New Jersey State First Aid Council, S14564 [28SE]

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]

———school bus safety, S5120 [4AP], S6485 [11MY]

Coal: control of acidic drainage from abandoned mines (S. 1479), S18663 [14DE]

Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (S. 1055), S10493 [21JY]

Courts: application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6012 [2MY], S6047-S6066, S6075, S6076, S6078 [3MY]

———deterrence of frivolous lawsuits and harassing court motions, S5689-S5692, S5717-S5725 [26AP], S6189, S6191 [4MY]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to individuals and small entities, S5995 [2MY], S6045, S6046 [3MY], S6153 [4MY]

———product liability reform, S28 [4JA], S10900, S10901 [28JY]

———product liability reform for certain claims where the harm to the claimant is death, S5991 [2MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S3692 [9MR], S3890, S3907 [14MR], S3949 [15MR], S5562, S5571-S5602 [24AP], S5638-S5659 [25AP], S5683-S5685, S5689-S5725, S5734-S5736 [26AP], S5751-S5802, S5850, S5854-S5856 [27AP], S5857-S5860, S5870, S5874-S5909 [1MY], S5931-S5941, S5945-S5961, S5980-S5992, S5994, S5995, S6012 [2MY], S6033-S6079 [3MY], S6138, S6141, S6142, S6148-S6159, S6189-S6191 [4MY], S6198, S6200, S6225 [5MY], S6231, S6236, S6242-S6263 [8MY], S6292, S6297-S6299, S6305, S6318-S6322, S6325-S6335 [9MY], S6369-S6414, S6418, S6453 [10MY], S10185 [18JY], S17674 [28NO]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), unanimous-consent agreement, S5663 [25AP], S5798 [27AP], S5992 [2MY], S6254 [8MY]

———product liability reform relative to insurance reporting, S6075 [3MY], S6149-S6151 [4MY]

———product liability reform relative to joint liability, S6066-S6074 [3MY], S6141, S6142, S6151-S6153 [4MY]

———product liability reform relative to rented or leased products, S6078 [3MY]

———product liability reform relative to statute of limitations in actions brought against product seller as manufacturer, S6079 [3MY]

———product liability reform relative to workmen's compensation, S6078 [3MY]

———product liability reform (S. 565), S3978-S3986 [15MR], S4964 [31MR], S5390 [6AP]

———regulation of legal fees, S5654-S5659 [25AP], S5709-S5717 [26AP], S5892 [1MY]

———treatment of secrecy orders in civil actions, S5784 [27AP]

CPSC: danger of drawstrings in children's clothing, S15972 [26OC]

———funding, S6642 [12MY]

Crime: false identification documents, S7668, S7669 [5JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve public health and food safety through the reduction of pathogens, S9741-S9748, S9765-S9770, S9778-S9782 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow leasing of property undergoing environmental restoration, S11557 [5AU]

Dept. of Energy: perform risk assessments on environmental restoration activities (S. 333), S2041-S2047 [2FE], S2087 [3FE], S3430 [2MR]

Dept. of Justice: report on product liability reform, S5300 [6AP]

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

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]

EPA: establish rulemaking for disinfectants in drinking water systems, S17772 [29NO]

———reporting requirements relative to public water systems, S17771 [29NO]

———waste disposal treatment of mercury-containing fluorescent light bulbs, S14375 [27SE]

FAA: reform, S12211 [10AU]

———reform management and financial operations and improve air transportation system (S. 1239), S13544 [13SE]

———standards for Terminal Doppler Weather Radar, S12118 [10AU]

———transfer air traffic services to separate corporate entity, S7456 [25MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S17734-S17742 [29NO]

Fire Prevention Week: observance, S15063 [11OC], S15140 [12OC]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (S. 631), S4663 [27MR]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (S. 515), S3614 [7MR]

Government regulations: clarify the absence of supermandates, S9678-S9687, S9695-S9697 [11JY]

———exempt food safety from cost-benefit analysis, S9655-S9661, S9669-S9671, S9675-S9677, S9687-S9693 [11JY], S9856-S9858 [13JY]

———facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (S. 917), S8255 [13JN]

———promulgation of health and safety regulations, S9858-S9873 [13JY]

———protection of children from poisoning, S9971 [14JY]

———reform regulatory process, S17054 [15NO]

Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (S. 1274), S14314 [26SE]

———improve management of remediation waste (S. 1286), S14738 [29SE]

———nuclear waste disposal, S16398, S16399 [31OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 167), S496 [5JA]

———nuclear waste disposal (S. 1271), S14204 [25SE]

———require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (S. 164), S493 [5JA]

———require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (S. 836), S7017 [19MY]

Health: provide for the operation of laboratories to conduct certain public health operations near the U.S. border with Mexico (S. 835), S7017 [19MY]

Housing: improve senior citizen housing safety (S. 247), S1232 [19JA]

Law enforcement: habeas corpus reform, S7610 [26MY]

———improve information exchange between law enforcement organizations (S. 816), S6819-S6821 [17MY]

———terrorism and Federal law enforcement actions, S7474, S7479 [25MY], S7585 [26MY]

Law enforcement officers: motor vehicle pursuit policy (S. 923), S8383-S8385 [14JN]

Merchant marine industry: maritime security service funding, S14679, S14680 [29SE]

Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws, S8746-S8762 [21JN]

———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws (S. 388), S2501 [10FE]

———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws, S8610, S8611 [19JN], S8659-S8675 [20JN], S8762, S8789 [21JN]

———low rolling resistance and tire grading standards, S12118 [10AU]

———passive restraint systems, S8610 [19JN]

———regard New Hampshire as in compliance with Federal safety belt usage standards, S8875 [22JN]

Motorcycles: regulation of helmet use (S. 234), S1071 [18JA]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 108), S5520 [6AP]

National Firearms Act: extend statute of limitations for violations, S7719-S7720, S7724, S7726-S7729, S7734 [6JN]

National Highway System: State control of the design of highway improvement projects for non-interstate roads, S8762 [21JN]

Nevada: high-level nuclear waste repository proposal, S3489-S3492 [6MR], S3637 [7MR]

New York, NY: improve watershed quality and management practices, S17765 [29NO]

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

———storage of commercial spent nuclear fuel, S7491 [25MY], S7632 [26MY]

Oregon: effects of heavy rains on water safety, S17745 [29NO]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (S. 526), S3757 [9MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 1423), S17344-S17348 [17NO]

———regulations governing logging operations, S1415, S1416 [24JA]

———transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor (S. 592), S4370 [22MR]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (H.R. 1103), S16758 [7NO]

Power resources: 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]

Radioactive substances: national policy, S4644-S4651 [27MR]

Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings, S8852 [22JN]

———improve safety at grade crossings (S. 1512), S19308-S19310 [29DE]

Rapid City, SD: dedication of Four Eagles Memorial, S14308 [26SE]

Roads and highways: eliminate certain highway safety advisory committees, S12071 [9AU]

———encourage Federal and State traffic safety programs (S. 387), S2496, S2500, S2501 [10FE]

———limitations on truck length, S8853-S8854 [22JN]

———maximum speed limit, S6594 [12MY], S8609, S8610 [19JN], S8635-S8653 [20JN], S17210, S17219 [17NO]

———maximum speed limit (S. 476), S3221 [27FE]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors, S8774-S8777, S8779 [21JN]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to use of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles, S8655 [20JN], S8777, S8782-S8785 [21JN]

———treatment of Federal highway funds relative to use of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles (S. 1353), S15406 [20OC], S15501 [23OC]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program: funding, S5364 [6AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S15120-S15127 [12OC], S17700-S17732, S17734-S17758, S17760-S17762, S17764-S17774 [29NO], S17846, S17847 [30NO]

———strike provisions relative to comparative risk assessment, S17762 [29NO]

Seattle, WA: tribute to firefighters, S1299 [23JA]

Source Water Quality Protection Partnership Program: establish, S17771, S17772 [29NO]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (S. 187), S735 [10JA], S16435 [31OC], S16513, S16514 [1NO]

States: efforts to improve infrastructure of public school facilities, S18569 [13DE]

———safety inspection of small commercial vessels, S17392 [17NO]

Taxation: tax credit for purchase of child restraint systems for motor vehicles (S. 81), S293 [4JA]

Terrorism: ensure due process in deportation proceedings, S7760, S7761, S7762, S7765 [6JN], S7851-S7853 [7JN]

———establish program to ensure foreign air carrier security, S7753, S7775, S7776 [6JN]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 390), S2502, S2527 [10FE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S5802, S5803, S5841-S5843 [27AP], S7263 [23MY], S7479-S7489 [25MY], S7585-S7610 [26MY], S7656-S7696 [5JN], S7718-S7743, S7746-S7750, S7752-S7763, S7765-S7777 [6JN], S7803-S7880 [7JN], S14524 [28SE]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), star print, S6127 [3MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 761), S6202-S6216, S6225 [5MY], S6701 [15MY]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 761), placed on calendar, S6649 [15MY]

———revision of penalties for use of explosives or arson crimes, S7761 [6JN]

———strengthen the ability of local law enforcement officers to use high technology to combat terrorism, S7721-S7724 [6JN]

———treatment of evidence relative to deportation proceedings, S7766 [6JN]

———treatment of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S7682-S7686 [5JN]

Transportation: schoolbuses, S15205 [17OC]

———treatment of penalties on States without safety belt and motorcycle helmet requirements (S. 360), S2268 [7FE]

Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (S. 302), S1852 [31JA]

———single-unit truck inspections, S17212 [17NO]

Utah: tribute to Freeway Watch Program, S6600 [12MY]

Veterans: human radiation experiments, S17510 [20NO]

Warren, RI: tribute to Rough and Ready Engine Co., No. 5, S11124 [1AU]

Water: authorize additional criteria for alternatives to filtration, S17755, S17766 [29NO]

———authorize grants for wastewater treatment and drinking water supply to low-income communities along the U.S.-Mexico border, S17756 [29NO]

———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]

———require additional research prior to promulgation of sulfate standards, S17729 [29NO]

———require certain community water systems to issue a report relative to level of contaminants in drinking water, S17768-S17771, S17772 [29NO]

———treatment of privately owned public treatment works (S. 1436), S17780 [29NO]

Week Without Violence: designate (S. Res. 180), S15042 [11OC], S15170 [13OC], S15315 [19OC]

Wetlands: reform regulatory program (S. 851), S7498-S7500 [25MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, S6002 [2MY]

Reports

Influence of Standard of Care and Severity of Injury on the Resolution of Medical Malpractice Claims: Annals of Internal Medicine (publication), S5765-S5767 [27AP]

Relation Between Malpractice Claims and Adverse Events Due to Negligence—Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study III: New England Journal of Medicine, S5767-S5771 [27AP]

Superfund—Information on Current Health Risks: GAO, S11336-S11338 [3AU]

Reports filed

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 Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383), H14002 [5DE]

Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-69), H2810 [7MR]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72), H2891 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 104-114), H4617 [9MY]

Dept. of Energy Risk Assessments on Environmental Restoration Activities: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 333) (S. Rept. 104-87), S7497 [25MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 104-235), H8533 [4AU]

Health and Safety of Journeymen Boxers: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 187) (S. Rept. 104-159), S15337 [19OC]

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]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254), H9363 [20SE]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207), H7800 [26JY]

Product Liability Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 565) (S. Rept. 104-69), S5603 [24AP]

Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63), H2486 [1MR]

Product Liability Reform Relative to Federal Courts: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 104-50), H2223 [24FE]

Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386), H14172 [6DE]

Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1316) (S. Rept. 104-169), S16753 [7NO]

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: Legal Reform, E602 [15MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2946 [9MR], H3019 [10MR]

Statements

Terrorism and Federal Law Enforcement Actions, S7476 [25MY]

———Leroy Crenshaw, S7476 [25MY]

———Militia of Montana (organization), S7478 [25MY]

———Norman Olson, Alanson Armory Wolverines (organization), S7475 [25MY]

Summaries

Family Food Protection Act (S. 515), S3621 [7MR]

Labor Relations Legislation, S6355 [9MY]

Licensing of Home Infusion Therapy Service Providers and Limitations on Physician Referrals (H.R. 1579), E962 [9MY]

Product Liability Fairness Act (S. 565), S3981 [15MR]

Underground Autocatalytic Criticality of Plutonium and Other Fissile Material: Charles Bowman and Francesco Venneri, S3638 [7MR]

Uniform Commercial Code, S5647-S5649 [25AP]

Tables

Costs per death averted due to certain health and safety regulations, S2042 [2FE]

Odds of dying from various causes, S2043 [2FE]

Preemption of State product liability laws under the Product Liability Fairness Act (S. 565), S6373, S6405 [10MY]

Ranking possible cancer hazards, S2042 [2FE]

Testimonies

U.S. Ability To Respond to Terrorist Threats: David B. Kopel, S7603-S7606 [26MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 108, consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H2864 [8MR]

H. Res. 109, consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H2901 [9MR]

H. Res. 140, consideration of H.R. 961, amend Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H4681 [10MY]

H.R. 456, study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles, E68 [9JA]

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. 878, establish a bill of rights for law enforcement officers, E314 [9FE]

H.R. 956, Product Liability Fairness Act, S6407-S6412 [10MY]

H.R. 1103, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act amendments, H7969-H7971 [28JY]

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

H.R. 1150, Professional Boxing Safety Act, E542 [7MR]

H.R. 1787, repeal labeling requirement for saccharin, H14266 [12DE]

H.R. 2522, Small Business Remediation Act, E2001 [24OC]

S. 81, tax credit for purchase of child restraint systems for motor vehicles, S293 [4JA]

S. 162, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act, S489-S491 [5JA]

S. 164, Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act, S494 [5JA]

S. 167, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, S497-S503 [5JA]

S. 234, regulation of motorcycle helmet use, S1072 [18JA]

S. 247, Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act, S1232 [19JA]

S. 387, High-Risk Drivers Act, S2497-S2499 [10FE]

S. 390, Omnibus Counterterrorism Act, S2503-S2516 [10FE]

S. 473, Nuclear Energy Policy Act, S3133 [24FE]

S. 476, maximum speed limit for motor vehicles, S3221 [27FE]

S. 515, Family Food Protection Act, S3614-S3621 [7MR]

S. 565, Product Liability Fairness Act, S3979-S3981 [15MR], S5390-S5396 [6AP]

S. 592, Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act, S4371-S4374 [22MR]

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

S. 631, Handgun Control and Violence Prevention Act, S4664, S4670 [27MR]

S. 682, air carrier safety, S5231 [5AP]

S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, S7857-S7877 [7JN]

S. 744, Compactors and Balers Safety Standards Modernization Act, S6010 [2MY]

S. 836, Pipeline Safety Act, S7018 [19MY]

S. 923, National Police Pursuit Policy Act, S8385 [14JN]

S. 1099, child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks, S11107 [1AU]

S. 1215, Neighborhood Security Act, S12734-S12736 [6SE]

S. 1274, improve management of remediation waste, S14314-S14316 [26SE]

S. 1286, improve management of remediation waste, S14738-S14740 [29SE]

S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, S17700-S17719 [29NO], S17903-S17923 [4DE]

S. 1353, National Drunk Driving Prevention Act, S15406 [20OC]

S. 1399, Rural Air Service Survival Act, S16755 [7NO]

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. 1461, airline verification of training and employment records of pilot applicants, S18288 [8DE]

S. 1479, Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Act, S18663 [14DE]

S. 1505, Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act, S19255-S19259 [22DE]

S. Res. 31, protection of reproductive health care clinics, S564 [6JA]

S. Res. 67, protection of reproductive health care clinics, S1282, S1291 [20JA]

S. Res. 108, National Atomic Veterans Day, S5454, S5520 [6AP]

S. Res. 180, Week Without Violence, S15042 [11OC], S15170 [13OC]