ASHCROFT, JOHN (a Senator from Missouri)

Amendments offered by, to

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

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5007 [31MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15773, S15852 [26OC], S16006, S16129 [27OC]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6358 [9MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15085, S15086, S15137 [12OC], S15201 [17OC]

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: abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (S. 1396), S17600, S17671 [28NO]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14878, S14941 [10OC]

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

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10064 [14JY], S10145, S10158, S10164 [17JY], S10189, S10245 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12906, S13033, S13038, S13040 [8SE]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S3691 [9MR]

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

———H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, S18639 [14DE]

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

———H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, S18249 [7DE]

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, S12342 [11AU]

Articles and editorials

Affirmative Action—The ``Radical Republican'' Example, Jack Kemp, Washington (DC) Post, S12306 [10AU]

GOP Gears Up To Grapple With Medicaid—States Could Design Own Programs, Kathleen Best, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S15725 [26OC]

Missouri's Wise Shift To HMO's, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S15726 [26OC]

TennCare Could Take Some Notes—Coventry Exec Compares Plans, David A. Fox, Nashville (TN) Tennessean, S15726 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 842), S7244 [23MY]

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

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see S. 1129), S11785 [7AU]

Food stamps: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 843), S7244 [23MY]

Medicaid: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 844), S7244 [23MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 36), S7615 [26MY]

SSI: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 845), S7244 [23MY]

Taxation: treatment of monetary contributions to charities serving the poor by individuals volunteering for such charities (see S. 846), S7244 [23MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 971), S9174 [27JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939), S9641 [10JY]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S10245 [18JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 16), S1374 [23JA]

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S11893 [8AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S51 [4JA]

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

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17782 [29NO]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S6696 [15MY]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3521 [6MR]

Clean Air Act: exempt certain agricultural-related facilities (see S. 490), S15407 [20OC]

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

Education: phase out the Federal Direct Student Loan Program and privatize the student loan system (see S. 1198), S18102 [6DE]

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

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see S. 650), S9465 [29JN]

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

Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (see S. Res. 118), S6337 [9MY]

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

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

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (see S.J. Res. 27), S3052 [23FE]

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

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S7248 [23MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S4111 [16MR]

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

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

———limit terms (see S. 683), S5217 [5AP]

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

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see S. 469), S4516 [23MR]

National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S4516 [23MR]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S2569 [13FE]

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]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within boundaries (see S. 796), S6513 [11MY]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 284), S16508 [1NO]

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]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S3221 [27FE]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see S.J. Res. 17), S2420 [9FE]

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

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

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see S. 758), S8615 [19JN]

———restructure income tax system (see S. 722), S6109 [3MY]

———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), S8824 [21JN]

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

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

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S4736 [28MR]

World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II (see S. Res. 179), S14710 [29SE]

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

Certificates of election

Senate, S1 [4JA]

Cloture motions

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2592 [14FE], S2777 [16FE]

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

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), S12064 [9AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3731 [9MR], S3918 [15MR]

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

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

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

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10146 [17JY], S10399 [20JY]

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

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]

Letters

Application of antitrust laws relative to Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into the long distance and manufacturing markets: Henry Geller, Markle Foundation, S8159 [12JN]

Food Stamp Block Grant Program: Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S13338 [12SE]

Motions offered by

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

Oaths of office

Senate, S9031 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16750 [7NO], S16799 [8NO]

AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (S. 842), S7237, S7245-S7247 [23MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (H.R. 402), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 27), S15199 [17OC]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4127, S4128 [17MR], S4176 [20MR], S4297 [22MR], S4544 [24MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10675 [26JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18494 [13DE]

Budget: balance, S6841 [18MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S4127, S4128 [17MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1893 [1FE], S3105 [24FE], S3178 [27FE], S3270 [28FE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4972 [31MR], S5052 [3AP], S5210 [5AP]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), S9511 [30JN]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), unanimous-consent agreement, S9510 [30JN]

———Presidential authorization to impound appropriated funds under a balanced budget requirement, S3178 [27FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17239 [17NO], S17423, S17425 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15558 [24OC], S15716, S15719, S15725, S15726 [26OC]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S12306 [10AU]

Corp. for National Service: funding, S14268 [26SE]

Crime: reform juvenile justice system (S. 1245), S13656-S13659 [15SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15085 [12OC], S15201, S15217 [17OC]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S11065 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: abolish ICC and assume necessary functions (S. 1396), S17600, S17602 [28NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14268 [26SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14878, S14880, S14881 [10OC], S14975, S14976, S14977, S14978, S14979 [11OC]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (S. 1129), S11788-S11790 [7AU]

———random drug testing of Federal job training program applicants, S14878, S14880, S14881 [10OC], S14975, S14976, S14977, S14978, S14979 [11OC]

Federal-State relations: authority of Federal Government, S6135 [4MY]

Food stamps: replace with State block grant programs, S12924 [8SE], S13334, S13335, S13337, S13338, S13340 [12SE]

———replace with State block grant programs (S. 843), S7237, S7245-S7247 [23MY]

Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S8729 [21JN]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10128 [17JY], S10189, S10193, S10227-S10229 [18JY]

Henson, Paul H.: CARE Foundation International Humanitarian Award recipient, S9652 [11JY]

Kruse, Lowell C.: Multiple Sclerosis Society Hope Award recipient, S12830 [7SE]

Lee, Desmond and Mary Ann: Missouri Botanical Garden's Henry Shaw Medal recipients, S17010 [14NO]

Medicaid: reform, S15716, S15719, S15725, S15726 [26OC]

———replace with State block grant programs (S. 844), S7237, S7245-S7247 [23MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, S15085 [12OC], S15184, S15201, S15217 [17OC]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S1235 [19JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 36), S7628 [26MY]

Mohan, Daniel S.: National Association of Letter Carriers' Central Region Hero of the Year award recipient, S6678 [15MY]

National Day of Prayer: observance, S6135 [4MY]

Point of order, S13516 [13SE]

Poplar Bluff, MO: tribute to Reed family, S13995 [21SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3639 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: maintain partnership between the Federal Government and the States, S13321, S13322, S13324, S13325 [12SE]

———participation of religious organizations, S13518, S13519, S13522 [13SE]

———reduce Federal bureaucracy, S13643 [15SE]

———reform, S10860 [28JY], S10937 [31JY], S11099 [1AU], S11190 [2AU]

———reform (H.R. 4), S10334 [20JY], S11777 [7AU], S12924, S12925 [8SE], S13321, S13322, S13324, S13325, S13334, S13335, S13337, S13338, S13340 [12SE], S13500, S13518, S13519, S13522 [13SE], S13643 [15SE], S13749 [19SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S5739-S5741 [27AP], S9031 [26JN], S15156 [13OC]

Senate: legislative program, S3640 [7MR], S12753 [7SE]

Social Security: establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (S. 872), S7623 [26MY]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of Kickapoo High School, S15445 [23OC]

SSI: replace with State block grant programs, S12924 [8SE]

———replace with State block grant programs (S. 845), S7237, S7245-S7247 [23MY]

Taxation: treatment of charitable contributions to poverty assistance organizations, S12924 [8SE], S13500 [13SE]

———treatment of monetary contributions to charities serving the poor by individuals volunteering for such charities (S. 846), S7237, S7245-S7247 [23MY]

Telecommunications: application of antitrust laws relative to Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into the long distance and manufacturing markets, S8156 [12JN], S8216, S8217 [13JN]

———rates for universal service to health care providers in rural areas, educational providers, and libraries, S7974, S7975 [8JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S7974, S7975 [8JN], S8156 [12JN], S8216, S8217 [13JN]

Trucking industry: exempt small movers of household goods from certain intrastate economic regulations, S17600, S17602 [28NO]

Urban areas: designate regulatory relief zones in certain distressed areas (S. 1184), S12374 [11AU]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S1136 [19JA]

Schedules

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights: constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, D86 [25JA]

Statements

Belief, Purpose, Principle, and Practice of the Senate, S9031 [26JN]

Texts of

S. 1184, Urban Regulatory Relief Zone Act, S12375 [11AU]

S.J. Res. 36, constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, S7629 [26MY]

Tributes

Bower, Virgil (Skip), S7802 [7JN]

Dugulescu, Peter, S16464 [1NO]

Godejohn, Frances W., S9936 [13JY]

Halverson, Richard C., S18795 [18DE]

Meyer, Duane G., S7386 [24MY]

Pierpont, John, S10654 [25JY]

Rabin, Yitzhak, S16715 [7NO]

Stanfill, Margaret, S6457 [10MY]