HELMS, JESSE (a Senator from North Carolina)

Addresses

Narcotics National Emergency Sanctions Act: Ernesto Samper-Pizano, President of Colombia, S5228-S5230 [5AP]

Amendments offered by, to

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10233, S10250 [18JY]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4846, S4934, S4935 [30MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15786, S15853 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7248 [23MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), S10707, S10711, S10715, S10721, S10741 [26JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15055 [11OC], S15136, S15137 [12OC], S15167 [13OC], S15249, S15255 [17OC], S15292 [18OC], S16106 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11564, S11567, S11571, S11620, S11621, S11636, S11637, S11638 [5AU], S12295 [10AU], S12536, S12616 [5SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12297 [10AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3597, S3600, S3632 [7MR], S3662, S3682 [8MR], S3759 [9MR], S4113 [16MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10938, S10939, S10946, S10962, S10964, S10972, S10973, S10983, S10986, S10988, S10989, S10993, S10994, S10996, S11010, S11025, S11027, S11028, S11033, S11034, S11036 [31JY], S11050, S11058, S11116, S11117 [1AU], S18635, S18664 [14DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12014, S12101 [9AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11531, S11629 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14539, S14540, S14558 [28SE], S14675, S14755, S14756, S14759, S14763 [29SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13906, S13936, S13980, S13985, S13986, S13987 [20SE], S14027, S14033, S14036, S14072, S14088, S14090, S14092, S14094 [21SE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10014 [14JY], S10247 [18JY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8677, S8715 [20JN], S8792, S8828 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU], S12842 [7SE], S12897, S12986 [8SE], S13545 [13SE]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8213, S8266, S8267 [13JN]

USIA: extension of au pair programs (S. 1465), S18565, S18579 [13DE]

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

Analyses

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (S. 381), S2415-S2417 [9FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Kim Young Sam Into the House Chamber, H7703 [26JY]

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

———H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, S18639 [14DE]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Affirmative Action on the Edge—A Divisive Debate Begins Over Whether Women and Minorities Still Deserve Favored Treatment, Steven Roberts, U.S. News & World Report (publication), S3474-S3476 [3MR]

Bill Oils the AIDS Squeaky Wheel, Michael Fumento, Washington (DC) Times, S10706 [26JY]

Colombia, America's Favorite ``Narco-Democracy'', by, and William J. Bennett, Wall Street Journal, S5227 [5AP]

Food-Stamp Racket, Daniel R. Levine, Readers Digest (publication), S13157 [11SE]

Foreign Soil, Common Ground, S3493 [6MR]

He Put Our Right To Live Over Our Right To Know, C.H. Freedman, Jewish Herald (publication), S17521 [27NO]

Holding U.S. Security Hostage, S18636 [14DE]

Homosexual Rights Need Clear and Direct Debate, Richard G. McDonald, Kinston (NC) Free Press, S10923 [31JY]

Italian Magazine Ranks Cuba as a Sexual Paradise, Miami (FL) Herald, S15286 [18OC]

Mandatory Federal AIDS Classes Cited as Promoting Gay Agenda—Training Addresses Religion as Barrier, Rowan Scarborough, Washington (DC) Times, S10720 [26JY]

Minorities Can't Measure Up? That's What Affirmative Action Policies Imply, Though You Won't Hear Its Liberal Backers Say So, Linda Chavez, USA Today, S3474 [3MR]

Mother of Them All—Carol Porter Feeds Poor Kids in Houston—Without a Cent From the Government, People (publication), S5028 [3AP]

Need for Tourists' Dollars Fueling Cuba Prostitution, Lizette Alvarez, Miami (FL) Herald, S15286 [18OC]

Operators to Lawmakers—Now You're Playing Our Song; Legislators Tackle Industry's Music-Licensing Gripe; Restaurateurs, Ron Ruggless, Nation's Restaurant News (publication), S11960 [8AU]

Outlawing Abortion Method, Diane M. Gianelli, American Medical News (publication), S18078-S18080 [6DE]

Preferential Treatment Backlash, Peter Schrag, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, S3476 [3MR]

Quest for a Stronger Foreign Policy Hand, John Bolton, Washington (DC) Times, S10086 [17JY]

10 Reasons For Voluntary School Prayer, Norman L. Geisler, Charlotte (NC) Observer, S2151 [6FE]

U.N.'s Deadbeat Diplomats Owe Millions, Catherine Toups, Washington (DC) Times, S10943 [31JY]

U.S. Nominee Says China Has Right To Disband Legco, Simon Beck, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong publication), S15163 [13OC]

What Is a Doctor To Do When Faced With an Order To Commit Murder? A Question of Duty, Reader's Digest (publication), S15073 [12OC]

Awards

Presentation of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Walter J. (Joe) Marm, S4757 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (see S. 24, 316), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (see S. 1098), S10966 [31JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: create an international fund for defense (see S. 1157), S12215 [10AU]

China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see S. Res. 148), S9517 [30JN]

———human rights violations (see S.J. Res. 43), S18363 [11DE]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see S. 28, 320), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see S. 497), S3466 [3MR]

Colombia: trade sanctions relative to illegal drugs and drug trafficking (see S. 681), S5217 [5AP]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): assemble membership from private citizenry (see S. Res. 76), S1920 [1FE]

———change membership rules relative to private citizens (see S. Res. 21), S52 [4JA]

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 41), S789 [11JA]

Courts: settlement of claims of Swain County, NC, against the Federal Government (see S. 987), S9421 [29JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see S. 381), S2399 [9FE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations and abolishing certain related agencies (see S. 1441), S17865 [30NO]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see S. 908), S8097 [9JN]

Education: Federal funding relative to voluntary school prayer (see S. 27, 319), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 26, 318), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

Federal employees: protect the right of free speech relative to views on homosexuality (see S. 23, 315), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in North Carolina (see S. 801), S6687 [15MY]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (see S. 961), S8997 [23JN]

Foreign policy: resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and Pakistan (see S. Res. 138), S8821 [21JN]

Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see S. 25, 317), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

Joan Marie (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1454), S18232 [7DE]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (see S. 1413), S17090 [15NO]

LSC: abolish (see S. 958), S8945 [22JN]

Medicare: assure fairness and choice to patients (see S. 1343), S15338 [19OC]

Mexico: U.S. support of the efforts of President Ernesto Zedillo to eliminate corruption within the political system (see S. Con. Res. 30), S15119 [12OC]

Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see S. 962), S8997 [23JN]

Movin On (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1455), S18232 [7DE]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 14), S6802 [17MY]

Play Hard (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1456), S18232 [7DE]

PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see S. 1064), S10490 [21JY]

Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (see S. 29, 321), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE]

Shogun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 1457), S18232 [7DE]

Stewart, Clarence P.: relief (see S. 1018), S9638 [10JY]

Tariff: pharmaceutical-grade phospholipids (see S. 1015), S9638 [10JY]

———warp knitting machines (see S. 927), S8493 [15JN]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see S. 1038), S9998 [14JY]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see S. 1295), S14710 [29SE]

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

USIA: extension of au pair programs (see S. 1465), S18363 [11DE]

Waterways: require construction and operation of a jetty and sand transfer system by the Corps of Engineers (see S. 988), S9421 [29JN]

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), S8825 [21JN]

Agriculture: price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (see S. 1155), S12214 [10AU]

Angola: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 121), S6802 [17MY]

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

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

Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 678), S15851 [26OC]

Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (see S. 5), S47 [4JA]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S3064 [23FE]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see S. 1370), S16421 [31OC]

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

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see S. 21), S48 [4JA]

———U.S. military intervention (see S. Con. Res. 35), S18559 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S1543 [25JA]

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

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see S. Con. Res. 21), S9998 [14JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S9309 [28JN]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17669 [28NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see S.J. Res. 37), S9810 [12JY]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S3539 [6MR]

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

Clean Air Act: exempt certain agricultural-related facilities (see S. 490), S15129 [12OC]

Conference of the States: convene to consider a balanced budget constitutional amendment (see S. Res. 82), S3390 [2MR]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see S. 141), S1542 [25JA]

Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (see S. 190), S3291 [28FE]

Crime: false identification documents (see S. 507), S7787 [6JN]

———sexual exploitation of children (see S. 241), S4203 [20MR]

Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on U.S. negotiations (see S. 925), S8493 [15JN]

Dalai Lama: visit to U.S. (see S. Res. 169), S12959 [8SE]

Eastern European countries: political, military, and economic cooperation between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. Res. 166), S12370 [11AU]

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

Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S9421 [29JN]

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), S5913 [1MY]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see S. 324), S9100 [26JN]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see S. 230), S944 [13JA]

Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula (see S.J. Res. 29; S. Con. Res. 4), S1539 [25JA], S4199 [20MR]

———support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see S. Res. 97), S8712 [20JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S14752 [29SE]

———revoke generalized system of preferences eligibility for countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 809), S6750 [16MY]

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

Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see S. 603), S5076 [3AP]

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

———periodic review and termination dates (see S. 511), S3904 [14MR]

———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S8516 [15JN]

———reform regulatory process (see S. 343), S4111 [16MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 79), S4203 [20MR]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S17870 [30NO]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see S. 948), S8684 [20JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 121), S1373 [23JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S18664 [14DE]

Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see S. 877), S10971 [31JY]

Helium: phase out Federal refining program and stockpile (see S. 738), S5909 [1MY]

Iran: trade embargo (see S. 277, 630), S2764 [15FE], S7248 [23MY]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S4149 [17MR]

Israel: condemn terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 69), S1442 [24JA]

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

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S6337 [9MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1539 [25JA]

Korea, Democratic Republic of: implementation of agreed framework relative to resolution of nuclear issues (see S. 1293), S14710 [29SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S5729 [26AP]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S5076 [3AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 334), S18295 [8DE]

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

Medicaid: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 844), S12410 [11AU]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S12967 [8SE]

———clarify use of private contracts (see S. 1289), S14710 [29SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see S. 194), S789 [11JA]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. 384), S2492 [10FE]

Music: licensing (see S. 1137), S14134 [22SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S6109 [3MY]

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

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S10322 [19JY]

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

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until Congress appropriates funds for implementation (see S. 91), S1096 [18JA]

———repeal (see S. 218), S1237 [19JA]

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

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute to U.S. fighter pilot rescued after downing of plane in Bosnia (see S. Res. 132), S8098 [9JN]

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

Pakistan: U.S. visit by Benazir Bhutto (see S. Res. 102), S5142 [4AP]

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

———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S15580 [24OC]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 7), S51 [4JA]

Public lands: limit Federal acquisitions in States where one quarter or more land area is Federal land (see S. 518), S3744 [9MR]

Public welfare programs: enhance education, increase school attendance, and promote self-sufficiency among recipients (see S. 19), S48 [4JA]

———reform (see S. 834, 1120), S7014 [19MY], S11323 [3AU]

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

Real property: provide protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S806 [11JA]

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), S1860 [31JA]

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), S1070 [18JA]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 31, 252), S48 [4JA], S1789 [30JA]

———provide that certain health insurance policies are not duplicative (see S. 1138), S12967 [8SE]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see S. 498), S12410 [11AU]

States: development of alternative dispute resolutions systems for medical malpractice claims and federally mandated liability reform (see S. 11), S1373 [23JA]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see S. 957), S8945 [22JN]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 216), S3992 [15MR]

———capital gains rates (see S. 182, 959), S4516 [23MR], S9916 [13JY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S3992 [15MR]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S14751 [29SE]

———establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see S. 1050), S10320 [19JY]

———incentives to encourage small investors (see S. 181), S4515 [23MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 628), S4657 [27MR]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see S. 867), S7702 [5JN]

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

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S8712 [20JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 1247), S14907 [10OC]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see S. 1414), S17090 [15NO]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see S.J. Res. 34), S6912 [18MY]

———pursue the release of political and religious prisoners (see S. Res. 174), S13842 [19SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize with military decorations the meritorious and valorous acts and services of Army personnel in the Pleiku campaign in the Ia Drang Valley (see S. 967), S9097 [26JN]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S3904 [14MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S15041 [11OC]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S1539 [25JA]

World War II: anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp in Poland (see S. Res. 74), S1618 [26JA]

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

Cloture motions

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

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S14994, S15025 [11OC], S15113 [12OC], S15165 [13OC], S15217 [17OC]

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], S1146 [19JA]

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

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

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

Comments

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Miguel A. Aldana, Marti Civic League, S15215 [17OC]

Documents

Individual Wage Tax Form Under Flat Tax Proposal, S10010 [14JY]

Proposed Legislation To Require a Balanced Federal Budget (1973), S3200 [27FE]

Interviews

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Rafael Solano, Elizardo San Pedro Marin, Raul Rivero, and Jose Rivero, S15215 [17OC]

Letters

Battle of Midway National Memorial: International Midway Memorial Foundation, Inc., S10971 [31JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: Gary L. Bauer, Family Research Council, S10758 [27JY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Adolfo F. Sains, Partido Solidaridad Democratica (Cuban political party), S15214 [17OC]

———Armando Valladares, S14997 [11OC]

———Elizardo S. Marin, Partido Solidaridad Democratica (Cuban political party), S14996 [11OC]

———Emilio Alvarez-Recio, Colgate-Palmolive Co., S15214 [17OC]

———Otto J. Reich, U.S.-Cuba Business Council, S15213 [17OC]

———Partido Solidaridad Democratica (Cuban political party), S15214 [17OC]

———several organizations, S15214 [17OC]

Federal employees participation in AIDS training programs, S10721 [26JY]

Foreign Relations Revitalization Act: Senators Dole, Snowe, and Helms, S10939 [31JY]

Lake Gaston Protection Act: Senators Robb and Warner, S17092 [15NO]

Narcotics National Emergency Sanctions Act: Ernesto Samper-Pizano, President of Colombia, S5228 [5AP]

Nicaraguan Government confiscation of private property: Anna S. Rivero, S12345 [11AU]

———Charles W. Kettel, S12345 [11AU]

———Clarisa C. DeReed, S12346 [11AU]

———Clotilde Carcamo, S12347 [11AU]

———Edith Cohen, S12345 [11AU]

———Eduardo J. Seville, S12346 [11AU]

———Emmade Lugo, S12346 [11AU]

———Ernestina S. De Arana, S12346 [11AU]

———Francisco J. Somarriba, S12346 [11AU]

———Liliana A. De Vargas, S12345 [11AU]

———Patricia S. Sollock, S12346 [11AU]

———Paul H. Gulke, S12347 [11AU]

———Peter R. Sengelmann, S12345 [11AU]

———Rene and Jilma Cardenas, S12345 [11AU]

———Richard J. Brockmann, S12346 [11AU]

———Segundo J. and Agnes Montoya, S12347 [11AU]

———Thelma R. Knoepffler, S12346 [11AU]

———Valeria Romion, S12347 [11AU]

———William T. Criswell, S12345 [11AU]

———Yolanda Marroquin, S12346 [11AU]

Nomination of Jim Sasser to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China: by, S15163 [13OC]

Partial-birth abortions: Pamela E. Smith, S18076, S18077 [6DE]

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

U.S.-North Korea nuclear weapons agreement: by, S4054 [16MR]

Lists

Committee on Foreign Relations subcommittees' memberships and jurisdiction, S2260 [7FE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act supporters, S14996 [11OC]

Organizations supporting medicare fairness and choice, S15346 [19OC]

Memorandums

Mandatory HIV/AIDS Training: Foreign Agriculture Service, S10720 [26JY]

———President Clinton, S10716-S10720 [26JY]

Messages

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Partido Solidaridad Democratica (Cuban political party), S15215 [17OC]

Motions offered by

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5944 [2MY]

Opinion polls

Panamanians Want U.S. Troops To Stay: USIA, S6822 [17MY]

Papers

Federal Government Promotes Homosexuality Using ``Diversity'' Cover: Robert L. Maginnis, Family Research Council, S218-S221 [4JA]

Questions and answers

Economic assistance to Mexico relative to instability of economy and currency, S1976-S1979 [2FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit gender-based occurrences (S. 24), S216 [4JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16732 [7NO], S18075, S18076 [6DE]

AFDC: work requirement for food stamp recipients, S13152, S13156, S13196 [11SE]

Agriculture: price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (S. 1155), S12250 [10AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13766 [19SE]

AID: contracting and hiring practices in South Africa, S18179 [7DE]

———relocation to Federal Triangle Building, Washington, DC, S14033 [21SE]

Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish (S. 1098), S10970 [31JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: create an international fund for defense (S. 1157), S12252 [10AU]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10230 [18JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18522 [13DE]

Budget: balance, S6240 [8MY], S9345 [29JN], S11224 [2AU], S12077 [9AU], S12757 [7SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S5029 [3AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S3200 [27FE], S3325 [2MR]

———deficit, S29 [4JA], S479 [5JA], S575 [6JA], S618 [9JA], S688 [10JA], S756 [11JA], S825 [12JA], S925 [13JA], S960 [17JA], S1023 [18JA], S1136 [19JA], S1270 [20JA], S1299 [23JA], S1396 [24JA], S1485 [25JA], S1615 [26JA], S1704 [27JA], S1734 [30JA], S1799 [31JA], S1874 [1FE], S1975 [2FE], S2079 [3FE], S2150 [6FE], S2264 [7FE], S2278 [8FE], S2357 [9FE], S2441 [10FE], S2536 [13FE], S2646 [14FE], S2757 [15FE], S2903 [16FE], S2954 [22FE], S2994 [23FE], S3080 [24FE], S3143 [27FE], S3282 [28FE], S3465 [3MR], S3494 [6MR], S3602 [7MR], S3679 [8MR], S3695 [9MR], S3774 [10MR], S3830 [13MR], S3961 [15MR], S4091 [16MR], S4147 [17MR], S4197 [20MR], S4210 [21MR], S4359 [22MR], S4488 [23MR], S4532 [24MR], S4655 [27MR], S4684 [28MR], S4755 [29MR], S4840 [30MR], S4989 [31MR], S5029 [3AP], S5095 [4AP], S5179 [5AP], S5389 [6AP], S5539 [7AP], S5567 [24AP], S5635 [25AP], S5725 [26AP], S5747 [27AP], S5870 [1MY], S5997 [2MY], S6032 [3MY], S6147 [4MY], S6196 [5MY], S6240 [8MY], S6301 [9MY], S6457 [10MY], S6506 [11MY], S6600 [12MY], S6678 [15MY], S6745 [16MY], S6802 [17MY], S6845 [18MY], S7010 [19MY], S7118 [22MY], S7230 [23MY], S7385 [24MY], S7490 [25MY], S7610 [26MY], S7656 [5JN], S7718 [6JN], S7801 [7JN], S8020 [8JN], S8082 [9JN], S8132 [12JN], S8205 [13JN], S8304 [14JN], S8488 [15JN], S8529 [16JN], S8598 [19JN], S8681 [20JN], S8817 [21JN], S8848 [22JN], S8966 [23JN], S9031 [26JN], S9173 [27JN], S9235 [28JN], S9494 [30JN], S9603 [10JY], S9653 [11JY], S9733 [12JY], S9832 [13JY], S10077 [14JY], S10085 [17JY], S10189 [18JY], S10315 [19JY], S10336 [20JY], S10488 [21JY], S10564 [24JY], S10652 [25JY], S10728 [26JY], S10776 [27JY], S10873 [28JY], S10923 [31JY], S11049 [1AU], S11322 [3AU], S11446 [4AU], S11603 [5AU], S11735 [7AU], S11890 [8AU], S12208 [10AU], S12345 [11AU], S12624 [5SE], S12679 [6SE], S13138 [8SE], S13207 [11SE], S13380 [12SE], S13539 [13SE], S13619 [14SE], S13653 [15SE], S13679 [18SE], S13751 [19SE], S13885 [20SE], S13995 [21SE], S14128 [22SE], S14156 [25SE], S14309 [26SE], S14402 [27SE], S14542 [28SE], S14702 [29SE], S14803 [10OC], S14961 [11OC], S15073 [12OC], S15162 [13OC], S15220 [17OC], S15294 [18OC], S15335 [19OC], S15379 [20OC], S15504 [23OC], S15572 [24OC], S15683 [25OC], S15843 [26OC], S16105 [27OC], S16379 [31OC], S16469 [1NO], S16565 [2NO], S16656 [3NO], S16699 [6NO], S16726 [7NO], S16816 [8NO], S16918 [9NO], S16967 [13NO], S17012 [14NO], S17059 [15NO], S17181 [16NO], S17332 [17NO], S17510 [20NO], S17521 [27NO], S17547 [28NO], S17822 [29NO], S17860 [30NO], S17881 [4DE], S18014 [5DE], S18098 [6DE], S18127 [7DE], S18287 [8DE], S18313 [11DE], S18431 [12DE], S18555 [13DE], S18590 [14DE], S18734 [15DE], S18795 [18DE], S18917 [19DE], S18997 [20DE], S19107 [21DE], S19235 [22DE], S19337 [2JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4885 [30MR], S5370 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15786, S15787, S15788, S15827 [26OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9404, S9405 [29JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7490 [25MY]

Centers for Disease Control: adoption by States of guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, S10703 [26JY]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S18229, S18230 [7DE]

China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (S. Res. 148), S9580 [30JN]

———human rights policies on abortion and infanticide, S15073 [12OC]

———human rights violations (S.J. Res. 43), S18575 [13DE]

China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui, S3831 [13MR]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 53), S6313 [9MY]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (S. 28), S224 [4JA]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (S. 497), S3471-S3473 [3MR]

Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, S4196 [20MR]

Colombia: trade sanctions relative to illegal drugs and drug trafficking (S. 681), S5224 [5AP]

Committee on Armed Services (Senate): referral of Navy nominees, S18249 [7DE]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): change membership rules relative to private citizens (S. Res. 21), S11, S420 [4JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: freeze Federal funding levels for HIV/AIDS, S10715 [26JY]

———limitations on the use of Federal funding relative to homosexuality or intravenous drug use, S10711, S10712 [26JY], S10759 [27JY]

———reauthorize (S. 641), S10486 [21JY], S10703, S10704, S10708, S10710, S10711, S10712, S10714, S10715, S10721 [26JY], S10757, S10758, S10759 [27JY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S8345 [14JN]

Courts: limitations on punitive damage awards, S6394 [10MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6394 [10MY]

———settlement of claims of Swain County, NC, against the Federal Government (S. 987), S9431 [29JN]

Cuba: remove travel restrictions on U.S. citizens, S15285, S15286, S15287 [18OC], S15321, S15323 [19OC]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, S3599 [7MR], S3664, S3666 [8MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S14994, S15002, S15025 [11OC], S15077, S15102 [12OC], S15212 [17OC], S15277, S15278, S15283, S15285, S15286, S15287 [18OC], S15317, S15321, S15323, S15325 [19OC]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), unanimous-consent agreement, S15320 [19OC]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (S. 381), S2411 [9FE]

———U.S. policy on immigrants, S5942 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11571 [5AU], S12536 [5SE], S12667 [6SE]

———limitation on emergency and extraordinary appropriations, S3662, S3663 [8MR]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12151, S12159 [10AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3597, S3599 [7MR], S3662, S3663, S3664, S3666 [8MR], S4011 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), conference report, S5326, S5327 [6AP]

———Special Operations Command funding, S12536 [5SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies, S13906 [20SE], S14022, S14023 [21SE]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), S18135, S18179, S18229, S18231 [7DE]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), insert language of S. 908 in lieu, S18637 [14DE]

———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10086 [17JY], S10929, S10936, S10939, S10942, S10943, S10944, S10949 [31JY], S11050, S11051, S11052, S11058, S11059, S11066, S11067 [1AU], S16916 [9NO], S18616, S18617, S18623, S18624, S18631, S18632, S18635, S18636 [14DE]

———machine readable visa fees, S14540 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12004, S12014, S12015 [9AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14539, S14540 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18135, S18136 [7DE]

Diseases: limitations on Federal funds for HIV/AIDS relative to cancer research funding, S10721 [26JY], S10757, S10758 [27JY]

Education: Federal funding relative to voluntary school prayer (S. 27), S222-S224 [4JA]

Egypt: U.S. visit of President Hosni Mohammed Mubarak, S5118 [4AP]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (S. 26), S221 [4JA]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (H.R. 1715), S15294 [18OC]

———require welfare recipients to work, S11829 [8AU]

Endangered Species Act: application at Fort Bragg, NC, S3597, S3599 [7MR]

Estonia: visit of President Lennart Meri, S15317 [19OC]

FDA: transportation and categorization of poultry, S13766 [19SE]

Federal employees: participation in AIDS training programs, S10715 [26JY]

———protect the right of free speech relative to views on homosexuality (S. 23), S216 [4JA]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14029, S14030, S14033 [21SE]

———restrictions on assistance to the independent States of the former Soviet Union, S15283 [18OC]

Foreign countries: expropriation of property of U.S. persons, S18632 [14DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13906 [20SE], S14022, S14023, S14029, S14030, S14033, S14035, S14036, S14037 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S17065 [15NO]

Foreign policy: funding to build housing for Russian military officers, S5326 [6AP]

———resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and Pakistan (S. Res. 138), S8825 [21JN]

Foreign Service: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S18229 [7DE]

Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (S. 25), S217 [4JA], S10922 [31JY]

Haiti: U.S. policy, S18659 [14DE]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), S18249 [7DE]

Ireland, Republic of: visit to Senate by Prime Minister John Bruton, S4050 [16MR]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (S. 770), S6346 [9MY]

———relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), S15474 [23OC]

———U.S. visit of Prime Minister Shimon Peres, S18407 [12DE]

Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (S. 1413), S17091 [15NO]

LSC: abolish (S. 958), S8948 [22JN]

Medicare: assure fairness and choice to patients (S. 1343), S15345 [19OC]

———choice of health care professionals, S15786, S15787, S15788 [26OC]

Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, S1975 [2FE]

———U.S. support of the efforts of President Ernesto Zedillo to eliminate corruption within the political system (S. Con. Res. 30), S15130 [12OC]

National African American Museum: establish, S12004 [9AU]

National Hosiery Week: observance, S11225 [2AU]

National Right To Work Committee: anniversary, S5389 [6AP]

National security: national missile defense systems, S12667 [6SE]

NATO: expedite full membership to European countries that emerge from Communist domination, S12151 [10AU]

New Zealand: U.S. visit of Prime Minister James Bolger (H. Con. Res. 52), S4698 [28MR]

Nicaragua: allocation of foreign aid, S12345 [11AU]

Pakistan: U.S. visit by Benazir Bhutto, S5325 [6AP]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Con. Res. 14), S6822 [17MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S3600 [7MR], S14050 [21SE]

PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (S. 1064), S10501 [21JY], S14035 [21SE]

Point of order, S15001 [11OC]

Population: funding for international family planning programs, S17065 [15NO]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer, S2151 [6FE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3483 [3MR]

Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (S. 29), S225 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: reform, S5028 [3AP]

———reform (H.R. 4), S11829 [8AU], S13152, S13156, S13196 [11SE]

Russia: limit funding for agreement to exchange equipment, technology and materials, S4011 [16MR]

San Carlos Apache Tribe: water rights (S. 1431), S18250 [7DE]

Sasser, Jim: nomination to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, S15163 [13OC]

Senate: legislative program, S11 [4JA], S3484 [3MR], S15065 [11OC], S15294 [18OC], S15317 [19OC], S18251 [7DE]

———visit to Senate Chamber by King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, S4705 [28MR]

Senate Rules: reform gift rules (S. Res. 158), technical corrections (S. Res. 198), S18249, S18250 [7DE]

Sound recording and reproducing: exclusive right to perform publicly through digital transmissions (S. 227), S11960 [8AU]

START II Treaty: ratification, S19194 [22DE]

States: require spousal notification of HIV/AIDS infected individuals, S10708 [26JY]

Stewart, Clarence P.: relief (S. 1018), S9639 [10JY]

Tariff: pharmaceutical-grade phospholipids (S. 1015), S9638 [10JY]

———warp knitting machines (S. 927), S8497 [15JN]

Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (S. 1038), S10009 [14JY]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S7995 [8JN], S8242 [13JN], S8345 [14JN], S8469 [15JN]

Television: allow for competition in the manufacture and distribution of cable boxes, S7995 [8JN]

———FCC review of television broadcast ownership operation restrictions, S8242 [13JN]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (S. 1295), S14744 [29SE]

U.N.: debts owed by diplomats to U.S. individuals and businesses, S10943, S10944 [31JY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (S. Res. 133), S8400 [14JN]

U.N. Population Fund: funding, S14036, S14037 [21SE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: funding for delegation relative to the detention of Peter H. Wu by the People's Republic of China, S10939, S10942 [31JY]

———perspectives on family and gender, S11050 [1AU]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Red Wolf Program funding, S12014, S12015 [9AU]

USIA: extension on Au Pair programs, S14539 [28SE]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (S. 1414), S17046 [15NO]

Vietnam: normalization of relations, S9694 [11JY]

Votes: correction, S16023 [27OC]

Waterways: require construction and operation of a jetty and sand transfer system by the Corps of Engineers (S. 988), S9433 [29JN]

Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe: water rights (S. 1431), S18250 [7DE]

Reports

Political Contributions of Executive Nominees, S3282, S3283 [28FE]

Reports filed

Activities: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Rept. 104-21), S4804 [29MR]

Convention on Conventional Weapons: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4490 [23MR]

Cyprus Dispute Resolution: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 42), S18437 [12DE]

Encourage North-South Dialogue on Korean Peninsula: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 29), S4364 [22MR]

Expenditures: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 41), S901 [12JA]

Extradition Treaty With Jordan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 104-2), S6006 [2MY]

Foreign Affairs Agency Consolidation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 908) (S. Rept. 104-95), S8097 [9JN]

Foreign Aid Appropriations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 961) (S. Rept. 104-99), S8997 [23JN]

Foreign Service Nominations: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8684 [20JN], S9716 [11JY], S18440, S18441 [12DE]

Human Rights Violations in the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S.J. Res. 43), S18437 [12DE]

NATO Membership of Central and East European Countries: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 602), S18437 [12DE]

Negotiation of a New Panama Canal Agreement on the Presence of U.S. Armed Forces: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 14), S18437 [12DE]

Nomination of A. Elizabeth Jones To Be Ambassador to Kazakhstan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of A. Peter Burleigh To Be Ambassador to Sri Lanka: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18437 [12DE]

Nomination of Alberto J. Mora to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Anthony C.E. Quainton To Be Director General of the Foreign Service: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Bette Bao Lord to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Carl Spielvogel to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Charles H. Twining To Be Ambassador to Cameroon: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18439 [12DE]

Nomination of Cheryl F. Halpern to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Daniel H. Simpson To Be Ambassador to Zaire: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9716 [11JY]

Nomination of David C. Litt To Be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9714 [11JY]

Nomination of David L. Hobbs To Be Ambassador to Guyana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9714 [11JY]

Nomination of David P. Rawson To Be Ambassador to Mali: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18440 [12DE]

Nomination of David W. Burke to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Don L. Gevirtz To Be Ambassador to Fiji: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18439 [12DE]

Nomination of Donald K. Steinberg To Be Ambassador to Angola: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8683 [20JN]

Nomination of Edward Brynn To Be Ambassador to Ghana: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of Edward E. Kaufman to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Elizabeth Raspolic To Be Ambassador to Gabon and to Sao Tome and Principe: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of Eric J. Boswell To Be Assistanct Sec. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Frances D. Cook To Be Ambassador to Oman: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of Frank G. Wisner To Be Career Ambassador: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3282 [28FE]

Nomination of George J. Kourpias To the Board of Directors of the OPIC: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of Gerald W. Scott To Be Ambassador to The Gambia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18440 [12DE]

Nomination of Gloria R. Ott To the Board of Directors of the OPIC: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of Harvey Sigelbaum To the Board of Directors of the OPIC: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of Herman E. Gallegos To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3282 [28FE]

Nomination of Isabelle Leeds To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3282 [28FE]

Nomination of J. Stapleton Roy To Be Ambassador to Indonesia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of Jacquelyn L. Williams-Bridgers To Be Inspector General of the Dept. of State: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of James A. Joseph To Be Ambassador to South Africa: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18439 [12DE]

Nomination of James A. Williams To Be Ambassador to Cyprus: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8684 [20JN]

Nomination of James E. Goodby To Be Principal Negotiator and Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Safety and Dismantlement: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9716 [11JY]

Nomination of James F. Collins To Be Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Sec. of State for the New of Independent States: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of James R. Sasser To Be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18439 [12DE]

Nomination of Jeanette W. Hyde To Be Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Grenada: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3282 [28FE]

Nomination of Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe To Be Alternate Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Jenonne R. Walker To Be Ambassador to the Czech Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8683 [20JN]

Nomination of Joan M. Plaisted To Be Ambassador to the Marshall Islands and Kiribati: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18439 [12DE]

Nomination of John Chrystal To the Board of Directors of the OPIC: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of John K. Menzies To Be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of John L. Hirsch To Be Ambassador to Sierra Leone: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of John M. Yates To Be Ambassador to Benin: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9716 [11JY]

Nomination of John R. Malott To Be Ambassador to Malaysia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of John T. Stewart To Be Ambassador to Moldova: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of Joseph A. Presel To Be Ambassador to Nagorno-Karabakh: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Kenneth M. Quinn To Be Ambassador to Cambodia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of Lane Kirkland To Be Alternate Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Lannon Walker To Be Ambassador to Cote d`Ivorie: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8684 [20JN]

Nomination of Larry C. Napper To Be Ambassador to Latvia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8683 [20JN]

Nomination of Lawrence Harrington To Be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6006 [2MY]

Nomination of Lawrence P. Taylor To Be Ambassador to Estonia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8683 [20JN]

Nomination of Lee C. Howley To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3282 [28FE]

Nomination of Lee F. Jackson To Be U.S. Director of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Marc B. Nathanson to the Broadasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Mark D. Gearan To Be Director of the Peace Corps: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Michael W. Cotter To Be Ambassador to Turkmenistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9714 [11JY]

Nomination of Mosina H. Jordan To Be Ambassador to the Central African Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8684 [20JN]

Nomination of Patrick N. Theros To Be Ambassador to Qatar: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9714 [11JY]

Nomination of Peggy Blackford To Be Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., To Be Ambassador as Coordinator of Counterterrorism: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of R. Grant Smith To Be Ambassador to Tajikistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8683 [20JN]

Nomination of Ralph R. Johnson To Be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18440 [12DE]

Nomination of Ray L. Caldwell To Be Ambassador as Deputy Assistant Sec. of State for Burdensharing: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4364 [22MR]

Nomination of Representative Lantos To Be Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Representative Roth To Be Representative to the U.N.: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Richard H. Jones To Be Ambassador to Lebanon: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of Rita Derrick Hayes To Be Ambassador During Her Tenure as Chief Textile Negotiator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S19250 [22DE]

Nomination of Robert E. Gribbin III, To Be Ambassador to Rwanda: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18440 [12DE]

Nomination of Robert E. Rubin To Be U.S. Governor of Several International Monetary Funds: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3282 [28FE]

Nomination of Sandra J. Kristoff To Be U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18437 [12DE]

Nomination of Stanley T. Escudero To Be Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Thomas W. Simmons, Jr., To Be Ambassador to Pakistan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Nomination of Timothy M. Carney To Be Ambassador to Sudan: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S8684 [20JN]

Nomination of Tom C. Korologos to the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of Vicky J. Huddleston To Be Ambassador to Madagascar: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of Victor Jackovich To Be Ambassador to Slovenia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9715 [11JY]

Nomination of William H. Courtney To Be Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12213 [10AU]

Nomination of William J. Hughes To Be Ambassador to Panama: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S9714 [11JY]

Nomination of William M. Itoh To Be Ambassador to Thailand: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S18438 [12DE]

Protection and Continued Livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 25), S18437 [12DE]

Reporting Requirements Relative to Economic Assistance to Mexico: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 384), S5141 [4AP]

START II Treaty: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Exec. Rept. 104-10), S18737 [15DE]

Treaty With Panama on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 104-3), S6202 [5MY]

U.N. Membership for the Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 3), S4364 [22MR]

U.S. Participation in Expo `98 in Lisbon, Portugal: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 22), S12213 [10AU]

USIA Extension of Au Pair Programs: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1465), S18437 [12DE]

Visit of President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 9), S4364 [22MR]

Resolution of Ratification

Convention on Income Tax With Canada, S12214 [10AU]

Convention on Income Tax With France, S12214 [10AU]

Convention on Income Tax With Mexico, S12213 [10AU]

Convention on Income Tax With Portugal, S12214 [10AU]

Convention on Income Tax With Sweden, S12213 [10AU]

Convention on Income Tax With Ukraine, S12213 [10AU]

START II Treaty, S18737 [15DE]

Treaty With Panama on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, S6202 [5MY]

Resolution of ratification

Convention on Conventional Weapons, S4490 [23MR]

Rules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S2261-S2264 [7FE]

Schedules

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

Statements

U.S. Policy on Cuban Migration: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5942 [2MY]

Summaries

Foreign Relations Revitalization Act (S. 908), S18231 [7DE]

Testimonies

Partial-Birth Abortions: Pamela E. Smith, S18077 [6DE]

Texts of

S. 23, protect Federal employees' right of free speech relative to views on homosexuality, S216 [4JA]

S. 24, Civil Rights of Infants Act, S217 [4JA]

S. 25, prohibit expenditure of Government funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle, S217 [4JA]

S. 26, Civil Rights Restoration Act, S222 [4JA]

S. 27, Voluntary School Prayer Protection Act, S224 [4JA]

S. 28, Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act, S224 [4JA]

S. 29, Federal Adoption Services Act, S225 [4JA]

S. 381, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, S2411-S2415 [9FE]

S. 497, Act To End Unfair Preferential Treatment, S3473 [3MR]

S. 681, Narcotics National Emergency Sanctions Act, S5225-S5227 [5AP]

S. 987, Swain County Settlement Act, S9432 [29JN]

S. 988, Oregon Inlet Protection Act, S9433 [29JN]

S. 1015, tariffs on phamaceutical-grade phospholipids, S9638 [10JY]

S. 1413, Lake Gaston Protection Act, S17092 [15NO]

Tributes

Caudle, Michael, S3493 [6MR]

Fulbright, J. William, S2441 [10FE]

Hollingsworth, Gary L., S10665 [26JY]

Larson, Reed, S5389 [6AP]

Lee, B. Glen, S6275 [8MY]

Marm, Walter J. (Joe), S4757 [29MR]

Porter, Carol, S5028 [3AP]

Scali, John, S17520 [27NO]