COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)

Addresses

Public Welfare Programs Reform, S12363 [11AU]

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: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S16000, S16128 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7336, S7395 [24MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6012 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12060, S12104 [9AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14668, S14679, S14680, S14762, S14764 [29SE]

Federal employees: ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (S. 1429), S19011, S19019 [20DE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S940 [13JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14052, S14089 [21SE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), S4705, S4739 [28MR]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S10014 [14JY], S10247 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems (S. 383), S5494 [6AP]

Appointments

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S683 [9JA]

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the House Chamber, H14255 [12DE]

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

Committee To Escort the President, H584 [24JA]

Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, S4074 [16MR]

———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, S5380 [6AP]

———H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S13919 [20SE]

———H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S12037 [9AU]

———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12893 [8SE]

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

———S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act, S8718 [20JN], S13872 [19SE]

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

———S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act reauthorization, S15176 [13OC]

North Atlantic Assembly, S14566 [28SE]

Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S3801 [10MR]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S563 [6JA]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S6947 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Amendment To Balance the Budget? Eugene H. Methvin, Reader's Digest (publication), S2437 [10FE]

Death and Taxes, Washington (DC) Times, S7617 [26MY]

Former Congressman Jamie Whitten, Tupelo (MS) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, S13884 [20SE]

Growers Pick Tough Year for More Cotton, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S13707 [18SE]

Heartfelt Gift to Students Motivates Public, Ronnie Agnew, Hattiesburg (MS) American, S12078 [9AU]

Jamie Whitten Knew Real Power Was In the Purse Strings, Bill Minor, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S13884 [20SE]

John C. Stennis—Integrity Set Standard for Congress, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S5660 [25AP]

Judge Defends His Tulane Records Vote, Tyler Bridges, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S14469 [28SE]

Local Woman Makes Extraordinary Donation to USM, Sharon Wertz, Hattiesburg (MS) American, S12077 [9AU]

Proud Harvest, Neely Mallory, Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, S1795 [31JA]

Regulatory Relief for Farmers, by, Washington (DC) Post, S10127 [17JY]

Tulane Role May Kill Post, Bruce Alpert, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S14470 [28SE]

World War II Revisited—A Retrospect of V-E Day and the Events Leading up to It, Cathy Lumsden, Uniformed Services Journal, S7401-S7403 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see S. 791), S6513 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (see S. 1235), S13540 [13SE]

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

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see S. 800), S6687 [15MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see S.J. Res. 24, 33), S1539 [25JA], S6082 [3MY]

Natchez, MS: authorize construction of intermodal transportation center and park (see S. 902), S8034 [8JN]

Senate: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see S. Res. 3), S52 [4JA]

———use of the desk of Jefferson Davis by the senior Senator from Mississippi (see S. Res. 161), S11892 [8AU]

Taxation: exemptions for health risk pools (see S. 539), S3803 [10MR]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see S. 867), S7615 [26MY]

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

Thurmond, Senator: notify the President of election of the President pro tempore (see S. Res. 5), S52 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see S. 270), S1442 [24JA]

American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1051), S10320 [19JY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S18664 [14DE]

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

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S10427 [20JY]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S2067 [2FE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S5913 [1MY]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 39), S15575 [24OC]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 1434), S17775 [29NO]

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

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights (see S. Con. Res. 26), S16829 [8NO]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S6465 [10MY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17185 [16NO]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S5453 [6AP]

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

Clean Air Act: exempt certain agricultural-related facilities (see S. 490), S13865 [19SE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see S. 688), S5913 [1MY]

———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see S. 885), S7777 [6JN]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see S. 141), S51 [4JA]

Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see S. 255), S1271 [20JA]

Correctional institutions: improvement of secure facilities for violent and chronic juvenile offenders (see S. 724), S9004 [23JN]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S16428 [31OC]

———exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (see S. 190), S3992 [15MR]

———prohibit cost awards, including attorney's fees and injunctive relief against judicial officers (see S. 1115), S11893 [8AU]

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

D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 40), S15575 [24OC]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5403 [6AP]

Education: student loan reform (see S. 495), S3813 [10MR]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see S. 191), S2420 [9FE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 768, 1364), S6465 [10MY], S15849 [26OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2889 [16FE]

ERISA: clarify treatment of qualified football coaches plans (see S. 1296), S14710 [29SE]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 244), S1207 [19JA]

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

Federal employees: ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (see S. 1429), S17925 [4DE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see S. 47), S3476 [3MR]

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), S6696 [15MY]

———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1032), S12290 [10AU]

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), S1920 [1FE]

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

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S15357 [19OC]

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

Forests: improve the health of forests on public lands (see S. 391), S4203 [20MR]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of the public opening (see S. 446), S2823 [16FE]

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S14132 [22SE]

Gerstner, Louis, Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 41), S15575 [24OC]

Government: preparation of private property taking impact analyses (see S. 22), S3426 [2MR]

Government regulations: congressional review of agency rules and regulations (see S. 348), S2662 [14FE]

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

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

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

———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S2969 [22FE]

———periodic review and termination dates (see S. 511, 1346), S4281 [21MR], S17004 [13NO]

———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S6604 [12MY]

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

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3904 [14MR]

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

Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (see S. 1274), S15130 [12OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S15042 [11OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 308, 1028), S8516 [15JN], S10427 [20JY], S18364 [11DE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 298), S13977 [20SE]

———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3680 [8MR]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information (see S. 1360), S18743 [15DE]

Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see S. 877), S15041 [11OC]

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

Immigration: classification of children relative to international adoptions (see S. 457), S2965 [22FE]

Iran: trade embargo (see S. 277), S4111 [16MR]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S1369 [23JA]

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

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S10322 [19JY]

Japan: violation of bilateral aviation agreement (see S. Res. 155), S10426 [20JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S15357 [19OC]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S12290 [10AU]

———clarify use of private contracts (see S. 1289), S16672 [3NO]

———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see S. 832), S12410 [11AU]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 491), S3390 [2MR]

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

Metric system: provide for soft-metric conversion (see S. 1386), S19010 [20DE]

Motion pictures: require disclosures of materially altered films (see S. 559), S10427 [20JY]

Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S4598 [24MR]

———impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 375), S3904 [14MR]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 191), S16495 [1NO]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S5217 [5AP]

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

National forests: allow collection of funds following completion of cooperative work for protection, management or improvement (see S. 753), S6465 [10MY]

National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S6538 [11MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 147), S12411 [11AU]

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

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 309), S11216 [2AU]

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

Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (see S. 817), S6912 [18MY]

Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 30), S4199 [20MR]

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

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), S12215 [10AU]

POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date (see S. 584), S4262 [21MR]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S18743 [15DE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1212), S18664 [14DE]

———reform (see S. 1120), S11323 [3AU]

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

Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 239), S1631 [26JA]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1315), S15118 [12OC]

Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see S.J. Res. 17), S944 [13JA]

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), S2578 [13FE]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S11793 [7AU]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see S. 574), S4094 [16MR]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 252), S2969 [22FE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see S. 44), S17185 [16NO]

Stennis, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 111), S5726 [26AP]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see S. 957), S11893 [8AU]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 216), S4820 [29MR]

———capital gains rates (see S. 959), S10322 [19JY]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S17097 [15NO]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743), S12410 [11AU]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 434), S12841 [7SE]

———deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax (see S. 1100), S11107 [1AU]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S4820 [29MR]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 833), S7014 [19MY]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S12290 [10AU]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see S. 354), S4516 [23MR]

———excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (see S. 358), S15129 [12OC]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 1366), S15849 [26OC]

———incentives for endangered species conservation (see S. 1365), S15849 [26OC]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see S. 447), S4203 [20MR]

———incentives to encourage small investors (see S. 181), S2578 [13FE]

———modify credit and amortization of reforestation expenses and the application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see S. 508), S3604 [7MR]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 94), S1457 [24JA]

———provide credits for families (see S. 1134), S12411 [11AU]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see S. 758), S6168 [4MY]

———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (see S. 1006), S10322 [19JY]

———treatment of capital gains, losses on sale of principal residences, and indexing of certain assets (see S. 1280), S15042 [11OC]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see S. 386), S15166 [13OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S13475 [12SE]

———treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs (see S. 34), S3538 [6MR]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 789), S12290 [10AU]

———treatment of historic home rehabilitation or purchase (see S. 1002), S12290 [10AU]

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S6108 [3MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 1249), S16829 [8NO]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (see S. 729), S7128 [22MY]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 133), S9720 [11JY]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S4281 [21MR]

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

Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see S. 626), S4657 [27MR]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S2341 [8FE]

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

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 254), S2529 [10FE]

———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]

Cloture motions

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3801 [10MR]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S18713 [15DE]

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

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

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

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]

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), S8254 [13JN]

Factsheets

Reachback Tax Facts—A Primer on the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefits Act, S10336-S10338 [20JY]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget: Andrew L. Halbrook, S2436 [10FE]

Declaration of a major disaster in Mississippi: President Clinton, S6649 [15MY]

Market Promotion Program funding: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agriculture Exports, S5343 [6AP]

Public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees: by, S6650 [15MY]

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

———several Senators, S13757 [19SE]

Treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums: by, S10336 [20JY]

Memorandums

LHD-7 Amphibious Assault Ship Funding: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, S12143 [10AU]

Motions offered by

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13820 [19SE]

Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14456 [28SE]

Obituaries

Stutts-Lyells, Rubye E., S1252 [20JA]

Programs

Funeral service for Rubye E. Stutts-Lyells, S1252 [20JA]

Remarks by, on

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

Agriculture: control of late blight potato fungus, S13840 [19SE]

———deficiency payments relative to weather or certain other conditions, S13834 [19SE], S13913 [20SE]

———establish an export class for dairy products and grant the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S16000 [27OC]

———Market Promotion Program funding, S13720, S13723 [18SE], S13752, S13753, S13755, S13835 [19SE], S13914 [20SE]

———price supports for minks, S13819 [19SE]

———price supports for peanuts, S13699, S13701, S13702 [18SE], S13809, S13810 [19SE]

———price supports for tobacco, S13703 [18SE]

———price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (S. 1155), S12243 [10AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13690, S13694, S13695, S13696, S13697, S13698, S13699, S13701, S13702, S13703, S13706, S13708, S13710, S13711, S13712, S13713, S13714, S13716, S13718, S13720, S13723, S13724 [18SE], S13752, S13753, S13755, S13756, S13757, S13758, S13759, S13761, S13770, S13805, S13806, S13809, S13810, S13814, S13816, S13819, S13828, S13830, S13832, S13834, S13835, S13836, S13840, S13841 [19SE], S13911, S13912, S13913, S13914, S13915, S13918 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, S15097, S15099 [12OC]

Alaska: effects of rural tourism industry on economy, S13915 [20SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), S17113, S17114, S17115, S17120 [16NO], S17470 [19NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S17502 [20NO]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 110), S15579 [24OC]

Budget: balance, S15270 [18OC], S15326, S15334 [19OC], S15415 [23OC], S17470 [19NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2436 [10FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S430 [5JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4792, S4793, S4794 [29MR], S5343, S5344 [6AP]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, S7381 [24MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15415 [23OC], S16000 [27OC]

———reconciliation process, S15326, S15334 [19OC]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (S. 791), S6515 [11MY], S6649 [15MY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): majority party appointments (S. 26), S429 [5JA]

Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 32), S17501 [20NO]

Conservation of energy: require agencies to implement measures to reduce energy consumption, S13806 [19SE]

Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS (S. 255), S1273 [20JA]

Correctional institutions: prohibit funding to privatize certain Federal prison facilities, S14668 [29SE]

Courts: application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6052 [3MY]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6052 [3MY]

Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14456, S14458, S14459, S14460, S14461, S14466, S14467, S14469, S14470 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: El Reno, OK, Agriculture Research Service laboratory funding, S13708 [18SE]

———emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas, S13706, S13714, S13716 [18SE]

———emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (S. 1235), S13540 [13SE]

———jurisdiction of aquaculture, S13915 [20SE]

———Market Promotion Program funding, S5343, S5344 [6AP]

———primacy of State water laws, S13712 [18SE]

———salary for Under Sec. for Natural Resources and the Environment, S13828 [19SE]

———special research grants, S13832 [19SE], S13912 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), conference report, S14113 [22SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11303 [3AU], S12653 [6SE]

———LHD-7 amphibious assault ship funding, S12142 [10AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, S17502 [20NO]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12135, S12142 [10AU]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12074 [9AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14668, S14680 [29SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14305 [26SE], S14369, S14370 [27SE]

D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 111), S15579 [24OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, S609 [9JA]

Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (H.R. 1715), S15415 [23OC]

EPA: reform of refinery maximum achievable control technology regulations, S14369, S14370 [27SE]

FDA: Board of Tea Experts funding, S13695, S13696, S13697, S13698 [18SE]

———transportation and categorization of poultry, S13756, S13757, S13758, S13759, S13761, S13770, S13805 [19SE]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (S. 800), S6688 [15MY]

———ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (S. 1429), S19020 [20DE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S854, S855, S856 [12JA]

Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14028 [21SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14028, S14052 [21SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (S.J. Res. 33), S6108 [3MY]

Gerstner, Louis, Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 112), S15579 [24OC]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), placed on calendar, S6649 [15MY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10126 [17JY]

Michigan State University: Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service grants, S13841 [19SE]

Middle East: anniversary of Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles (S. Res. 171), S13872, S13873 [19SE]

Mississippi: floods, S6649 [15MY]

NASA: land acquisition for facilities development, S7381 [24MY]

———transfer of Yellow Creek facility to Mississippi, S14305 [26SE]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8876 [22JN]

National security: national missile defense systems, S12653 [6SE]

National Weather Service: funding for certain Agricultural Weather Service Centers, S14680 [29SE]

Native Americans: tribally controlled community colleges funding, S13816 [19SE]

Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (S.J. Res. 30), S4202 [20MR]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S13690 [18SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S12363 [11AU], S13156 [11SE]

Senate: fixing the hour of daily meeting (S. Res. 3), S6 [4JA]

———legislative program, S429, S430 [5JA], S5993 [2MY], S7403 [24MY], S8289 [13JN], S13747 [18SE], S13836, S13874 [19SE], S14957 [11OC], S15261 [18OC], S15326 [19OC]

Senate Rules: amend (S. Res. 14), S436 [5JA]

———reform cloture procedures, S436 [5JA]

Shalikashvili, John M.: reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, S14643 [29SE]

Taxation: exemptions for health risk pools (S. 539), S3811 [10MR]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (S. 867), S7615 [26MY]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (S. 878), S10336 [20JY]

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

Thurmond, Senator: notify the President of election of the President pro tempore (S. Res. 5), S6 [4JA]

Vietnam: pursue the release of political and religious prisoners (S. Res. 174), S13872 [19SE]

World Food Program: funding, S14052 [21SE]

World War II: anniversary of V-E Day, S7401 [24MY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 1976) (S. Rept. 104-142), S13620 [14SE]

Nomination of Michael V. Dunn To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S16821 [8NO]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): Amtrak, D94 [26JA]

Statements

Commissioning of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis: by, S19108 [21DE]

Summaries

Price Supports for Wheat, Feed Grain, Rice, and Cotton (S. 1155), S12244-S12249 [10AU]

Tables

Cotton losses due to tobacco budworm, S13706 [18SE]

Testimonies

National Family Enterprise Preservation Act: Chester Thigpen, S7616 [26MY]

Texts of

S. 539, tax exemptions for health risk pools, S3811 [10MR]

S. 867, National Family Enterprise Preservation Act, S7616 [26MY]

S. 878, tax treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums, S7628 [26MY]

Tributes

Heflin, Senator, S430 [5JA], S4781 [29MR]

McCarty, Oseola, S12077 [9AU]

Stennis, John C., S5660 [25AP], S5993 [2MY]

Stutts-Lyells, Rubye E., S1252, S1253 [20JA]

Whitten, Jamie L., S13883 [20SE]

Winstead, William Arthur, S3961 [15MR]