FAIRCLOTH, LAUCH (a Senator from North Carolina)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4846, S4934 [30MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S16119 [27OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7248 [23MY]
CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S14760 [29SE]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5729 [26AP], S5914 [1MY]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15055 [11OC], S16106 [27OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11331 [3AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3597, S3632 [7MR]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10980, S10996 [31JY]
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), S14554 [28SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14386, S14423 [27SE]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10574 [24JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10042 [14JY], S10245 [18JY]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8677, S8715 [20JN], S8792, S8828 [21JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12897, S12939, S12940, S12941, S12986, S13056, S13057, S13058, S13060 [8SE]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6482, S6540 [11MY]
Appointments
Acting President pro tempore, S2985 [23FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Dept. of HUD: abolish (see S. 435, 1145), S2822 [16FE], S12214 [10AU]
———discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances (see S. 1132), S12079 [9AU]
Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see S. 603), S4491 [23MR]
IMF: prevent creation of an international bailout fund (see S. 1222), S12831 [7SE]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S4262 [21MR]
Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. Res. 185), S15338 [19OC]
Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 834), S7014 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S6537 [11MY]
———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), S12614 [5SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see S. Con. Res. 35), S18559 [13DE]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 1434), S17775 [29NO]
Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 14,000 votes (see S. Res. 157), S10821 [27JY]
CERCLA: amend (see S. 1285), S14710 [29SE]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S5676 [25AP]
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), S3539 [6MR]
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3904 [14MR]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see S. 497), S3466 [3MR]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see S. 141), S13865 [19SE]
Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 930), S8493 [15JN]
Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565), S5729 [26AP]
———settlement of claims of Swain County, NC, against the Federal Government (see S. 987), S9421 [29JN]
Credit: expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service financial institutions (see S. 445), S2823 [16FE]
Crime: penalties and restitution procedures for false statements on SBA loan applications (see S. 276), S7787 [6JN]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see S. 381), S2399 [9FE]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 929), S8493 [15JN]
Dept. of HUD: include equity skimming as a money laundering offense and deter obstruction of Federal audits relative to the operation of federally assisted housing (see S. 1057), S10490 [21JY]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1364), S15849 [26OC]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S10427 [20JY]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S15357 [19OC]
———repeal regulations restraining interracial adoptions (see S. 637), S6011 [2MY]
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), S4924 [30MR]
———treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see S. 648), S4924 [30MR]
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), S12959 [8SE]
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), S3426 [2MR]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S14132 [22SE]
Government: establish uniform accounting systems, standards, and reporting systems (see S. 1130), S14206 [25SE]
———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see S. 989), S11110 [1AU]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S901 [12JA]
———reform regulatory process (see S. 343), S4386 [22MR]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (see S. 1274), S16428 [31OC]
———nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S14203 [25SE]
Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see S. 1197), S12370 [11AU]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see S. 1397), S16753 [7NO]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see S. 160), S480 [5JA]
Iran: trade embargo (see S. 277), S2764 [15FE]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 1322, 1323), S15166 [13OC]
———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S6337 [9MY]
Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from lakes situated between two States (see S. 1413), S17090 [15NO]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see S. 960), S14553 [28SE]
Lobbyists: prohibit certain organizations from receiving Federal funding (see S. 1056), S10490 [21JY]
Medicare: clarify use of private contracts (see S. 1289), S14710 [29SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 19, 21), S1097 [18JA], S1207 [19JA]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2648 [14FE]
Music: licensing (see S. 1137), S13667 [15SE]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 191), S16495 [1NO]
National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union representation on Board of Directors (see S. 711), S7787 [6JN]
National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see S. 469), S6357 [9MY]
National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S2823 [16FE]
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]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S13545 [13SE]
———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. 6), S51 [4JA]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S15118 [12OC]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see S. 619), S4573 [24MR]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S6108 [3MY]
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1315), S15118 [12OC]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 1316), S15118 [12OC]
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]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 262), S1543 [25JA]
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), S901 [12JA]
———capital gains rates (see S. 959), S8945 [22JN]
———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S17348 [17NO]
———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S11330 [3AU]
———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]
———provide credits for families (see S. 1134), S12079 [9AU]
———provide tax credits for families and encourage savings and investment (see S. 568), S5231 [5AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 628), S7702 [5JN]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S11455 [4AU]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S1618 [26JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S6278 [8MY]
Television: broadcast of violent programming (see S. 772), S11110 [1AU]
Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see S. 1295), S14710 [29SE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (see S. 729), S11793 [7AU]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 133), S8380 [14JN]
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]
Wetlands: reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S7497 [25MY]
World War II: tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Cloture motions
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2592 [14FE], S2754 [15FE], S2777 [16FE]
Dept. of Defense: 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]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8488 [15JN]
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, S5029 [3AP]
Letters
GATT implementation relative to generic drugs: C. Everett Koop, S18104
Lists
Studies on welfare and illegitimacy, S13527 [13SE]
Papers
Background on the Impact of GATT Patent Extensions on the Potential Availability of Generic Zantac, S18826
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: deficiency payments relative to weather or certain other conditions, S13913 [20SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13762 [19SE], S13913 [20SE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), S17030 [14NO]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), S17124 [16NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18502 [13DE]
Budget: balance, S15319 [19OC]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2387 [9FE]
———deficit, S1490, S1491 [25JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4852, S4854 [30MR], S5055 [3AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S18927
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), S17030 [14NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7228 [23MY]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S2387 [9FE]
Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): establish (S. Res. 120), S6774 [17MY]
Corps of Engineers: continued operation and maintenance of Government-owned hopper dredges, S12419
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S14998 [11OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11428 [4AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3598 [7MR], S3781 [10MR]
———restrictions on military exchange stores, S11428 [4AU]
Dept. of HUD: abolish (S. 435), S2828 [16FE]
———abolish (S. 1145), S12228 [10AU]
———discourage interference with the exercise of the rights of free speech, free association, and the petition of Government for redress of grievances (S. 1132), S12079
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14603 [29SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14302 [26SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, S18642 [14DE]
Drugs: availability of generic Zantac, S18826
Endangered Species Act: application at Fort Bragg, NC, S3598 [7MR]
EPA: implementation of Clean Air Act permits program, S14302 [26SE]
FDA: transportation and categorization of poultry, S13762 [19SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1490, S1491 [25JA]
Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S8870 [22JN]
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.: tribute, S18034
Glickman, Dan: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S4840 [30MR]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, S17030 [14NO], S19270
———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, S3781 [10MR]
———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (S. 603), S5287 [6AP]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10137 [17JY]
Greensboro, NC: tribute to Southeast Guilford High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7401
Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), S18067 [6DE]
IMF: prevent creation of an international bailout fund (S. 1222), S12841
Japan: fraud and conspiracy charges against Japanese Daiwa bank, S16648 [3NO]
Kennedy, William H., III: enforce subpoena relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty (S. Res. 199), S18957, S18961 [20DE]
Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated between two States (S. 1413), S17092 [15NO]
LSC: funding, S14603 [29SE]
Medicare: reform, S17030 [14NO], S18927
Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, S4852, S4854 [30MR], S16383 [31OC]
———economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (S. Res. 185), S15358 [19OC]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8650, S8651 [20JN]
Public welfare programs: abstinence education funding, S13375 [12SE]
———deny assistance for out-of-wedlock births to minors, S13507, S13508, S13515, S13527, S13528 [13SE], S13562 [14SE]
———reform (H.R. 4), S11782 [7AU], S13370, S13375 [12SE], S13507, S13508, S13515, S13527, S13528 [13SE], S13562, S13563 [14SE], S13774 [19SE]
———reform (S. 834), S7016 [19MY]
———State determination of benefits relative to children born to current welfare recipients, S13370 [12SE]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit, S8650, S8651 [20JN]
Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S8911 [22JN], S8972 [23JN], S9071 [26JN]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17978 [5DE]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, S19064 [21DE]
———statute of limitations for litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards, S9071 [26JN]
States: welfare grant levels relative to out-of-wedlock birth rate, S13563 [14SE]
Taxation: capital gains rates (S. 959), S8954 [22JN]
———rates, S7228 [23MY], S15319 [19OC]
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S7997 [8JN], S8474 [15JN]
Television: allow for competition in the manufacture and distribution of cable boxes, S7997 [8JN]
Votes: correction, S16811 [8NO]
———position on missed, S5077 [3AP], S10563 [24JY]
Schedules
Committee on Finance (Senate): public welfare programs reform, D522 [27AP]
Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): consolidating and restructuring the Executive Branch, D629 [18MY]
Tributes
Brown, James L. (Larry), S4208 [21MR]