FRIST, BILL (a Senator from Tennessee)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15773, S15852 [26OC]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11455 [4AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3759 [9MR]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12104 [9AU]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10014 [14JY], S10247 [18JY]
Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 1606), S15591 [24OC]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8792, S8828 [21JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU], S13667 [15SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S15369 [19OC]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S16991 [13NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Disabled: extend discretionary grant program for special education and assistance (see S. 916), S8177 [12JN]
Members of Congress: eliminate certain congressional perks (see S. 1405), S16821 [8NO]
———limit terms (see S. 683), S5217 [5AP]
Patents: limit enforcement relative to medical and surgical procedures (see S. 1334), S15290 [18OC]
Taxation: treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 1249), S13656 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939), S16922 [9NO]
Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see S. 847), S10322 [19JY]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S6337 [9MY]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S18033 [5DE]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S9810 [12JY]
———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), S13667 [15SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see S. Con. Res. 35), S18559 [13DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1, 22), S1543 [25JA], S15687 [25OC]
Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 14,000 votes (see S. Res. 157), S10821 [27JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S18295 [8DE]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17669 [28NO]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see S. 885), S12410 [11AU]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see S. 641), S4717 [28MR]
Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565), S5729 [26AP]
Dept. of HUD: 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]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S8183 [12JN]
Education: student loan reform (see S. 495), S8954 [22JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S14205 [25SE]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see S. 800), S9810 [12JY]
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), S5453 [6AP]
———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1032), S13623 [14SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 31), S5076 [3AP]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S4365 [22MR]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S14132 [22SE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S901 [12JA]
———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S7390 [24MY]
———reform regulatory process (see S. 343), S6278 [8MY]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see S. 948), S12098 [9AU]
———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 303), S5076 [3AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S9997 [14JY]
———revise and extend organ and bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see S. 1324), S15227 [17OC]
———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information (see S. 1360), S15575 [24OC]
Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see S. 1268), S14132 [22SE]
Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (see S. 555), S3891 [14MR]
———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see S. 1197), S12370 [11AU]
Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (see S. 1388), S16657 [3NO]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 1322, 1323), S15166 [13OC]
———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S8386 [14JN]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S15407 [20OC]
Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S15499 [23OC]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see S. 2), S806 [11JA]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see S. 896), S9720 [11JY]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S8945 [22JN]
———colorectal screening (see S. 1178), S15129 [12OC]
———positron emission tomography (see S. 1181), S12370 [11AU]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 19, 21), S1097 [18JA], S1207 [19JA]
———national advisory referendum on term limits (see S. 1073), S10729 [26JY]
Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2648 [14FE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S5217 [5AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S14907 [10OC]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S15246 [17OC]
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: improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S18444 [12DE]
Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 1120), S11323 [3AU]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 605), S4491 [23MR]
Reischauer, Robert D.: tribute (see S. Res. 81), S3221 [27FE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 1316), S17783 [29NO]
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), S4598 [24MR]
Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S8550 [16JN]
Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S12098 [9AU]
———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743, 1252), S13545 [13SE], S18244 [7DE]
———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S15041 [11OC]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S14553 [28SE]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S1618 [26JA]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 133), S8380 [14JN]
World War II: tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S2 [4JA]
Cloture motions
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2592 [14FE], S2777 [16FE]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6158 [4MY], S6275 [8MY]
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 Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S12064 [9AU]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S998 [17JA], S1065 [18JA], S1146, S1201 [19JA], S1537 [25JA]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10146 [17JY], S10399 [20JY]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]
Letters
Constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms: by, S15218 [17OC]
Lists
Summer Capitol Pages, S12362
Opinion polls
Medicare fax poll results: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S16074 [27OC]
Questions and answers
Effect of the Workforce Development Act on vocational rehabilitation programs, S14839 [10OC]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16800 [8NO]
Agriculture: funding for farm programs, S8850 [22JN]
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4183 [20MR], S4300 [22MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18472 [13DE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S8846 [22JN]
———balance, S5089 [4AP], S7242 [23MY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2165 [6FE], S3270 [28FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17290 [17NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, S18246
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15717, S15781 [26OC], S16071, S16076 [27OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), motion to commit, S15627 [25OC]
———reduction of tax cut and application of savings to medicare and medicaid, S6980 [19MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9299 [28JN], S9328 [29JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S6861, S6901 [18MY], S6980, S7003 [19MY], S7242 [23MY]
Capitol Pages: tribute, S12362
Chattanooga, TN: anniversary of Ronald McDonald House, S17181 [16NO]
Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, Inc.: tribute, S5159
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5780 [27AP]
———product liability reform (S. 565), S4964 [31MR]
———treatment of medical malpractice liability claims relative to obstetric services, S5780 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S4020 [16MR]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14241 [26SE]
Disabled: extend discretionary grant program for special education and assistance (S. 916), S8182 [12JN]
Education: student loan programs, S15781 [26OC]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14837, S14839 [10OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11033 [31JY], S11073, S11105 [1AU]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S749 [11JA]
Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S8867 [22JN]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9828
Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 1606), S15589, S15591 [24OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S1267 [20JA]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S9906 [13JY]
———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs, S5780 [27AP]
Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (S. 1197), S12402
Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate (H.R. 2547), S19014 [20DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (S. 1075), S17762 [29NO]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), S15475 [23OC]
Korea, Republic of: access of U.S. business to trade markets, S5157
Maryville, TN: anniversary, S18105
McMinnville, TN: dedication of Bobby Ray Memorial Elementary School, S14949
Medicaid: reform, S9299 [28JN], S11980 [9AU], S15717 [26OC], S16071 [27OC]
Medicare: reform, S5686 [26AP], S5744 [27AP], S6980, S7003 [19MY], S8846 [22JN], S9299 [28JN], S11715
Members of Congress: eliminate certain congressional perks (S. 1405), S16827
———limit terms (S. 683), S5231 [5AP]
———national advisory referendum on term limits (S. 1073), S10730 [26JY]
Mountain City, TN: tribute to Mountain City Care Center, S6945
NASA: National Wind Tunnel Complex funding, S4020 [16MR]
Nashville, TN: tribute to Youth Hobby Shop for work with children, S5080
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 103), S5234 [5AP]
Patents: limit enforcement relative to medical and surgical procedures (S. 1334), S15291
Postal Service: adjust the pay rate for the Board of Governors, S15591 [24OC]
Public welfare programs: reform, S5089 [4AP], S10771 [27JY]
———reform (H.R. 4), S11804 [8AU], S13646 [15SE]
Reese, Jason: Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Youth of the Year award recipient, S14209
Republican Party: national agenda, S15191 [17OC], S16568 [2NO]
Securities: instruct the SEC to report to Congress on whether senior citizens and retirement plans need enhanced protection from securities fraud, S9055 [26JN]
———litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9055 [26JN]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17981 [5DE]
Senate: legislative program, S15591 [24OC], S17513 [27NO]
———severance pay for certain employees of the office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper (S. Res. 172), S13673 [15SE]
Sevierville, TN: tribute to Catons Chapel-Richardson Cove Volunteer Fire Dept., S6367
Space policy: space station program funding, S14241 [26SE]
Taxation: rates, S5089 [4AP]
———treatment of medical savings accounts, S1258 [20JA]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (S. 1249), S13662
University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team, S5028 [3AP]
Veterans Day: observance, S16928
Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (H.R. 1026), S15589 [24OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Health: tribute for assisting in medical emergency, S13577 [14SE]
Reports
Medicare Crisis—The Tax Solution Is No Solution: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S16071-S16073 [27OC]
Medicare Myths vs. Facts: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S16074 [27OC]
Statements
Nomination of Henry Foster, Jr., To Be Surgeon General: by, S8867 [22JN]
Texts of
S. 1249, tax treatment of medical savings accounts, S13663
S. 1405, Citizen Congress Act, S16828
Tributes
Brooks, Michael R., S8403
Jones, Cassandra, S9643
McLain, Glenn and Tara, S5080
Miller, Glenn, S8403
Muirhead, Jan, S17178 [16NO]
Rabin, Yitzhak, S16817 [8NO]
Vickers, Joe, S15408