HATCH, ORRIN G. (a Senator from Utah)

Addresses

America's Role in East Asia: Fidel V. Ramos (President, Philippines), S17518-S17520 [27NO]

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR], S4284 [21MR], S4341, S4387 [22MR]

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

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (S. 1340), S18994, S19011 [20DE]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15544, S15581 [24OC]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP], S5888, S5914 [1MY], S5945, S6011 [2MY], S6078, S6123 [3MY]

Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), S19264 [22DE]

———sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 1240), S5509, S5519 [6AP]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15055 [11OC], S16106 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3632 [7MR], S3683 [8MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10979, S10996, S11028 [31JY], S11117 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S11877, S11936, S11937 [8AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11547, S11633 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14506, S14554 [28SE], S14666, S14671, S14675, S14756, S14761, S14763 [29SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S15043 [11OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1418, S1471 [24JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18325, S18365 [11DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14072, S14095 [21SE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S9542 [30JN], S9641 [10JY], S9695, S9721 [11JY], S9734, S9735, S9748, S9781, S9811, S9812, S9815 [12JY], S9871, S9899, S9927, S9931 [13JY], S10015, S10025, S10036, S10042, S10055 [14JY], S10142 [17JY], S10430, S10431 [20JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10374 [20JY]

National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8774, S8827 [21JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU], S12895, S12906, S12978 [8SE]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6449, S6466 [10MY]

Sound recording and reproducing: exclusive right to perform publicly through digital transmissions (S. 227), S11948 [8AU]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7479, S7553 [25MY], S7753, S7794 [6JN], S7817, S7850, S7925 [7JN]

Analyses

Biotechnology Process Patent Protection (S. 1111), S15223 [17OC]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act (S. 343), S9608 [10JY]

Constitutional Amendment To Bar Unfunded Federal Mandates (S.J. Res. 9), S416 [4JA]

Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act (S. 227), S11951-S11959 [8AU]

Economic Benefits From Capital Gains Deduction, S15791 [26OC]

Federal Trademark Dilution Act (S. 1513), S19311 [29DE]

Pension Simplification Act (S. 1006), S9527-S9533 [30JN]

Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Simplification Act (S. 1297), S14747-S14750 [29SE]

Appointments

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S683 [9JA], S781 [11JA]

Committee on Taxation (Joint), S2027 [2FE], S2255 [7FE]

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

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

Articles and editorials

Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come, James Q. Wilson, Wall Street Journal, S1918 [1FE]

Balance That Budget, William Safire, Essay (publication), S3215 [27FE]

Clinton's Budget Falls Well Short of GOP Demands—No Balance by Year 2002, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, S2087 [3FE]

Colorful Cosic Brought Joy to BYU Basketball, Brad Rock, Salt Lake City (UT) Deseret News, S8083 [9JN]

Cosic Was a True Man of Principle, Lee Davidson, Salt Lake City (UT) Deseret News, S8083 [9JN]

Enough With Half-Truths About Property Rights Bill, Salt Lake City (UT) Deseret News, S17520 [27NO]

Fed Chairman Blames Deficit for Dollar's Fall, Lucinda Harper and David Wessel, Wall Street Journal, S3799 [10MR]

Fed Chief Helps Dollar Soar, Patrice Hill, Washington (DC) Times, S3800 [10MR]

Founders Provided for Budget Amendment, Senator Abraham, New York (NY) Times, S2929 [22FE]

If You Bought 2 Trillion Copies of This Paper..., Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal, S2218 [7FE]

Social Security and the Balanced Budget, David Keating, Washington (DC) Times, S2367 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bankruptcy: technical corrections to U.S. Code (see S. 977), S9305 [28JN]

Cache National Forest: land exchange with Sun Valley Co. (see S. 1371), S16422 [31OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 54), S1004 [17JA]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 483), S3389 [2MR]

Correctional institutions: extend certain oversight authority and reduce size of the Parole Commission (see S. 1507), S19250 [22DE]

Courts: allow probation and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see S. 1474), S18559 [13DE]

———clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (see S. 531), S3803 [10MR]

———clarify rules governing removal of cases to Federal court (see S. 533), S3803 [10MR]

———clarify rules governing venue (see S. 532, 677), S3803 [10MR], S5217 [5AP]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see S. 1101), S11107 [1AU]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (see S. 671), S5142 [4AP]

———reform civil justice system (see S. 672), S5142 [4AP]

———reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal demonstration and pilot districts (see S. 464), S3052 [23FE]

———treatment of sentencing relative to the providing of useful investigative information (see S. 1333), S15290 [18OC]

Crime: adjust dollar amounts used to distinguish between grades of offenses (see S. 1331), S15290 [18OC]

———clarify the application of Federal criminal laws to territories, possessions, and commonwealths (see S. 1332), S15290 [18OC]

———mandatory victim restitution (see S. 1503), S19250 [22DE]

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

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see S. 705), S5404 [6AP]

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

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see S.J. Res. 9), S51 [4JA]

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

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see S. 1143), S12079 [9AU]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S4365 [22MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see S.J. Res. 45), S19250 [22DE]

Health: studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see S. 96), S50 [4JA]

Holocaust: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and condemn efforts to distort the historical reality of the Holocaust (see S. Res. 193), S16921 [9NO]

Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see S. 1284), S14547 [28SE]

Inslaw, Inc.: relief (see S. 740), S5910 [1MY]

———relief (S. 740), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see S. Res. 114), S6082 [3MY]

Law enforcement officers: tribute (see S.J. Res. 32), S5404 [6AP]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see S. 415, 627), S2648 [14FE], S4657 [27MR]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S8945 [22JN]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see S. 1136), S12079 [9AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: reexamination proceedings (see S. 1070), S10655 [25JY]

Patents: biotechnology process protection (see S. 1111), S11201 [2AU]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S13540 [13SE]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see S. 1471), S18442 [12DE]

Real property: create a uniform process for protecting property owners' rights from Government intrusion or eminent domain forfeiture (see S. 135), S51 [4JA]

Rezai, Saeed and Julie: relief (see S. 1314), S15118 [12OC]

Sound recording and reproducing: exclusive right to perform publicly through digital transmissions (see S. 227), S944 [13JA]

Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see S. 1481), S18738 [15DE]

———capital gains rates (see S. 182, 959), S653 [9JA], S8945 [22JN]

———credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 1052), S10426 [20JY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S1920 [1FE]

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

———incentives to encourage small investors (see S. 181), S653 [9JA]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see S. 351), S2124 [3FE]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see S. 1408), S16921 [9NO]

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

———restore tax exemption on proceeds received from settlements and distributions to mixed-blood members of the Ute Indian tribe (see S. 913), S8098 [9JN]

———simplify the assessment and collection of excise taxes on arrows (see S. 815), S6802 [17MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1165), S12215 [10AU]

———treatment of long-term health care services and insurance (see S. 1177), S12215 [10AU]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1297), S14710 [29SE]

Trademarks: protection against dilution (see S. 1513), S19306 [29DE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 884), S7777 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S6537 [11MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S2578 [13FE]

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), S51 [4JA]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S16630 [2NO]

Children and youth: consolidate Federal child care programs (see S. 850), S7787 [6JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S3477 [3MR]

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

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see S. 885), S12290 [10AU]

Colombia: trade sanctions relative to illegal drugs and drug trafficking (see S. 681), S6752 [16MY]

Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (see S. 523), S3744 [9MR]

Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish (see S. 1340), S16756 [7NO]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see S. 641), S4717 [28MR]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see S. 892), S9181 [27JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S10146 [17JY]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (see S. 1328), S15227 [17OC]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see S. 400, 1275, 1279), S8954 [22JN], S14312 [26SE], S14408 [27SE]

———product liability reform (see S. 565), S3964 [15MR]

———prohibit cost awards, including attorney's fees and injunctive relief against judicial officers (see S. 1115), S11323 [3AU]

———reform habeas corpus procedures (see S. 623), S4574 [24MR]

———reform prison litigation procedures (see S. 866), S7497 [25MY]

———require analysis of bills to determine impact of any Federal mandates (see S. 250), S3426 [2MR]

———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (see S. 1254), S13728 [18SE]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3), S47 [4JA]

———redefine extortion relative to labor union violence (see S. 1072), S16829 [8NO]

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

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

Dept. of State: establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see S. 104), S2420 [9FE]

Education: student loan reform (see S. 495), S4386 [22MR]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 768), S7629 [26MY]

Federal employees: authorize the awarding of attorneys' fees for certain Dept. of Justice and Federal public defender employees under specific circumstances (see S. 144), S51 [4JA]

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

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see S. 1133), S12079 [9AU]

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]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see S. Res. 149), S12841 [7SE]

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

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S17925 [4DE]

Government: preparation of private property taking impact analyses (see S. 22), S48 [4JA]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see S. 989), S9421 [29JN]

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

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

Great Western Scenic Trail: designate (see S. 621), S4574 [24MR]

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

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S9998 [14JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 715, 1028), S5547 [7AP], S9997 [14JY]

———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information (see S. 1360), S15575 [24OC]

Immigration: classification of children relative to international adoptions (see S. 457), S8615 [19JN]

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

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), S6465 [10MY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see S. 295), S16829 [8NO]

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S7924 [7JN]

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

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S10971 [31JY]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see S. 1178), S13743 [18SE]

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

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see S. 506), S3603 [7MR]

———provide States with exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within their borders (see S. 1401), S16821 [8NO]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 248), S2529 [10FE]

———eliminate noncompliance penalties on State motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S2492 [10FE]

NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see S. 529), S3803 [10MR]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S9810 [12JY]

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

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S10011 [14JY]

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

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

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

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

Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the National Trails System (see S. 587), S4365 [22MR]

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

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see S. 852), S7497 [25MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 834, 1120), S7014 [19MY], S11323 [3AU]

Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (see S. 900), S8034 [8JN]

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]

———provide protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S3992 [15MR]

Roads and highways: moratorium on Federal regulations relative to right-of-way construction on public land (see S. 1425), S17530 [27NO]

Roosevelt History Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S11793 [7AU]

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]

Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S10147 [17JY]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 262), S1860 [31JA]

Social Security: tax treatment of benefits (see S. 50), S3758 [9MR]

Surplus Government property: make available to States for official use before offering to other entities (see S. 771), S14553 [28SE]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 216), S901 [12JA]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 434), S4281 [21MR]

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

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S9421 [29JN]

———exempt from income tax individuals who are killed as a result of terrorist actions (see S. 986), S12411 [11AU]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see S. 1172), S12215 [10AU]

———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (see S. 1006), S9516 [30JN]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see S. 448), S8042 [8JN]

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

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 789), S10153 [17JY]

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S2662 [14FE]

———treatment of short-term and long-term capital gains (see S. 924), S12098 [9AU]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see S. 735), S5805 [27AP]

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

Water: reuse and recycling projects (see S. 901), S8034 [8JN]

Week Without Violence: designate (see S. Res. 180), S15034 [11OC]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S1631 [26JA]

———reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S12098 [9AU]

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]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Hatch in William D. Peterson v. Senator Hatch (see S. Res. 141), S8997 [23JN]

———authorizing representation for the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Senator Hatch in Committee for Judicial Review v. Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (see S. Res. 113), S6082 [3MY]

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], S2754 [15FE], S2777 [16FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6158 [4MY]

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

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

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

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

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]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7658 [5JN]

Descriptions

Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act (S. 227), S11949-S11951 [8AU]

Reform Civil Justice System (S. 672), S5150 [4AP]

Letters

Capital Formation Act: Allen Sinai, S8953 [22JN]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) hearings on Federal law enforcement actions and terrorism: Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S6502 [11MY]

———by, S6316 [9MY]

Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act: President Clinton, S7740 [6JN]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag: Richard D. Parker, S18284 [8DE]

———Stephen B. Presser, S18283 [8DE]

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag: Richard D. Parker, S18356-S18358 [11DE]

Constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget: Lincoln C. Oliphant, Republican Policy Committee, S2253 [7FE]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: several economists, S3214 [27FE]

Federal funding of abortions: Rod L. Betit, Utah Department of Health, S4962 [31MR]

GATT implementation relative to generic drugs: by, S18211 [7DE]

———C. Everett Koop, S18209, S18211 [7DE]

———Clayton Yeutter, S18213 [7DE]

———Judith Simpson, United Patients' Association for Pulmonary Hypertension, Inc., S18212 [7DE]

———Leon Brittan, European Commission, S18213 [7DE]

———several Senators, S18210 [7DE]

———William Brock, S18213 [7DE]

Habeas corpus reform: Joyce McCarthy, S7673 [5JN]

———Robert H. Macy, Oklahoma District Attorney's Office, S7807 [7JN]

Partial-birth abortions: Norig Ellison, American Society of Anesthesiologists, S17860 [30NO]

Pleadings standards relative to Federal securities litigation procedures: Anthony J. Scirica, U.S. Court of Appeals, S19054 [21DE]

Require explosive materials to contain taggants: Greg Schaefer, ARCO Coal Co., S7669 [5JN]

———Joseph C. Shapiro, Unimin Corp., S7664, S7665 [5JN]

U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats: Alice Maroney-Denison, S7482 [25MY]

———Carolyn Templin, S7482 [25MY]

———Clifford Davis, S7481, S7482 [25MY]

———Connie Williams, S7482 [25MY]

———Dan McKinney, S7481, S7482 [25MY]

———Diane Leonard, S7481, S7482 [25MY]

———Glenn Seidl, S7482 [25MY]

———Nicole Williams, S7482 [25MY]

———President Clinton, S7597 [26MY]

———several relatives of terrorism victims, S7481, S7482 [25MY]

———several State attorneys general, S7480 [25MY]

———Wanda Fincher, S7482 [25MY]

Lists

Victims of Oklahoma City, OK, bombing, S7672 [5JN]

Messages

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for the Investment Treaty With Georgia: President Clinton, S9637 [10JY]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for the Investment Treaty With Latvia: President Clinton, S9637 [10JY]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2749, S2753 [15FE]

Proclamations

Family's Role in Society: Gordon B. Hinckley, S18674 [15DE]

Questions

National Firearms Act statute of limitations, S7728 [6JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16797, S16798 [8NO], S17860 [30NO], S17881, S17893 [4DE], S18201, S18208, S18209, S18212, S18214, S18218, S18220, S18222 [7DE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4435, S4436, S4437, S4438, S4440, S4441, S4442 [23MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas leasing, S16560 [2NO]

Armed Forces: participation in law enforcement activities relative to chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction, S7771 [6JN]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons, S2214 [6FE]

Bankruptcy: technical corrections to U.S. Code (S. 977), S9306 [28JN]

BATF: investigation of participation by agents in racist events, S9855 [13JY], S9986, S9988, S9995 [14JY]

BLM: treatment of noxious weeds on public lands, S12029 [9AU]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10296 [19JY]

———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18524 [13DE]

Budget: balance (S. 202), star print, S3070 [23FE]

———balance (S. 207), star print, S3070 [23FE]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S15547, S15550, S15551, S15553, S15554 [24OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1736, S1743, S1752 [30JA], S1807, S1811, S1812, S1822, S1829, S1833, S1834, S1835, S1836, S1840, S1845 [31JA], S1880, S1904, S1905, S1906, S1913, S1917, S1918 [1FE], S1985, S2014, S2015, S2016, S2017, S2019, S2027, S2028, S2033 [2FE], S2084, S2087, S2088, S2115, S2117, S2119 [3FE], S2156, S2178, S2188, S2207 [6FE], S2218, S2219, S2229, S2250, S2253, S2254 [7FE], S2281, S2282, S2298, S2303, S2307, S2326 [8FE], S2365, S2368, S2397 [9FE], S2451, S2471 [10FE], S2538, S2551, S2557, S2563 [13FE], S2584, S2594, S2613, S2617, S2621, S2626, S2637 [14FE], S2681, S2683, S2695, S2696, S2697, S2698, S2717, S2718, S2721, S2722, S2723, S2747, S2748, S2749 [15FE], S2776, S2790, S2791, S2792, S2803, S2804, S2805, S2806, S2808 [16FE], S2912, S2920, S2927, S2928, S2929, S2930, S2932, S2933, S2940 [22FE], S2999, S3000, S3002, S3008, S3009, S3019, S3042, S3044, S3045, S3046 [23FE], S3085, S3088, S3089, S3104, S3126, S3130 [24FE], S3173, S3177, S3209, S3213, S3219 [27FE], S3239, S3253, S3260, S3271, S3300 [28FE], S3315 [2MR], S3799 [10MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), motion to refer to Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2690, S2691 [15FE], S2999, S3000, S3002, S3008, S3009 [23FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S2433 [9FE], S2804 [16FE], S2927 [22FE], S3051 [23FE], S3102 [24FE], S3263 [28FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S410 [4JA]

———deficit, S1492, S1493, S1494 [25JA], S3002 [23FE], S3209 [27FE]

———implementation plan for constitutional amendment to balance, S2281, S2282, S2298, S2303, S2307 [8FE]

———Presidential authorization to impound appropriated funds under a balanced budget requirement, S3177 [27FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17316 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15766, S15789, S15794 [26OC], S16062, S16076, S16086 [27OC]

———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds, S2747, S2748, S2749 [15FE]

———research and development projects funding, S16062 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9401 [29JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7081 [22MY], S7301, S7366 [24MY], S7578 [25MY]

———tax expenditures, S2690, S2691 [15FE]

———treatment of federally declared disasters under a balanced budget requirement, S2613 [14FE]

———treatment of military conflicts under a balanced budget requirement, S2927, S2928, S2929, S2930, S2932, S2933 [22FE]

———treatment of outlays for law enforcement and crime prevention under a balanced budget requirement, S3019 [23FE]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S1583, S1585, S1588, S1589, S1590 [26JA], S1904, S1905, S1917, S1918 [1FE], S2326 [8FE], S2365, S2397 [9FE], S2451, S2471 [10FE], S2538, S2551, S2563 [13FE], S2584, S2594 [14FE], S3239 [28FE]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (S. 290), S2368 [9FE]

———treatment of veterans benefits under a balanced budget requirement, S2940 [22FE]

Cache National Forest: land exchange with Sun Valley Co. (S. 1371), S16426 [31OC]

Campbell, Tena: nomination to be district judge, S9580 [30JN]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (S. Con. Res. 21), S10166, S10167 [17JY]

Cartney Koch McRaven Child Development Center, Ellsworth AFB, SD: designate, S7668 [5JN]

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

Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs, S13178, S13179 [11SE]

———DARE Program funding, S14688 [29SE]

———implement program changes relative to budget decreases, S15542 [24OC]

Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (S. 523), technical corrections (H. Con. Res. 82), S9943 [13JY]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): hearings on Federal law enforcement actions and terrorism, S6450 [10MY], S6501, S6502 [11MY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): establish (S. Res. 120), technical corrections (S. Res. 153), S10175 [17JY]

Committees of the Senate: authorizing expenditures (S. Res. 73), unanimous-consent agreement, S2433 [9FE], S2531 [10FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), S10703, S10723, S10725 [26JY], S10751 [27JY]

Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer, S8344 [14JN]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 30), S2804 [16FE]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S2681, S2683 [15FE], S2790, S2791, S2792, S2803, S2804, S2805, S2806, S2808 [16FE], S2927, S2928, S2929, S2930, S2932, S2933 [22FE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (S. 483), S3390 [2MR]

Correctional institutions: reform prison litigation process, S18136 [7DE]

Courts: additional appointment of a Federal judge for the Western District of Kentucky, S15539, S15555 [24OC]

———allow probation and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (S. 1474), S18560 [13DE]

———application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6056, S6078 [3MY]

———authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions systems relative to health care liability action, S5888 [1MY]

———clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (S. 531), S3807 [10MR]

———clarify rules governing removal of cases to Federal court (S. 533), S3807 [10MR]

———clarify rules governing venue (S. 532), S3807 [10MR]

———clarify rules governing venue (S. 677), S5219 [5AP]

———commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15236 [17OC], S15538, S15539, S15542, S15547, S15550, S15551, S15553, S15554, S15555, S15556 [24OC]

———improve operation and administration of Federal courts (S. 1101), S11109 [1AU]

———judicial authority in cases involving balanced budget enforcement, S2695, S2696, S2697, S2698, S2717, S2718, S2721, S2722, S2723 [15FE], S3042, S3044, S3045, S3046 [23FE], S3260 [28FE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions, S14626, S14628 [29SE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1279), S14418 [27SE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, S5880 [1MY], S5947 [2MY], S6040, S6041 [3MY], S6393 [10MY]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 671), S5148 [4AP]

———prevent Federal litigation of claims that have already been adequately reviewed in State court, S7835, S7837 [7JN]

———product liability reform, S28 [4JA]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5584 [24AP], S5880, S5884, S5888 [1MY], S5947 [2MY], S6040, S6041, S6056, S6078 [3MY], S6158 [4MY], S6393 [10MY]

———product liability reform (S. 565), S3986 [15MR]

———reform civil justice system, S28 [4JA]

———reform civil justice system (S. 672), S5149 [4AP]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S7672, S7675, S7678 [5JN], S7738 [6JN], S7805, S7806, S7807, S7808, S7813, S7819, S7835, S7837, S7844, S7845, S7847, S7849 [7JN]

———reform habeas corpus procedures relative to appeal process for prisoners who can demonstrate innocence, S7825, S7828 [7JN]

———reform habeas corpus procedures (S. 623), S4596 [24MR]

———reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal demonstration and pilot districts (S. 464), S3052 [23FE]

———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (S. 1254), S14307 [26SE]

———treatment of sentencing relative to the providing of useful investigative information (S. 1333), S15291 [18OC]

Crime: adjust dollar amounts used to distinguish between grades of offenses (S. 1331), S15291 [18OC]

———clarify the application of Federal criminal laws to territories, possessions, and commonwealths (S. 1332), S15291 [18OC]

———false identification documents, S7669 [5JN]

———mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), S19277, S19281, S19282 [22DE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S18164 [7DE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 3), S95-S97 [4JA]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (S. 38), S232 [4JA], S688 [10JA]

———sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 1240), S5509 [6AP]

———truth-in-sentencing requirements, S18136 [7DE]

de Veuster, Joseph Damien: tribute (S. Res. 125), S7578 [25MY]

Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14469 [28SE], S14702 [29SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve public health and food safety through the reduction of pathogens, S9769, S9778, S9779, S9780 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3793 [10MR]

Dept. of HUD: transfer of fair housing enforcement to Dept. of Justice, S14375 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: enforcement of pornography laws, S1607, S1609 [26JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12029, S12030 [9AU]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11544 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14508 [28SE], S14626, S14628, S14671, S14688, S14691 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18136, S18163, S18164 [7DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14375 [27SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S15069-S15071 [12OC], S18396 [12DE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, S16560, S16562 [2NO]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14963 [11OC]

ERISA: clarify treatment of qualified football coaches plans (S. 1296), S14744 [29SE]

Explosives: authorizing assistance to foreign countries in obtaining explosive detection devices, S7669 [5JN]

———require materials to contain taggants, S7663, S7664, S7665, S7666 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: programs to combat domestic violence, S14508 [28SE], S14691 [29SE]

FCC: allocation of radio spectrum frequencies relative to law enforcement use, S8467 [15JN]

Federal employees: authorize the awarding of attorneys' fees for certain Dept. of Justice and Federal public defender employees under specific circumstances (S. 144), S404 [4JA]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates (S.J. Res. 9), S415 [4JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1068 [18JA], S1492, S1493, S1494 [25JA], S1583, S1585, S1588, S1590, S1607, S1609 [26JA]

———treatment of existing child pornography, child abuse, or child labor legislation relative to unfunded Federal mandates, S1609 [26JA]

Flag Day: observance, S8297 [14JN]

Flag—U.S.: congressional authority to prohibit desecration, S18325 [11DE], S18391 [12DE]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S4275 [21MR], S8297 [14JN], S18039 [6DE], S18253, S18281, S18285 [8DE], S18325, S18337, S18342, S18349, S18350, S18351, S18353, S18356, S18358 [11DE], S18373, S18378, S18389, S18390, S18391, S18393, S18395 [12DE]

———prohibit desecration, S18281, S18285 [8DE]

Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (S. 1143), S12097 [9AU]

Foreign policy: impose sanctions on all countries designated as terrorist countries, S7671 [5JN]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (S. 593), S4374 [22MR]

———expand authority for the export of pharmacological and biological products, and medical devices, S10751 [27JY]

Forests: improve the health of forests on public lands (S. 391), S2531 [10FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (S.J. Res. 45), S19259 [22DE]

GATT: implementation relative to generic drugs, S18201, S18208, S18209, S18212, S18214, S18218, S18220, S18222 [7DE]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), S10167 [17JY]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, S3793 [10MR]

Government regulations: clarify the absence of supermandates, S9696, S9697 [11JY]

———cost-benefit analysis on regulations impacting small business, S9632 [10JY]

———exempt food safety from cost-benefit analysis, S9657, S9687, S9693 [11JY]

———periodic review of regulations impacting small business, S9620 [10JY]

———promulgation of health and safety regulations, S9858, S9861, S9862, S9864, S9870, S9872 [13JY]

———protection against unfair penalties for alleged violations of rules, S9960, S9983 [14JY]

———protection of children from poisoning, S9971 [14JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9280, S9282 [28JN], S9349, S9351 [29JN], S9606, S9608, S9620, S9632 [10JY], S9657, S9687, S9691, S9693, S9696, S9697, S9699, S9701 [11JY], S9733, S9738, S9739, S9741, S9769, S9778, S9779, S9780, S9783, S9786, S9787, S9789 [12JY], S9835, S9858, S9861, S9862, S9864, S9870, S9872, S9873, S9879, S9897, S9900, S9902 [13JY], S9951, S9952, S9953, S9960, S9971, S9975, S9976, S9983, S9986, S9993 [14JY], S10087, S10133, S10141, S10144 [17JY], S10269 [19JY], S10395, S10398 [20JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), unanimous-consent agreement, S9871 [13JY], S10146 [17JY]

———revise the dollar definition of a major rule to be imposed by a regulatory agency, S9699 [11JY]

———small business involvement in regulatory development process, S10141 [17JY]

———sunshine procedures for OMB review of regulatory reform, S9902 [13JY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (S. 1035), S10001 [14JY]

———ensure mammography quality standards, S9873 [13JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S9907 [13JY]

———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs, S5884 [1MY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (S. 96), S323 [4JA]

Holocaust: remembrance, S16853 [9NO]

Immigration: classification of children relative to international adoptions (S. 457), S10176 [17JY]

Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked environments of the National Information Infrastructure (S. 1284), S14550 [28SE]

Inslaw, Inc.: relief (S. 740), S5910 [1MY]

International Labor Organization: funding, S14671 [29SE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), S15524 [24OC]

Job Corps: maintain as a national program, S14963 [11OC]

Kennedy, William H., III: enforce subpoena relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty (S. Res. 199), S18961 [20DE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs, S18136 [7DE]

———staffing levels funding, S18163 [7DE]

Law enforcement officers: tribute (S.J. Res. 32), S5452 [6AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: requests by court-appointed attorneys for funding for investigations, S7819 [7JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10383, S10430 [20JY]

Library of Congress: anniversary of copyright registration and deposit system, S9652 [11JY]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (S. 415), S2659 [14FE]

———application of antitrust laws (S. 627), S4660 [27MR]

———arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike (S. 376), S2984 [22FE]

———players' strike, S2256 [7FE]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, S4962, S4963 [31MR]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (S. 955), S8945 [22JN]

———combat waste, fraud and abuse, S7081 [22MY]

———reform, S7366 [24MY], S13178, S13179 [11SE], S16076 [27OC]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal, S10144 [17JY]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (S. 1136), S12083 [9AU]

National Firearms Act: extend statute of limitations for violations, S7728, S7729, S7734 [6JN]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (S. Res. 37), S1919 [1FE]

NIH: funding, S7301 [24MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: funding, S11544 [5AU]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S7658, S7671, S7672 [5JN]

———bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (S. Res. 110), S5564 [24AP]

OTA: funding, S10383 [20JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7817 [7JN], S9608 [10JY], S10397 [20JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reexamination proceedings (S. 1070), S10655 [25JY]

Patents: biotechnology process protection (S. 1111), S11207 [2AU], S15220-S15222 [17OC]

———extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (S. 1496), S19118 [21DE]

Philippines: U.S. policy, S17518 [27NO]

Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (S. 1237), S13542 [13SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S3051 [23FE], S7579, S7580 [25MY]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (S. 1471), S18443 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: benefit eligibility for children relative to paternity establishment, S12898 [8SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), S12895, S12898 [8SE], S13178, S13179 [11SE], S13346, S13347, S13348, S13349, S13350, S13351 [12SE], S13582 [14SE], S13651 [15SE]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, S19160 [22DE]

———require welfare recipients to work relative to State assistance services, S13346, S13347, S13348, S13349, S13350, S13351 [12SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), S16710 [6NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (S. 605), S4502 [23MR]

———create a uniform process for protecting property owners' rights from Government intrusion or eminent domain forfeiture (S. 135), S389-S391 [4JA], S567 [6JA], S17520 [27NO]

Reischauer, Robert D.: tribute (S. Res. 81), S3227 [27FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3089 [24FE]

Rezai, Saeed and Julie: relief (S. 1314), S15119 [12OC]

Roads and highways: moratorium on Federal regulations relative to right-of-way construction on public land (S. 1425), S17531 [27NO]

Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9074 [26JN]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17966 [5DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, S19053, S19054 [21DE]

Senate: legislative program, S1792 [30JA], S1798, S1861 [31JA], S1968 [1FE], S2074 [2FE], S2209 [6FE], S2217, S2276 [7FE], S2342 [8FE], S2433 [9FE], S2531 [10FE], S3027 [23FE], S3102, S3136 [24FE], S3227 [27FE], S7581 [25MY], S9643 [10JY], S10176 [17JY], S15069 [12OC], S18302 [8DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation of Barbara Riehle and John Seggerman in Barnstead Broadcasting Corp. and BAF Enterprises, Inc. v. Offshore Broadcasting Corp. (S. Res. 150), S9942 [13JY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6450 [10MY], S6501, S6502 [11MY]

Sound recording and reproducing: exclusive right to perform publicly through digital transmissions (S. 227), S947-S949 [13JA], S11948 [8AU]

Stewart, Walter T.: Distinguished Service Cross recipient, S14960 [11OC]

Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (S. 216), S907 [12JA]

———capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (S. 1481), S18739 [15DE]

———capital gains rates, S13182 [11SE], S15766, S15789-S15791 [26OC]

———capital gains rates (S. 182), S671 [9JA]

———capital gains rates (S. 959), S8949 [22JN]

———credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (S. 1052), S10426 [20JY]

———deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax (S. 1100), S11108 [1AU]

———deductions for business use of the home (S. 327), S1958 [1FE]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (S. 833), S7015 [19MY]

———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), S4684 [28MR]

———incentives to encourage small investors (S. 181), S671 [9JA]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (S. 351), S2124 [3FE]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (S. 1172), S12271 [10AU]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (S. 1408), S16922 [9NO]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders, S15794 [26OC]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (S. 758), S6171, S6176 [4MY]

———restore tax exemption on proceeds received from settlements and distributions to mixed-blood members of the Ute Indian tribe (S. 913), S8119 [9JN]

———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (S. 1006), S9527 [30JN]

———simplify the assessment and collection of excise taxes on arrows (S. 815), S6818 [17MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (S. 1165), S12259 [10AU]

———treatment of foreign manufacturing subsidiaries by domestic corporations, S16086 [27OC]

———treatment of long-term health care services and insurance (S. 1177), S12273-S12275 [10AU]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (S. 1297), S14745 [29SE]

Technology: tribute to the Joint Air Force Academy-Weber State University Program, S12678 [6SE]

Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, S7675 [5JN], S7757 [6JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8344 [14JN], S8467 [15JN]

Terrorism: establish program to ensure foreign air carrier security, S7776 [6JN]

———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S5842 [27AP], S7479, S7481, S7482, S7487 [25MY], S7596, S7597, S7601 [26MY], S7658, S7660, S7663, S7664, S7665, S7666, S7667, S7668, S7669, S7670, S7671, S7672, S7675, S7678, S7684, S7686, S7695, S7696 [5JN], S7728, S7729, S7733, S7734, S7738, S7739, S7740, S7741, S7748, S7749, S7752, S7753, S7755, S7757, S7759, S7760, S7761, S7768, S7771, S7776 [6JN], S7805, S7806, S7807, S7808, S7813, S7819, S7820, S7825, S7828, S7835, S7837, S7838, S7844, S7845, S7847, S7849, S7877 [7JN]

———place a dollar floor on cases that can be brought in Federal court in acts of terrorism, S7667 [5JN]

———treatment of information relative to the making of explosive materials, S7684, S7686 [5JN]

Trademarks: protection against dilution (S. 1513), S19310 [29DE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S9637 [10JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 884), S7781 [6JN]

———tribute to Freeway Watch Program, S6600 [12MY]

———tribute to winners of Odyssey of the Mind Association competition, S7801 [7JN]

VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served in South Korea (S. 257), S2531 [10FE]

Wasatch County, UT: dedication of Jordanelle State Park, S9335 [29JN]

Water: regulations ensuring safe drinking water, S9786, S9787, S9789 [12JY]

———regulations relative to contaminants in bottled drinking water, S9975 [14JY]

Week Without Violence: designate (S. Res. 180), S15170 [13OC]

World War II: anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima, S2733 [15FE]

———anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, S1735 [30JA]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Leave of absence: granted, S8417 [15JN]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for Senator Hatch in William D. Peterson v. Senator Hatch (S. Res. 141), S9008 [23JN]

———authorizing representation for the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Senator Hatch in Committee for Judicial Review v. Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 113), S6126 [3MY]

Reports filed

Adjust Dollar Amounts Used To Distinguish Between Grades of Criminal Offenses: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1331), S17183 [16NO]

Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1136) (S. Rept. 104-177), S17666 [28NO]

Biotechnology Patent Process Protection: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1111), S13728 [18SE]

Circumstances In Which Senior Circuit Court Judges May Vote in En Banc Cases: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 531), S9421 [29JN]

Clarify Rules Governing Court Venue: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 677), S6912 [18MY]

Clarify Rules Governing Removal of Cases to Federal Court: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 533), S4094 [16MR]

Clarify Rules Governing Venue: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 532), S4094 [16MR]

Clarify the Application of Federal Criminal Laws to Territories, Possessions, and Commonwealths: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1332), S17183 [16NO]

Classification of Children Relative to International Adoptions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 457), S8945 [22JN]

Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 343) (S. Rept. 104-90), S7615 [26MY]

Congressional Consent to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 27), S8945 [22JN]

Consent of Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 419), S6912 [18MY]

Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 21), S14710 [29SE]

Constitutional Amendment To Limit Terms of Members of Congress: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 21) (S. Rept. 104-158), S15227 [17OC]

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.J. Res. 79), S16919 [9NO]

Constitutional Amendment to Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 31) (S. Rept. 104-148), S14547 [28SE]

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 1) (S. Rept. 104-5), S1368 [23JA], S1442 [24JA]

Divide the Ninth Judicial Circuit Into Two Circuits: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 956), S18232 [7DE]

Division of Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Into Two Circuits: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 956) (S. Rept. 104-197), S19110 [21DE]

Exclusive Rights To Perform Sound Recordings Publicly Through Digital Transmissions: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 227) (S. Rept. 104-128), S11451 [4AU]

Expenditures: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 54), S1003 [17JA]

Historic Chattahoochee Compact Between Alabama and Georgia Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 848), S15849 [26OC]

Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 660) (S. Rept. 104-172), S16919 [9NO]

Jennings Randolph Lake Management Between Maryland and West Virginia: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 20), S13728 [18SE]

Livestock Concentration Report Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1340), S18232 [7DE]

National Character Counts Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 103), S10426 [20JY]

National Mammography Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 177), S15337 [19OC]

Nomination of A. Wallace Tashima To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10875 [28JY]

Nomination of Andre M. Davis To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10875 [28JY]

Nomination of Andrew Fois To Be Assistant Attorney General: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of B. Lynn Winmill To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10875 [28JY]

Nomination of Barbara S. Jones To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S19110 [21DE]

Nomination of Barry T. Moskowitz To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of Bernice B. Donald To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S19110 [21DE]

Nomination of Bruce D. Black To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S18232 [7DE]

Nomination of C. Lynwood Smith To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S19110 [21DE]

Nomination of Carlos F. Lucero To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of Catherine C. Blake To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10875 [28JY]

Nomination of Charles B. Kornmann To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4094 [16MR]

Nomination of Curtis L. Collier To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5547 [7AP]

Nomination of D.W. Branson, Jr., To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S17183 [16NO]

Nomination of David A. Brock to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S17183 [16NO]

Nomination of David Folsom To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3052 [23FE]

Nomination of Diane P. Wood To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9421 [29JN]

Nomination of Donald C. Nugent To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of Donald C. Pogue To Be Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of E. Richard Webber To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S16919 [9NO]

Nomination of Edward S. Blair To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10875 [28JY]

Nomination of Eldon E. Fallon To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5547 [7AP]

Nomination of Evan J. Wallach To Be Court of International Trade Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of Florence K. Murray to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S17183 [16NO]

Nomination of Frank Policaro, Jr., To Be U.S. Marshall: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S17183 [16NO]

Nomination of George A. O'Toole, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of George H. King To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9421 [29JN]

Nomination of George K. McKinney To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of Hugh Lawson To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S18232 [7DE]

Nomination of J. Don Foster To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4094 [16MR]

Nomination of James L. Dennis To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10426 [20JY]

Nomination of James M. Moody To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of Janet Bond Arterton To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4094 [16MR]

Nomination of Janie L. Shores to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of Jed S. Rakoff To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S19110 [21DE]

Nomination of Joan A. Lenard To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S19110 [21DE]

Nomination of Joe B. Pigott To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5547 [7AP]

Nomination of John G. Murtha To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of John R. Tunheim To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of John T. Marten To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S18232 [7DE]

Nomination of Joseph F. Baca to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S17183 [16NO]

Nomination of Joseph H. McKinley, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of Joseph R. Goodwin To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5547 [7AP]

Nomination of Juan A. DeHerrera To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of Karen Nelson Moore To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4094 [16MR]

Nomination of Kim McLane Wardlaw To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S16919 [9NO]

Nomination of Lacy H. Thornburg To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3052 [23FE]

Nomination of Martin J. Burke To Be U.S. Marshal: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4094 [16MR]

Nomination of Mary Beck Briscoe To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of Maxine M. Chesney To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S5547 [7AP]

Nomination of Merrick B. Garland To Be District of Columbia Circuit Court Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S18662 [14DE]

Nomination of Michael R. Murphy To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of Nancy Friedman To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of Ortrie D. Smith To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of P. Michael Duffy To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S16919 [9NO]

Nomination of Patricia J. Gaughan To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S18232 [7DE]

Nomination of Patrick M. Ryan To Be U.S. Attorney: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of Peter C. Economus To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of R. Guy Cole, Jr., To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of Robert H. Whaley To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9421 [29JN]

Nomination of Robert N. Baldwin to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S17183 [16NO]

Nomination of Rose Ochi To Be Associate Director for National Drug Control Policy: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of Sandra L. Lynch To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3052 [23FE]

Nomination of Sidney H. Stein To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3052 [23FE]

Nomination of Sidney R. Thomas To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S16919 [9NO]

Nomination of Stephen M. Orlofsky To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of Susan J. Dlott To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S15849 [26OC]

Nomination of Susan Y. Illston To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6912 [18MY]

Nomination of Tena Campbell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S9421 [29JN]

Nomination of Terence T. Evans To Be Circuit Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of Terrence B. Adamson to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of Thadd Heartfield To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3052 [23FE]

Nomination of Todd J. Campbell To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S16919 [9NO]

Nomination of Tommy E. Jewell, III, to the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S18819 [18DE], S18919 [19DE]

Nomination of Wiley Y. Daniel To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S8945 [22JN]

Nomination of William K. Sessions III, To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S11451 [4AU]

Nomination of Willis B. Hunt, Jr., To Be District Judge: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4094 [16MR]

Omnibus Property Rights Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 605), S19249 [22DE]

Reporting Deadlines for Studies Conducted in Federal Demonstration and Pilot Districts: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 464), S4094 [16MR]

U.S. Bankruptcy Code Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 977), S13728 [18SE]

Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact Congressional Consent: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 38), S16919 [9NO]

Victim Restitution Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 665) (S. Rept. 104-179), S18099 [6DE]

Rules

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S2276 [7FE]

Schedules

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Subcommittee on Legislative Branch: OTA budget, D674 [26MY]

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management: designate certain lands in Utah as wilderness, D850 [13JY]

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act reauthorization, D222 [22FE]

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Land: rights-of-way regulations, D368 [16MR]

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

Committee on Small Business (Senate): tax issues relative to small business, D1113 [19SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition: Major League Baseball antitrust exemption, D197 [15FE]

Statements

Balanced Budget Amendment and Judicial Review: by, S3260-S3263 [28FE]

Constitutional Amendment To Regulate Campaign Expenditures and Contribution Limits: Lloyd N. Cutler, Committee on Constitutional System, S2638 [14FE]

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Clinton Administration, S19054 [21DE]

Summaries

Balanced Budget Amendment Judicial Enforcement Issues, S1836 [31JA]

Capital Formation Act (S. 959), S8953 [22JN]

National Policy To Control Crime and Reform Court Procedures (S. 38), S233 [4JA], S691 [10JA]

Tables

Capital gains tax rates, S15767 [26OC]

Law enforcement grants by State, S18164 [7DE]

Testimonies

Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the Flag: by, S8301 [14JN]

———Charles J. Cooper, S8299-S8301 [14JN]

———Richard D. Parker, Harvard University, S8297-S8299 [14JN]

Limitations on Punitive Damage Awards: George L. Priest, S5881-S5884 [1MY], S5948 [2MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 30, adjournment of Congress, S2804 [16FE]

S. 38, national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S688-S692 [10JA]

S. 135, Property Rights Litigation Relief Act, S567-S569 [6JA]

S. 181, Small Investors Tax Relief Act, S672-S674 [9JA]

S. 182, Capital Formation and Job Creation Act, S674-S677 [9JA]

S. 327, Home Office Deduction Act, S1959 [1FE]

S. 351, make permanent the credit for increasing research activities, S2125 [3FE]

S. 457, classification of immigrant children relative to international adoptions, S10176 [17JY]

S. 464, reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal court demonstration and pilot districts, S3053 [23FE]

S. 483, Copyright Term Extension Act, S3393 [2MR]

S. 758, S Corporation Reform Act, S6172-S6176 [4MY]

S. 815, simplify the assessment and collection of excise taxes on arrows, S6819 [17MY]

S. 833, Semiconductor Investment Act, S7016 [19MY]

S. 959, Capital Formation Act, S8950-S8953 [22JN]

S. 977, technical corrections to U.S. Bankruptcy Code, S9306 [28JN]

S. 1052, tax credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions, S10427 [20JY]

S. 1070, Patent Reexamination Reform Act, S10656 [25JY]

S. 1111, biotechnology process patent protection, S15222 [17OC]

S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, S12083-S12085 [9AU]

S. 1143, use of food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional supplements, S12098 [9AU]

S. 1165, Fairness for Adopting Families Act, S12260 [10AU]

S. 1237, Child Pornography Prevention Act, S13543 [13SE]

S. 1284, National Information Infrastructure Copyright Protection Act, S14551 [28SE]

S. 1296, Qualified Football Coaches Plan Technical Corrections Act, S14745 [29SE]

S. 1297, Real Estate Investment Trust Tax Simplification Act, S14746 [29SE]

S. 1340, Livestock Concentration Report Act, S18994 [20DE]

S. 1474, allow probation and pretrial services officers to carry firearms, S18560 [13DE]

S. 1481, capital gains tax rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives, S18739 [15DE]

S. 1513, Federal Trademark Dilution Act, S19310 [29DE]

S. Res. 113, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) and Senator Hatch in Committee for Judicial Review v. Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6109, S6127 [3MY]

S. Res. 125, tribute to Joseph Damien de Veuster, S7578 [25MY]

S. Res. 141, Senate Legal Counsel representation in William D. Peterson v. Senator Hatch, S9005, S9008 [23JN]

S.J. Res. 31, constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag, S4276 [21MR]

Tributes

Almon, Baylee, S7672 [5JN]

Bennett, Frances M. Grant, S18125 [7DE]

Cosic, Kresimir, S7612 [26MY], S8083 [9JN]

Engman, Lewis A., S11730 [7AU]

Halverson, Richard C., S3830 [13MR], S18125 [7DE]

Heflin, Senator, S4783 [29MR], S18325 [11DE]

Hinckley, Gordon B., S18674 [15DE]

Hunter, Howard W., S3601 [7MR]

Johnston, Senator, S617 [9JA]

Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, S1615 [26JA]

Reagan, Ronald, S2209 [6FE]

Sheridan, Walter, S961 [17JA]

Thurmond, Senator, S17965 [5DE]