LOTT, TRENT (a Senator from Mississippi)

Amendments offered by, to

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

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S16024, S16148 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7185, S7208, S7248, S7256, S7257 [23MY]

CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S14760 [29SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), S17348, S17355 [17NO]

Congress: reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10811, S10840 [27JY]

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), S11455 [4AU], S11559, S11572, S11573, S11620, S11621, S11635, S11639 [5AU], S12295 [10AU], S12528 [5SE]

Dept. of Energy: perform risk assessments on environmental restoration activities (S. 333), S2135 [3FE], S3428 [2MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10938, S10964, S10973, S10982, S11010, S11033, S11036 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12024, S12102 [9AU]

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

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14554 [28SE], S14679, S14680, S14764 [29SE]

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

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10574 [24JY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S9542 [30JN], S9899, S9931 [13JY], S10014 [14JY], S10247 [18JY], S10431 [20JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10419, S10432 [20JY]

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

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8166, S8183 [12JN]

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

Analyses

Impact of Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act on Mississippi, S7907 [7JN]

Appointments

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

Committee To Escort the President, H584 [24JA]

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002, S7937 [7JN]

———H.R. 956, Product Liability Fairness Act, S17674 [28NO]

———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S13138 [8SE]

———H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, S18249 [7DE]

———S. 440, National Highway System designation, S14144 [22SE], S14221 [25SE]

———S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, S15152 [13OC]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, S12342 [11AU]

Articles and editorials

Judge Defends His Tulane Records Vote, Tyler Bridges, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S14462 [28SE]

National Reward for Good Teachers, New York (NY) Times, S610 [9JA]

Yes, Cut Taxes, James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, S7173 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Burke, Sheila: notify the House of Representatives of election of the Sec. of the Senate (see S. Res. 12), S52 [4JA]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights (see S. Con. Res. 26), S12831 [7SE]

Committees of the Senate: majority party appointments (see S. Res. 20), S52 [4JA]

Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield (see S. 610), S4491 [23MR]

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

Empress (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 527), S3744 [9MR]

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]

———repeal prohibitions on political recommendations (see S. 253), S1271 [20JA]

Floyd, Joe W.: relief (see S. 335), S2034 [2FE]

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

Freja Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 528), S3744 [9MR]

Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (see S. 1274), S14312 [26SE]

Idun Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 528), S3744 [9MR]

Liv Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation (see S. 528), S3744 [9MR]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see S. 661), S5073 [3AP]

Monk, John T.: relief (see S. 336), S2034 [2FE]

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

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see S. 1505), S19250 [22DE]

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

Senate: closing of a Member's office relative to resignation or death (see S. Res. 25), S52 [4JA]

Senate Rules: reform gift rules (S. Res. 158), technical corrections (see S. Res. 198), S18232 [7DE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see S. 1139), S12079 [9AU]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 252), S1271 [20JA]

———tax treatment of benefits (see S. 50), S49 [4JA]

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]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 254), S1271 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 971), S9309 [28JN]

Agriculture: crop disaster assistance programs (see S. 1235), S13623 [14SE]

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

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see S. 328), S2135 [3FE]

Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see S. 270), S2889 [16FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S7924 [7JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 4), S3758 [9MR]

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

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S8615 [19JN]

———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), S8265 [13JN]

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: balance (see S. 202, 207, 494), S789 [11JA], S6696 [15MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1, 22), S51 [4JA], S1207 [19JA]

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), S6108 [3MY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17038 [14NO]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see S. 673), S17870 [30NO]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S2969 [22FE]

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

Clean Air Act: exempt certain agricultural-related facilities (see S. 490), S12410 [11AU]

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

Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 930), S8493 [15JN]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S17509 [20NO]

———provide that voluntary disclosures of Federal violations found during an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted as evidence (see S. 582), S6930 [18MY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3, 38), S2969 [22FE]

———reform juvenile justice system (see S. 1245), S13866 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy: perform risk assessments on environmental restoration activities (see S. 333), S2034 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW with disabilities (see S. 615), S6109 [3MY]

Education: student loan reform (see S. 495), S7128 [22MY]

Electric power: modify exemption for territory for the sale of electric power of certain transmission systems (see S. 299), S2135 [3FE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see S. 191), S789 [11JA]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2969 [22FE]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 244), S3538 [6MR]

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

Federal employees: ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (see S. 1429), S17666 [28NO]

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

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

Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see S. 650), S6696 [15MY]

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

Forests: improve the health of forests on public lands (see S. 391), S5076 [3AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see S.J. Res. 24, 33), S2889 [16FE], S8825 [21JN]

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]

———preparation of private property taking impact analyses (see S. 22), S1237 [19JA]

———prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see S. 25), S8182 [12JN]

———reporting requirements for certain executive reports (see S. 233), S2067 [2FE]

Government regulations: congressional review of agency rules and regulations (see S. 348), S2035 [2FE]

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

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

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

———periodic review and termination dates (see S. 511, 1346), S4516 [23MR], S15401 [20OC]

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

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

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S17925 [4DE]

———require one-call notification system to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see S. 164), S953 [13JA]

Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 303), S4931 [30MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 715), S13667 [15SE]

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

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see S. 160), S2889 [16FE]

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]

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

Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see S. 581), S14318 [26SE]

Law enforcement: improve information exchange between law enforcement organizations (see S. 816), S7390 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 334), S6465 [10MY]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see S. 2), S44, S47 [4JA]

Lobbyists: prohibit certain organizations from receiving Federal funding (see S. 1056), S10490 [21JY]

Marine resources: promote research, identification, assessment and exploration of marine mineral resources (see S. 1194), S12370 [11AU]

Medicare: clarify use of private contracts (see S. 1289), S15246 [17OC]

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

Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see S. 506), S6181 [4MY]

———provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see S. 32), S1282 [20JA]

Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 248), S1207 [19JA]

———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S7390 [24MY]

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

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

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S14206 [25SE]

National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S6108 [3MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 147), S11330 [3AU]

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

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

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

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 526), S8516 [15JN]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 284), S16508 [1NO]

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

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

Petroleum: clarify financial responsibility requirements of offshore facilities relative to pollution (see S. 33), S1282 [20JA]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see S.J. Res. 6), S51 [4JA]

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

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S15118 [12OC]

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

———private property owner rights (see S. 239), S1070 [18JA]

———provide protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S51 [4JA]

Reischauer, Robert D.: tribute (see S. Res. 81), S3221 [27FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S3539 [6MR]

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

Rural areas: medicare coverage of rural emergency access care hospitals (see S. 210), S901 [12JA]

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: require a 60-vote supermajority to pass legislation increasing taxes (see S. 165), S806 [11JA]

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

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S13977 [20SE]

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

Sound recording and reproducing: exclusive right to perform publicly through digital transmissions (see S. 227), S2889 [16FE]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see S. 44), S7702 [5JN]

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

Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S12098 [9AU]

———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S14419 [27SE]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 8), S51 [4JA]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S11330 [3AU]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see S. 354), S6357 [9MY]

———excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (see S. 358), S2213 [6FE]

———exemptions for health risk pools (see S. 539), S4736 [28MR]

———modify credit and amortization of reforestation expenses and the application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see S. 508), S6357 [9MY]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 94), S50 [4JA]

———provide credits for families (see S. 1134), S12079 [9AU]

———provide tax credits for families and encourage savings and investment (see S. 568), S4094 [16MR]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see S. 758), S9916 [13JY]

———treatment of capital gains, losses on sale of principal residences, and indexing of certain assets (see S. 1280), S14907 [10OC]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see S. 867), S8265 [13JN]

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

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S6278 [8MY]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (see S. 729), S5805 [27AP]

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

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S12967 [8SE]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems (see S. 383), S2492 [10FE]

Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S2969 [22FE]

———reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S7497 [25MY]

World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports (see S. 16), S4597 [24MR]

World War II: 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]

Certificates of election

Senate, S3 [4JA]

Cloture motions

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

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4196 [20MR], S4212 [21MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2592 [14FE], S2754 [15FE], S2777 [16FE]

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

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6155 [4MY], S6225 [5MY], S6255, S6275 [8MY], S6306 [9MY]

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), S11437 [4AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3731 [9MR], S3801 [10MR], S3918 [15MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10710 [26JY], S10859 [28JY], S10966 [31JY], S11049, S11067 [1AU]

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

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S998 [17JA], S1065 [18JA], S1146, S1201 [19JA]

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

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

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

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S13199 [11SE]

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]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8176 [12JN], S8254 [13JN], S8310 [14JN]

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

Letters

Antiballistic Missile Treaty: Henry A. Kissinger, S11281 [3AU]

Invitation to ``New Approaches—Lessons from the Manufacturing Revolution'' manufacturing conference: by, S1635 [26JA]

Military decorations for meritorious services of Army personnel in the Pleiku campaign of the Vietnamese Conflict: Jack Smith, S9099 [26JN]

———Joseph L. Galloway, S9099 [26JN]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Boyd W. Boehlje and Thomas A. Shannon, National School Boards Association, S1507 [25JA]

———Carolyn Long Banks, National League of Cities, S1506, S1507 [25JA]

———Jane L. Campbell, National Conference of State Legislatures, S1507 [25JA]

———Randall Franke, National Association of Counties, S1507 [25JA]

———Richard M. Daley, Mayor of Chicago, IL, S1506 [25JA]

———Victor Ashe, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1507 [25JA]

Lists

Decisions on business related cases by Justice James L. Dennis, S14464 [28SE]

Unanimous-consent agreements on Senate legislative procedures, S9 [4JA]

Messages

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Extradition Treaty With Belgium: President Clinton, S8176 [12JN]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Extradition Treaty With Switzerland: President Clinton, S8177 [12JN]

Removal of Injunction of Secrecy for Supplemental Extradition Treaty With Belgium To Promote the Repression of Terrorism: President Clinton, S8176 [12JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16711 [6NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13760 [19SE]

Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S16935 [9NO]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4173 [20MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S17456, S17458 [18NO]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, S18792 [18DE], S18932 [19DE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18484 [13DE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S15553 [24OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1993 [2FE], S2773, S2774 [16FE], S3319 [2MR], S3453 [3MR], S3575 [7MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5112, S5113 [4AP], S5302, S5330, S5332 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S18907, S18932 [19DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17234, S17236 [17NO], S17457, S17458 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S16099 [27OC]

———reconciliation process, S15181-S15183 [17OC]

———restore funding for certain technology programs, S5330, S5332 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9365, S9366 [29JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S6891, S6893 [18MY], S7079 [22MY], S7173, S7174, S7187, S7202 [23MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S3453 [3MR]

———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget (H.J. Res. 132), S18907, S18931 [19DE]

Burke, Sheila: notify the House of Representatives of election of the Sec. of the Senate (S. Res. 12), S7 [4JA]

Business and industry: conference on the future of manufacturing, S1634 [26JA]

Campbell, Senator: change in political party affiliation, S3439, S3452 [3MR]

Capitol Buildings and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights (S. Con. Res. 26), S12842 [7SE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2519), S17828 [29NO]

———clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2525), S17828 [29NO]

Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Act: amend, S16024 [27OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (S. 1004), S17362, S17397 [17NO]

Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select): majority party appointments (S. Res. 46), S781 [11JA]

Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): establish (S. Res. 120), unanimous-consent agreement, S6764 [16MY]

Committees of the Senate: appointments to the Committee on Printing (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (S. Res. 58), S1014 [17JA]

———authorize printing of collection of rules (S. Res. 59), S1014 [17JA]

———designation of chairmen (S. Res. 47), S781 [11JA]

———funding (S. Res. 19), S10, S45 [4JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 15), S8 [4JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 20), S10 [4JA]

———majority party appointments (S. Res. 57), S1014 [17JA]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), unanimous-consent agreement, S10472 [21JY]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 104), S14645 [29SE]

———change the maximum total value of gifts that can be accepted from a single source in one year, S10811, S10812, S10817 [27JY], S10847 [28JY]

———reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10555 [24JY], S10811, S10812, S10817 [27JY], S10847 [28JY]

———reform gift rules (S. 1061), unanimous-consent agreement, S10796, S10816 [27JY]

Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield (S. 610), S4515 [23MR]

Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS (S. 255), S1273 [20JA], S1472 [24JA]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15553 [24OC]

———prevent Federal litigation of claims that have already been adequately reviewed in State court, S7834 [7JN]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6243 [8MY]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, S7834 [7JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), unanimous-consent agreement, S16995 [13NO]

Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14461, S14462, S14464 [28SE]

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

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, S18847, S18907 [19DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11147, S11151, S11153 [2AU], S11229, S11280 [3AU]

———funding, S7187, S7202 [23MY]

———funding for the medium extended air defense system program, S11147, S11151 [2AU]

———LHD-7 amphibious assault ship funding, S12144 [10AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12144 [10AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3654 [8MR], S3913 [15MR]

———national missile defense funding, S11147, S11151 [2AU], S11229 [3AU]

Dept. of Energy: perform risk assessments on environmental restoration activities (S. 333), S2046 [2FE], S3430 [2MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10709 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), S19197, S19198, S19199, S19200, S19201, S19203, S19204 [22DE]

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

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14374, S14375 [27SE]

Empress (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 527), S3758 [9MR]

EPA: expansion of the toxic release inventory relative to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, S14374 [27SE]

———reform of refinery maximum achievable control technology regulations, S14374, S14375 [27SE]

Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (S. 244), S3549, S3552, S3553 [7MR]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), star print, S13626 [14SE]

FCC: limit regulatory authority, S7969 [8JN]

FDA: Board of Tea Experts funding, S19198 [22DE]

———transportation and categorization of poultry, S13760 [19SE]

Federal employees: authorize the awarding of attorneys' fees for certain Dept. of Justice and Federal public defender employees under specific circumstances (S. 144), S44 [4JA]

———eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily separated from their jobs, S10522 [24JY]

———repeal prohibitions on political recommendations (S. 253), S1272 [20JA]

Federal-State relations: protection of children, pregnant women, and the elderly relative to ban on unfunded Federal mandates, S1505, S1506, S1508, S1512 [25JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S781, S812 [11JA], S920, S921 [13JA], S1068 [18JA], S1140, S1171, S1172, S1175, S1176 [19JA], S1505, S1506, S1508, S1512, S1537, S1538 [25JA], S2140 [3FE]

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

Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula (S.J. Res. 29), S16935, S16936 [9NO]

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

Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S8738 [21JN]

Freja Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 528), S3758 [9MR]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10511, S10519, S10522, S10531, S10551, S10552, S10553, S10554, S10558, S10559 [24JY]

———shutdown relative to budget process, S16995 [13NO], S17245 [17NO], S17457 [18NO]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, S3913 [15MR]

Government regulations: exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to government entities, S1171, S1172, S1175, S1176 [19JA]

———protection against unfair penalties for alleged violations of rules, S9954 [14JY]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2145 [3FE], S9794, S9795, S9796, S9797, S9798, S9799, S9800 [12JY], S9898 [13JY], S9954 [14JY], S10229, S10230, S10231 [18JY]

———Toxic Release Inventory requirements, S9898 [13JY]

Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (S. Res. 196), S17825 [29NO]

Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (S. 1274), S14314 [26SE]

Holocaust: tribute to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and condemn efforts to distort the historical reality of the Holocaust (S. Res. 193), S16934 [9NO]

Idun Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 528), S3758 [9MR]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (S. 848), S16934 [9NO]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (S. 1322), S15523 [24OC]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S26 [4JA], S780 [11JA]

Liv Viking (vessel): certificate of documentation (S. 528), S3758 [9MR]

Lobbyists: grassroots lobbying efforts, S10519 [24JY]

Marine resources: promote research, identification, assessment and exploration of marine mineral resources (S. 1194), S12398 [11AU]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S7079 [22MY]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), S7696 [5JN]

———reform, S17234, S17236 [17NO]

Merchant marine industry: maritime security service funding, S14679 [29SE]

Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (H.R. 2589), S16939 [9NO]

Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (S. 661), S5073 [3AP]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (H.R. 1045), S6765 [16MY]

National Family Week: designate (S. Res. 146), S17420 [17NO]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (S. Res. 77), S2580 [13FE]

National Security Education Trust Fund: establish, S3654 [8MR]

Neely, Joseph H.: nomination to the FDIC Board of Directors, S19296 [27DE]

Parliamentary inquiry, S7196 [23MY]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S16935 [9NO]

Political parties: role of religious groups, S13307 [11SE]

Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (S. 1505), S19254 [22DE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6764 [16MY], S16157 [27OC]

Public lands: limit Federal acquisitions in States where one quarter or more land area is Federal land (S. 518), S3745 [9MR]

Public utilities: protect consumers of utility systems relative to telecommunication activities, S8239, S8240 [13JN]

Public welfare programs: establish community works progress programs, S13609 [14SE]

———funding for nutrition programs, S3552, S3553 [7MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), S12794 [7SE], S13609 [14SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), S16700, S16709, S16711 [6NO]

RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale, AZ (S. 1341), S17825 [29NO]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), S17362 [17NO]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S17825 [29NO]

Senate: closing of a Member's office relative to resignation or death (S. Res. 25), S44 [4JA]

———decorum on the floor, S18967, S18968 [20DE]

———legislative procedures, unanimous-consent agreements, S9 [4JA]

———legislative program, S44, S45 [4JA], S609 [9JA], S749 [11JA], S820, S916 [12JA], S919 [13JA], S1128 [18JA], S1293 [23JA], S1393 [24JA], S1550 [25JA], S1795 [31JA], S1863 [1FE], S1969 [2FE], S2145 [3FE], S2345 [9FE], S2435 [10FE], S2581 [13FE], S2677 [15FE], S2771 [16FE], S3439 [3MR], S3641 [8MR], S3767 [10MR], S5109 [4AP], S5739 [27AP], S5857 [1MY], S6189 [4MY], S6701 [15MY], S6765 [16MY], S7709 [5JN], S8188 [12JN], S8199 [13JN], S8379 [14JN], S9794 [12JY], S10579 [24JY], S10583 [25JY], S10843 [27JY], S11227 [3AU], S12527 [5SE], S13626 [14SE], S15181 [17OC], S15505 [23OC], S16157 [27OC], S16711 [6NO], S16939, S16940 [9NO], S17245 [17NO], S17421 [18NO], S17824, S17829 [29NO], S18792 [18DE], S18931, S18932 [19DE]

Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in Office of Senate Sergeant at Arms v. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices (S. Res. 194), S16939 [9NO]

———reappointment of Michael Davidson (S. Res. 18), S10 [4JA]

Senate Rules: reform gift rules (S. Res. 158), technical corrections (S. Res. 198), S17926 [4DE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (S. 1139), S12086 [9AU]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 252), S1271 [20JA]

———tax treatment of benefits (S. 50), S273 [4JA]

Taxation: excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (S. 358), S2213 [6FE]

———rates, S7173, S7174 [23MY], S17234 [17NO]

Telecommunications: application of antitrust laws relative to Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into the long distance and manufacturing markets, S8206, S8208 [13JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S7881, S7905 [7JN], S7969 [8JN], S8169 [12JN], S8206, S8208, S8239, S8240 [13JN], S8378 [14JN], S8454 [15JN]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), unanimous-consent agreement, S8378 [14JN]

Television: providing for the full scrambling of multichannel video services of sexually explicit adult programming, S8169 [12JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7834 [7JN]

Thurmond, Senator: notify the House of Representatives of election of the President pro tempore (S. Res. 11), S7 [4JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (S. 729), S5836 [27AP]

Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S11280 [3AU]

———removal of injunction of secrecy, S8176 [12JN]

Treaty With Panama on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters: ratification, S6764 [16MY]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2394), S16937, S16939 [9NO]

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 (S. 967), S9098 [26JN]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (S. 254), S1272 [20JA]

Reports

Student Loans Under Proposed Federal Budget for 1996-2002, S9366 [29JN]

Resumes

Campbell, Senator, S3453 [3MR]

Schedules

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine: maritime security program budget, D925 [26JY]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: several Senators, S3319 [2MR]

Texts of

S. 252, Older Americans' Freedom To Work Act, S1272 [20JA]

S. 253, repeal prohibitions on political recommendations for Federal employees, S1272 [20JA]

S. 254, burial and funeral benefits for World War II merchant marine veterans, S1273 [20JA]

S. 255, authorize the Corps of Engineers to stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS, S1472 [24JA]

S. 527, certificate of documentation for Empress (vessel), S3758 [9MR]

S. 528, certificate of documentation for Idun Viking, Liv Viking, and Freja Viking (vessels), S3758 [9MR]

S. 610, establish interpretive center at Corinth, MS, Civil War Battlefield, S4515 [23MR]

S. 647, phasing-in of changes to forest management plans, S4925 [30MR]

S. 1139, Maritime Reform and Security Act, S12087-S12093 [9AU]

S. 1274, improve management of remediation waste, S14314-S14316 [26SE]

S. 1505, Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act, S19255-S19259 [22DE]

S. Con. Res. 31, tribute to Yitzhak Rabin, S16700 [6NO]

S. Res. 46, majority party appointments to the Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S781 [11JA]

S. Res. 47, designation of chairmen for committees of the Senate, S782 [11JA]

Tributes

Buffington, Jack E., S13208 [11SE]

Johnston, Kelly D., S7942 [8JN]

Jones, Neal T., S3641 [8MR]

McCarty, Oseola, S13653 [15SE]

Ogilvie, Lloyd J., S18792 [18DE]