LUGAR, RICHARD G. (a Senator from Indiana)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11422, S11470 [4AU]
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12306 [10AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S4044, S4114 [16MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14675, S14763 [29SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14320 [26SE]
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S19138 [21DE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14089, S14092 [21SE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10012 [14JY]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (H.R. 436), S16618, S16630 [2NO]
START II Treaty: ratification, S19221, S19263 [22DE]
Analyses
Agricultural Resources Conservation Act (S. 854), S7515 [25MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, S15199 [17OC]
———H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations, S14797 [29SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S16991 [13NO]
Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S2255 [7FE]
Articles and editorials
Casino Gambling Surges in United States, Tempting More Teenagers, David Holmstrom, Christian Science Monitor, S16757
Casinos Not a Sure Bet, Other States Discover, Charles Babington, Washington (DC) Post, S16512
Despite Legal Issues, Virtual Dice Are Rolling, Linda Kanamine, USA Today, S17359
Feeling Lucky—Electronics Is Bringing Gambling Into Homes, Restaurants and Planes, William M. Bulkeley, Wall Street Journal, S16929
Gambling Fever, William Safire, New York (NY) Times, S16674 [3NO]
Global Casinos Pose Virtual Mess—Lawmakers Say Electronic Gambling Difficult to Regulate, Ron Bartlett, Tampa (FL) Tribune, S17101
Governor Says He's Worried State May Be Too Dependent on Gambling, Associated Press (news agency), S17187
Keno Game Ushers in New Era of Gambling in New York, Ian Fisher, New York (NY) Times, S16831
Liechtenstein-Based Lottery Rolls Out on Internet, Reuters (news service), S17040
New On-Line Casinos May Thwart U.S. Laws, William M. Bulkeley, Wall Street Journal, S17004
Republican Campaign Misguided, Lugar Says, E1750 [8SE]
Risky Business—Can Gaming Win in Cities? Chicago May Get Tip From New Orleans, Ken Armstrong, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S17930
Social Roulette, Washington (DC) Post, S16632
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see S. 854), S7497 [25MY]
———promotion program for popcorn (see S. 1336), S15337 [19OC]
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see S. 178), S653 [9JA]
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate): authorizing expenditures (see S. Res. 53), S945 [13JA]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (see S. 577), S4148 [17MR]
Government regulations: differentiate animal fats and vegetable oils from other oils and greases in issuing or enforcing regulations (see S. 679), S5217 [5AP]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6513 [11MY]
———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S12215 [10AU]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (see S. 904), S8097 [9JN]
Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (see S. 1512), S19306 [29DE]
Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area (see S. 1377), S16495 [1NO]
Trinidad and Tobago: participation in NAFTA (see S. Res. 200), S18920 [19DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see S. 1373), S16495 [1NO]
———price supports for peanuts (see S. 1188), S12370 [11AU]
———price supports for sugar (see S. 847), S11110 [1AU]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S6337 [9MY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S10832 [27JY]
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]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S13545 [13SE]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S3223 [27FE]
———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), S12967 [8SE]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see S. 641), S5676 [25AP]
Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565), S5605 [24AP]
Education: abolish the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (see S. 323), S4111 [16MR]
———student loan reform (see S. 495), S6357 [9MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2579 [13FE]
ERISA: clarify treatment of qualified football coaches plans (see S. 1296), S14710 [29SE]
Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 244), S3623 [7MR]
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see S. 1011), S9516 [30JN]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S47 [4JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 31), S4262 [21MR]
Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see S. Res. 97), S6109 [3MY]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S11110 [1AU]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S19121 [21DE]
Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S5552 [7AP]
Government: reporting requirements for certain executive reports (see S. 233), S1860 [31JA]
Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see S. 917), S9810 [12JY]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 459), S5453 [6AP]
———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 303), S2578 [13FE]
———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3680 [8MR]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S10659 [25JY]
Israel: extend U.S. free trade agreement to West Bank and Gaza Strip (see S. 1469), S18920 [19DE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S10503 [21JY]
Medicare: positron emission tomography (see S. 1181), S13866 [19SE]
Motor vehicles: eliminate noncompliance penalties on State motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S2492 [10FE]
———eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal safety belt and motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 360), S5452 [6AP]
NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see S. 529), S11329 [3AU]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S10011 [14JY]
National forests: allow collection of funds following completion of cooperative work for protection, management or improvement (see S. 753), S6082 [3MY]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 26), S4516 [23MR]
National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S2823 [16FE]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 309), S11216 [2AU]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see S. 218), S2578 [13FE]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5603 [24AP]
POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date (see S. 584), S4262 [21MR]
President's Advisory Commission on National Commemorative Events: establish (see S. 1236), S13540 [13SE]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1212), S18244 [7DE]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S5913 [1MY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 1316), S17038 [14NO]
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), S3133 [24FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 262), S1719 [27JA]
———reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S9810 [12JY]
Solid waste: limit disposal of out-of-State municipal waste (see S. 589), S4365 [22MR]
Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S12098 [9AU]
———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S9641 [10JY]
———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S12841 [7SE]
———modify credit and amortization of reforestation expenses and the application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see S. 508), S4931 [30MR]
———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see S. 758), S6168 [4MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see S. 628), S9720 [11JY]
———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (see S. 1006), S12290 [10AU]
———treatment of capital gains, losses on sale of principal residences, and indexing of certain assets (see S. 1280), S15358 [19OC]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see S. 448), S8516 [15JN]
———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 692), S9916 [13JY]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S10875 [28JY]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 940), S8825 [21JN]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S16630 [2NO]
———tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Biographies
Trueblood, David E.: Landrum R. Bolling, S1873 [1FE]
Certificates of election
Senate, S3 [4JA]
Cloture motions
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6225 [5MY], S6255 [8MY], S6306 [9MY]
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]
Essays
Indiana Farmers—Producers of Food, Jobs, and World Trade: Jamie Shonk, S5022
———Joe Roth, S5022
Letters
Food Stamp Block Grant Program: A. Wayne Lord, National Peanut Council, Inc., S13339 [12SE]
———Kevin Burke, Food Distributors Association, S13339 [12SE]
———Sheri Spader, National Cattleman's Association, S13339 [12SE]
———Tim Hammonds, Food Marketing Institute, S13338 [12SE]
Lists
Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest award recipients, S5022
Remarks by, on
AFDC: work requirement for food stamp recipients, S13156, S13197 [11SE]
Agriculture: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (S. 1373), S16496 [1NO]
———improve agricultural resources conservation programs (S. 854), S7507 [25MY]
———promotion program for popcorn (S. 1336), S15339
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17296 [17NO]
CFTC: authorizing appropriations (S. 178), S654
Children and youth: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest award recipients, S5022
Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (H.R. 1430), S5570 [24AP]
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (H.R. 2029), S19139, S19140 [21DE]
Food stamps: replace with State block grant programs, S13335, S13338, S13340 [12SE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (S. 577), S4148
Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S17929
Glickman, Dan: nomination to be Sec. of Agriculture, S4843 [30MR]
Government regulations: differentiate animal fats and vegetable oils from other oils and greases in issuing or enforcing regulations (S. 679), S5223
Japan: tribute to Japan-U.S. Senate Youth Exchange Program, S12756 [7SE]
Long, Jill L.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development, S12522 [11AU]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (S. Res. 191), S16555 [1NO]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (S. 794), S6520
———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (S. 1166), S12261
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs (S. 904), S8098
———reform (H.R. 4), S11837 [8AU], S13156, S13197 [11SE], S13335, S13338, S13340 [12SE]
Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings (S. 1512), S19308
Senate: legislative program, S16556 [1NO]
START II Treaty: ratification, S19188-S19194, S19195, S19220, S19223 [22DE]
Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area (S. 1377), S16508 [1NO]
Trinidad and Tobago: participation in NAFTA (S. Res. 200), S18921 [19DE]
Reports filed
CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Senate) (S. 178) (S. Rept. 104-7), S2124 [3FE]
Expenditures: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. Res. 53) (S. Rept. 104-3), S944 [13JA]
Nomination of Dan Glickman To Be Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S4491 [23MR]
Nomination of Eugene Branstool to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7013 [19MY]
Nomination of Jill L. Long To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S11891 [8AU]
Nomination of Jill L. Long to the Board of Directors of the CCC: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S11891 [8AU]
Nomination of Karl N. Stauber To Be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7013 [19MY]
Nomination of Karl N. Stauber to the CCC Board of Directors: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S7013 [19MY]
Rules
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S927 [13JA]
Schedules
Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): committee budget requests, D52 [18JA]
Committee on the Budget (Senate): Dept. of Agriculture budget relative to farm income support programs and export subsidies, D204 [16FE]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, D1174 [29SE]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Federal income tax replacement, D707 [8JN]
Statements
President Clinton's State of the Union Message: by, E187 [26JA]
Summaries
Food Quality Protection Act (S. 1166), S12269
Minor Use Crop Protection Act (S. 794), S6522
Nutrition Assistance Reform Act (S. 904), S8109
Texts of
S. 178, CFTC appropriations, S655
S. 679, Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act, S5224
S. 794, Minor Use Crop Protection Act, S6520
S. 854, Agricultural Resources Conservation Act, S7508-S7515 [25MY]
S. 904, Nutrition Assistance Reform Act, S8099
S. 1166, Food Quality Protection Act, S12261
S. 1336, Popcorn Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act, S15339
S. 1373, Agricultural Resources Enhancement Act, S16496-S16502 [1NO]
S. 1377, taxation of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area, S16508 [1NO]
Tributes
Brooks, Ronald E., S6762
Curdes, Louis E., S3293
Hendley, Francis M., II, S3135
Smith, James, S10069
Trueblood, David E., S1872 [1FE]