McCONNELL, MITCH (a Senator from Kentucky)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4997 [31MR], S5104, S5108 [4AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7336, S7347, S7395, S7396 [24MY]
CERCLA: amend (S. 1285), S14760 [29SE]
Congress: reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10796, S10838 [27JY]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5606 [24AP], S5676 [25AP], S5730, S5731 [26AP], S5843 [27AP], S5945, S6011 [2MY], S6068 [3MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11154, S11218 [2AU], S11422, S11470 [4AU]
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12148, S12297, S12306 [10AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3594, S3631 [7MR], S4044, S4056, S4058, S4114, S4115 [16MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12024, S12026, S12102 [9AU]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11537, S11630 [5AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14630, S14756, S14759 [29SE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1103 [18JA], S1240 [19JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18264 [8DE], S18344, S18365 [11DE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13934, S13986 [20SE], S14065, S14070, S14088, S14090, S14092, S14093, S14094 [21SE]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10552, S10574 [24JY], S10598, S10659 [25JY]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S641, S679 [9JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10358 [20JY]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8779, S8827 [21JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12411 [11AU], S12958, S13129 [8SE]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6540 [11MY], S6592, S6641 [12MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, S4074 [16MR]
———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, S5380 [6AP]
———H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S14081 [21SE]
———H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S13919 [20SE]
———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12893 [8SE]
———S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act reauthorization, S15176 [13OC]
Articles and editorials
Burmese Opposition Leader Snubs Junta's Constitution Talks, Doug Fine, Washington (DC) Post, S18270 [8DE]
Burmese Opposition To Boycott Junta's Convention, Philip Shenon, New York (NY) Times, S18270 [8DE]
Campaign Spinach, Washington (DC) Post, S2630 [14FE]
Civil Justice Reforms, Washington (DC) Post, S3693 [9MR]
Don't Limit Spending, by, USA Today, S16723 [7NO]
Murder Inc. in Moscow, Washington (DC) Post, S14047 [21SE]
Pioneering Spirit—Louisville Native Has Marched in the South and in China for Rights of Others, Lawrence Muhammad, Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S15364
Press as Power Broker, by, New York (NY) Times, S16722 [7NO]
Pride of Hyden, Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated (publication), S18445
Rep. Hogancamp Resolved, Upbeat Since Last Brutal Brush With Death, Donna Groves Haynes, Paducah (KY) Sun, S3291
So, We Talk Too Much? The Supreme Court's Two-Word Opinion of the Senate's Reform Bill May Be Good Grief! George F. Will, Newsweek (publication), S2636 [14FE]
Sparks Flies Into Adventures With Aplomb, Krista Ramsey, Covington (KY) Kentucky Enquirer, S3993
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S9174 [27JN]
———require humane transport of horses enroute to slaughtering facilities (see S. 1283), S14547 [28SE]
Burma: human rights violations (see S. 1092), S10876 [28JY]
———U.S. policy (see S. 1511), S19306 [29DE]
Courts: reform civil justice system (see S. 300), S1847 [31JA]
———require analysis of bills to determine impact of any Federal mandates (see S. 250), S1207 [19JA]
———treatment of volunteers of nonprofit organizations relative to civil lawsuits (see S. 1435), S17775 [29NO]
Flag—U.S.: prohibit desecration (see S. 1335), S15337 [19OC]
Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see S. 1133), S12079 [9AU]
Foreign aid: reform (see S. 422), S2757 [15FE]
Health: reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs (see S. 454), S2823 [16FE]
Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (see S. 334), S2034 [2FE]
Local government: strengthen Federal authority to combat public corruption (see S. 1378), S16621 [2NO]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see S. 218), S901 [12JA]
Packwood, Senator: Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) vote on expulsion from the Senate (see S. Res. 168), S12959 [8SE]
Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution relative to term restrictions (see S.J. Res. 23), S1442 [24JA]
Senate Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see S. Res. 126), S7497 [25MY]
Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see S. 1171), S12215 [10AU]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see S. 386), S2492 [10FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939), S15407 [20OC]
Agriculture: maintain foreign market development programs (see S. 1375), S16495 [1NO]
———price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (see S. 1155), S12214 [10AU]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S6337 [9MY]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 4), S47 [4JA]
Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of Agriculture (see S. 678), S8042 [8JN]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S5452 [6AP]
———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see S. 1370), S16756 [7NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see S. 21), S48 [4JA]
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: amend (see S. 1285), S14710 [29SE]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17348 [17NO]
China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3904 [14MR]
Civil liberties: appropriate protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S1097 [18JA]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see S. 1085), S10821 [27JY]
Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see S. 892), S7918 [7JN]
Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see S. 228), S3064 [23FE]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing civil works programs6 (see S. 640), S4717 [28MR]
Correctional institutions: require inmate work and education duties in States receiving construction grants (see S. 930), S8493 [15JN]
Courts: product liability reform (see S. 565), S3964 [15MR]
———reform civil justice system (see S. 672), S5142 [4AP]
———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (see S. 1254), S14554 [28SE]
Dept. of State: establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see S. 104), S2273 [7FE]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1253), S14554 [28SE]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 1364), S15849 [26OC]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S47 [4JA]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S15357 [19OC]
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]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S901 [12JA]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see S. 303), S1847 [31JA]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S15499 [23OC]
———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3905 [14MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S17870 [30NO]
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]
Iran: additional radio broadcasting by the U.S. (see S. 838), S7924 [7JN]
———trade embargo (see S. 277), S2764 [15FE]
Israel: condemn terrorist attacks (see S. Res. 69), S1442 [24JA]
———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), S18033 [5DE]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see S. 896), S18102 [6DE]
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see S. 194), S789 [11JA]
Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S5605 [24AP]
National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S5453 [6AP]
National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until Congress appropriates funds for implementation (see S. 91), S740 [10JA]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 602), S4491 [23MR]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5603 [24AP]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6513 [11MY]
———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S16922 [9NO]
———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S18999 [20DE]
PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see S. 1064), S10490 [21JY]
Public welfare programs: reform (see S. 834), S7014 [19MY]
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]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see S. 619), S4573 [24MR]
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), S1457 [24JA]
Senate Rules: reform gift rules (see S. Res. 158), S10876 [28JY]
Social Security: extend Medicare Select Program (see S. 198), S3426 [2MR]
Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S12098 [9AU]
———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S15292 [18OC]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 1366), S15849 [26OC]
———incentives for endangered species conservation (see S. 1365), S15849 [26OC]
———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]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 133), S8380 [14JN]
Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see S. 1414), S17090 [15NO]
Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S3992 [15MR]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S17097 [15NO]
Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S1539 [25JA]
———reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S11110 [1AU]
World War II: tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4196 [20MR], S4212 [21MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2754 [15FE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5139 [4AP], S5303 [6AP]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6155 [4MY]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10966 [31JY], 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), S1537 [25JA]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9794 [12JY], S9977 [14JY], S10135 [17JY], S10221 [18JY]
Eulogies
Adams, Ginger: by Kern Alexander, Murray State University, S5614
Stull, Debra Lynn Simmons: by, S9469 [29JN]
Letters
Anti-Corruption Act: Joseph M. Whittle, S16622 [2NO]
———Karen K. Caldwell, S16622 [2NO]
Burmese human rights violations: Aung Than Lay, S10894
———Betty Williams, S10895
———La Raw Maran, Kachin-American & Friends USA, Inc., for Democracy and Human Rights in Burma, S10894
———Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO, S10894
———Nai Shuwe Kyin, S10894
———Ohmar Khin, S10893
———Sein Win, Prime Minister, Burma, S10893
———Shwe Sin Htun, Democratic Burmese Students Organization, S10894 [28JY]
———U Ba Thaung, United Front for Democracy & Human Rights in Burma, S10895
Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act: Robert H. Bork, S3692 [9MR]
Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits: Fred Wertheimer, Common Cause (organization), S2629 [14FE]
———Robert S. Peck, ACLU, S2636 [14FE]
Economic sanctions against Burma: Betty Williams, S14068 [21SE]
———Kyin Ho, S14068 [21SE]
———Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO, S14068 [21SE]
———Saw Bo Mya, S14068 [21SE]
———Sein Win, Prime Minister of Burma, S14067 [21SE]
FBI legal attache offices in foreign countries: by, S14047 [21SE]
———Louis J. Freeh, FBI, S14047 [21SE]
Federal Power Marketing Administration privatization: several Senators, S8404
Lobbyists' political contributions: Robert S. Peck, ACLU, S535 [6JA]
Prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag: Bruce Fein, S18265 [8DE]
Toll facilities on interstate highways: Kathy Gross, American Automobile Association, S8781 [21JN]
———Richard Hebert, American Automobile Association, S8781 [21JN]
———Roger Boyd, American Automobile Association, S8781 [21JN]
———W. Dewey Clower, National Association of Truck Stop Operators, Inc., S8782 [21JN]
———William W. Hamilton, Jr., International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S8782 [21JN]
Lists
Federal budget votes relative to Appalachian Regional Commission funding, S11090 [1AU]
National Coalition for Volunteer Protection, S17778 [29NO]
Memorandums
Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, S18267 [8DE]
———several professors of law, S18266 [8DE]
Motions offered by
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S16479 [1NO]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: development of precision farming tools and technologies, S8403
AID: funding, S13900 [20SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (S. 968), S9174
———require humane transport of horses enroute to slaughtering facilities (S. 1283), S14547
Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, S7336, S7337 [24MY], S11089 [1AU]
Appropriations: line-item veto, S14017 [21SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10676 [26JY]
———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18535 [13DE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2629, S2630, S2631, S2635, S2637, S2638 [14FE], S3249 [28FE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5105, S5156 [4AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), S8403
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7320, S7336, S7337, S7347 [24MY], S7454 [25MY]
Burma: assistance relative to satisfying certain human rights conditions, S14066 [21SE], S16478, S16479 [1NO]
———democracy efforts, S18268-S18270 [8DE]
———human rights violations, S18268-S18270 [8DE]
———human rights violations (S. 1092), S10892
———U.S. policy (S. 1511), S19306 [29DE]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S8530 [16JN]
Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris Yeltsin, S6425 [10MY]
Comer, Martha: Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, S5681
Committee on Ethics (Select): notices of determination, S4670 [27MR], S5158
Commonwealth of Independent States: allocation of foreign aid, S4061, S4062 [16MR]
Congress: change the maximum total value of gifts that can be accepted from a single source in one year, S10814, S10815, S10816 [27JY], S10847 [28JY]
———clarify aggregate limit on gifts, S10856 [28JY]
———reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10801, S10814, S10815, S10816 [27JY], S10847, S10856 [28JY]
———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (S. 228), S3068
———use of airline frequent flyer miles accrued during official travel, S641, S642, S643 [9JA]
Courts: additional appointment of a Federal judge for the Western District of Kentucky, S15554 [24OC]
———application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6062 [3MY]
———commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15554 [24OC]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S3692 [9MR], S5592 [24AP], S5657 [25AP], S5753, S5758, S5779 [27AP], S5933 [2MY], S6034, S6062, S6066 [3MY], S6329, S6330 [9MY]
———product liability reform relative to joint liability, S6066 [3MY]
———product liability reform (S. 565), S3983 [15MR]
———reform civil justice system (S. 300), S1849 [31JA], S3692 [9MR]
———regulation of legal fees, S5657 [25AP]
———require analysis of bills to determine impact of any Federal mandates (S. 250), S1234
———treatment of medical malpractice liability claims relative to obstetric services, S5758 [27AP]
———treatment of volunteers of nonprofit organizations relative to civil lawsuits (S. 1435), S17777 [29NO]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3594 [7MR], S4056, S4058, S4061, S4062 [16MR]
Dept. of Energy: energy efficiency regulations relative to Codes and Standards Program, S12024 [9AU]
———residential energy use standards and codes, S17931
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies, S14021 [21SE]
———consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S11064 [1AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12024, S12026 [9AU]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report, S17931
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S10373, S10374 [20JY], S16722, S16723 [7NO]
———constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits, S2629, S2630, S2631, S2635, S2637, S2638 [14FE]
———public financing and spending limits on Presidential campaigns, S7320 [24MY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14969 [11OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11089 [1AU]
FBI: establish legal attache offices in certain foreign countries, S14046, S14048 [21SE]
Federal employees: require a more detailed disclosure of the value of assets, S10541, S10553 [24JY]
Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization, S8403 [14JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18264, S18268 [8DE], S18376, S18393 [12DE]
———prohibit desecration, S18264, S18268 [8DE]
———prohibit desecration (S. 1335), S15338
Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (S. 1133), S12080
Foreign aid: appropriations, S3594 [7MR], S7454 [25MY]
———assist in the development of microenterprises and microenterprise lending, S14074, S14075 [21SE]
———international narcotic control funding, S16494 [1NO]
———limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14027, S14029, S14033 [21SE]
———reform (S. 422), S2757
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13900, S13919, S13924, S13928, S13930, S13936 [20SE], S14006, S14014, S14017, S14021, S14027, S14029, S14033, S14034, S14035, S14036, S14037, S14038, S14042, S14045, S14046, S14048, S14050, S14064, S14066, S14074, S14075, S14081 [21SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S16473, S16494 [1NO], S17067 [15NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S16478, S16479 [1NO], S17064 [15NO]
Foreign policy: require report on Russian military operations, S14014 [21SE]
Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S2666
Government: eligibilty to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities, S10561 [24JY]
———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10520, S10528, S10530, S10540, S10541, S10546, S10549, S10550, S10551, S10553, S10558, S10561 [24JY], S10596, S10598 [25JY]
———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), unanimous-consent agreement, S10553, S10560, S10562 [24JY]
Griffin, Dennis: American Economic Development Council leadership award recipient, S5681
Health: reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs, S5753, S5758, S5779 [27AP], S5933 [2MY], S6034 [3MY]
———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs (S. 454), S2863
Job Corps: maintain as a national program, S14969 [11OC]
Jordan: debt relief, S4056 [16MR]
———drawdown of Dept. of Defense stocks to fund assistance, S14006 [21SE]
———economic assistance, S5105 [4AP]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: framework for Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, S14064 [21SE]
Law enforcement officers: provide standards and protection for the conduct of internal police investigations (S. 334), S2047
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S468 [5JA], S534, S535, S536, S537 [6JA], S641, S642, S643 [9JA]
———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, S468 [5JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10373, S10374, S10429 [20JY]
Lobbyists: grassroots lobbying efforts, S10520 [24JY]
———prohibit certain organizations from receiving Federal funding, S10540, S10546, S10549, S10558 [24JY]
Local government: strengthen Federal authority to combat public corruption (S. 1378), S16621, S16622 [2NO]
Louisville, KY: tribute to Male High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5678
Members of Congress: restrict political contributions by lobbyists, S534, S535, S536, S537 [6JA]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8780 [21JN]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (S. 218), S907 [12JA]
Packwood, Senator: Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select) hearings on alleged misconduct, S10472 [21JY], S10778 [27JY], S11163, S11166, S11170, S11180, S11181 [2AU]
Pakistan: clarify restrictions on assistance, S13919 [20SE]
Population: funding for international family planning programs, S17064 [15NO]
Presidential Election Campaign Fund: treatment relative to sexual harassment litigation, S7347 [24MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution relative to term restrictions (S.J. Res. 23), S1456
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S13615 [14SE]
Roads and highways: treatment of toll facilities, S8780 [21JN]
Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9059 [26JN]
Senate Rules: reform gift rules (S. Res. 158), technical corrections (S. Res. 198), S18249 [7DE]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6593 [12MY], S6718 [16MY]
South America: opening of FBI and Secret Service offices in the triborder area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, S14014 [21SE]
Sparks, Alice: Covington (KY) Kentucky Enquirer Woman of the Year award recipient, S3993
Stewardship Incentives Program: funding, S12026 [9AU]
Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (S. 1171), S12270 [10AU]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (S. 386), S2494
Turkey: limit Economic Support Fund assistance, S13924 [20SE]
U.N. Population Fund: funding, S14037, S14042 [21SE]
Women: prohibit female genital mutilation, S13930 [20SE]
Reports
Facts About Volunteer Liability: American Tort Reform Association, S17778 [29NO]
Human Rights Situation in Burma: Yozo Yokota, U.N. Commission on Human Rights, S18271 [8DE]
Unfair Lawsuits Threaten Volunteers: William J. Cople III, Washington Legal Foundation, S17779 [29NO]
Reports filed
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 1868) (S. Rept. 104-143), S13620 [14SE]
Rules
Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S2893
Schedules
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): Subcommittee on International Operations: foreign affairs reorganization, D586 [11MY]
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act, D425 [28MR]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on the Constitution: term limits for members of the Senate and House of Representatives, D138 [3FE]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on the Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights: constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms, D86 [25JA]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): tax reforms, D846 [12JY]
Statements
Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Greater U.S. Foreign Operations Focus on Central and Eastern Europe: Eugene Iwanciw, Ukrainian Association, Inc., S13901 [20SE]
Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Passage of the Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act: Timothy Jemal, Armenian Assembly of America, S13902 [20SE]
Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Rapid Expansion of NATO: Frank Koszorus, Jr., Hungarian American Coalition, S13902 [20SE]
Central and Eastern European Coalition Urges Reform of AID: Avo E. Ora, Baltic American National Committee, S13903 [20SE]
Summaries
Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act (S. 454), S2869
Lawsuit Reform Act (S. 300), S1850 [31JA]
Tables
Appalachian Regional Commission funding, S7337 [24MY]
Texts of
S. 300, Lawsuit Reform Act, S1964
S. 334, Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act, S2047
S. 386, tax treatment of certain education savings accounts, S2495
S. 454, Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act, S2864
S. 968, Bear Protection Act, S9175
S. 1283, Safe Commercial Transportation of Horses for Slaughter Act, S14548
S. 1335, Flag Protection and Free Speech Act, S15338
S. 1378, Anti-Corruption Act, S16622-S16624 [2NO]
S. 1435, Volunteer Protection Act, S17777 [29NO]
Tributes
Adams, Ginger, S5613
Bartlett, Red, S11341 [3AU]
Bolton, William, S7934
Catron, Janie G., S3435
Caudill, Louise, S4489 [23MR]
Chandler, Mildred Watkins, S1799 [31JA]
Combs, Dick, S7259
Conn, William S., Jr., S13135
Couch, Tim, S18445
Duke, Ione, S1962
Frazer, John, S11339
Gehres, Ruth, S7799
Harleston, Rebekah M., S13134
Hogancamp, Kathy, S3291
Liddle, Katherine M., S1964
Marshall, Johnetta, S15364
Mudge, Fred N., S1396 [24JA]
Polk, Hiram C., Jr., S7707
Rabin, Yitzhak, S16722 [7NO]
Rodgers, Charlie, S3069
Stull, Debra Lynn Simmons, S9468 [29JN]
Todd, Lee, S6554
Vance, Van, S9315
Woods, Maurice, S8122