SIMON, PAUL (a Senator from Illinois)
Addresses
American Jewish Congress Deborah Award: Bettylu Saltzman, S3850
Campaign Ethics Reform and Contribution Limits: Deborah Leff, Joyce Foundation, S9938-S9942
Europe Views the Ivy League With Astonishment and Jealousy: James A. Perkins, S9818
Making the Case for Not-for-Profit Healthcare: Joseph Bernardin, S3543
Muslim Voice Against Terrorism: Plemon T. El-Amin, S4836
U.S. Policy on Armenia: Harry Gilmore, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, S518
U.S. Policy Toward Iran—From Containment to Relentless Pursuit: Ellen Laipson, S16682
———Gary Sick, S16683
———Richard Cottam, S16685
Young People and Tobacco: David A. Kessler, S5915
Amendments offered by, to
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S18224, S18246 [7DE]
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4244, S4255, S4259, S4284, S4289, S4290 [21MR], S4387
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4845, S4934 [30MR], S5252, S5253, S5255, S5257, S5264 [5AP], S5347, S5507 [6AP], S6278 [8MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15733, S15824, S15852, S15867, S15868, S15869 [26OC], S15988, S16033, S16035, S16110, S16116, S16151 [27OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S6931 [18MY], S7086, S7130 [22MY], S7203, S7257 [23MY], S7290, S7350, S7391, S7392, S7394, S7396 [24MY], S7411, S7417, S7418, S7423, S7424, S7426, S7442, S7532, S7533, S7541, S7542, S7552 [25MY]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5890, S5914 [1MY], S6012 [2MY]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15131, S15132 [12OC], S15248, S15249 [17OC], S15284 [18OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), S10471, S10503 [21JY]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11298, S11331 [3AU], S11353, S11377, S11422, S11460, S11470 [4AU], S11617, S11618 [5AU], S11794 [7AU], S12536, S12545, S12616, S12618 [5SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12148, S12170, S12171, S12297, S12303, S12304 [10AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3654, S3682 [8MR]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10978 [31JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S11879, S11936 [8AU], S11996, S12002, S12100 [9AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14671, S14675, S14763 [29SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14182, S14206 [25SE], S14273, S14281, S14320 [26SE], S14355, S14381, S14421, S14422 [27SE]
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), S1049, S1105, S1123 [18JA], S1239 [19JA]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13985 [20SE], S14027, S14088, S14090 [21SE], S14134 [22SE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9886, S9930, S9931 [13JY], S9971, S9989, S10013, S10042, S10043, S10063 [14JY]
Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 1606), S15581, S15590 [24OC]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S557, S559, S566 [6JA], S742 [10JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10358, S10419, S10429, S10432 [20JY]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8677, S8715 [20JN], S8774, S8827 [21JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S12864 [7SE], S12891, S12973, S13051 [8SE], S13475 [12SE], S13547 [13SE], S13623 [14SE], S13629 [15SE]
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8001, S8043 [8JN], S8085 [9JN], S8250, S8270, S8271, S8287 [13JN], S8308, S8347, S8360 [14JN]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7766, S7787, S7790, S7794, S7795, S7797 [6JN]
Appointments
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S683 [9JA]
Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special), S10336 [20JY]
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002, S7937 [7JN]
———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S15369 [19OC]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S16991 [13NO]
Articles and editorials
Affirmative Action, on the Merit System, Orlando Patterson, New York (NY) Times, S12629
Affirmative Action Is as ``American as the Constitution,'' Steven Lubet, S16681
Affirmative Action—Aid in Doing the Right Thing, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, S5927
Aid for the World's Poorest, New York (NY) Times, S16681
All Better Now, Diane Francis, World Business (publication), S16680
Alternatives To Prison—Cheaper Is Better, Economist (publication), S1791
Amendment Time, John G. Kester, Washingtonian (publication), S5924
American Class Struggle, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, S4394
America's Gold-Star Mom—Rose, Steve Neal, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S2425
Anguish In Rwanda, Washington (DC) Post, S2425
Arab Identity in the Capital, Abraham Rabinovich, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, S9470
Are Regs Bleeding the Economy? Maybe Not—In Fact, They Sometimes Boost Competitiveness, John Carey and Mary Beth Regan, Business Week (publication), S9671 [11JY]
Armenia and Turkey Move Towards Conciliation, New Watch (publication), S4149
Armenia Suggests Normalization of Ties With Turkey, Armenian Mirror-Spectator (publication), S17792 [29NO]
Back Dr. Henry Foster's Nomination, Henry Ponder, Chicago Defender (publication), S4743
Balanced Budget Amendment—Our Economic Security in the Balance, by, Government Waste Watch (publication), S3343 [2MR]
Balanced Budget Myth Bared—Economy Cycles Unlikely To Worsen Under Plan, John Merline, Investor's Business Daily (publication), S1887 [1FE]
Betting on a Loser, Kristina Ford, New York (NY) Times, S16677
Big Mac To Go; Hold the Lies; New York's Recipe for Recovery—and What D.C. Can Take From It, Felix Rohatyn, Washington (DC) Post, S12627
Bitter Fruit of the Asian Immigration Cases, Harold H. Koh, Constitution (publication), S569
Black Students Live Down to Expectations, Claude M. Steele, New York (NY) Times, S13550
Bosnia—Support the President, Weekly Standard (publication), S17550 [28NO]
Britain Joins Americans in Attacking TV Violence, Associated Press (news agency), S573
Budget Amendment's Time Has Come—The Democrats Are Mortgaging Their Future by Opposing It, Douglas Turner, Buffalo (NY) News, S3636
Bullet From America Threatens an Invaluable Beirut School, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S5919
Bullying Taiwan, New York (NY) Times, S12621
California—A Society That Cuts Child Welfare But Boosts Jails, Robert C. Fellmeth, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S10435
Can America's Racial Rifts Be Healed by a Black President? David Shribman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S16687
Case for Puerto Rico's Voting Rights, Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Washington (DC) Times, S2071
China-U.S. Ties Warm a Bit as China-Taiwan Relations Chill, Patrick E. Tyler, New York (NY) Times, S17788 [29NO]
Colorblind Adoptions Changed and Enriched Our Lives, Pamela J. Huey, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, S2975 [22FE]
Computer Bettors Can Be Virtually Sure of Losing, Richard Roeper, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S18746 [15DE]
Confessions of a Gun Runner—How Suburbanite Supplied Chicago Gang, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, Alex Rodriguez, S6942
Consumer's Guide, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S8834
Crazy State, Robert Wright, New Republic (publication), S572
Cruelty to Patients—Nation's Health Care System Needs an Examination, Joan Beck, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S2275
Cuba—Time to Change Direction, New York (NY) Times, S4599
Cultural Chasms That Divide Us, by, S2429
Currency's Slide May Mark End of Reserve Role, Michael R. Sesit, Wall Street Journal, S3660 [8MR]
Cutting Taxes No Matter the Cost, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S16674
Death Penalty—A Pivotal Issue, William H. Rentschler, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1861
Deeply Flawed Immigration Bill, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S16634
Direct Loan Program Is Good Deal for All, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S5022
Direct Loans Benefit Students, Daily Illini (University of Illinois publication), S5929
Dollar Again Plunges, Setting Off Stock Selloff—Economy—Record Lows Against Mark, Yen Stirs Doubts About Currency's Premier Status—Dow Loses 34.9 Points, Jonathan Peterson, Washington (DC) Times, S3661 [8MR]
Dollar Falls Against Yen and Mark, But United States Declines To Intervene in Market, David Wessel, Wall Street Journal, S3661 [8MR]
Dollar Keeps Falling Against Yen and Mark—Analysts Call Decline a Long-Term Trend, John M. Berry, Washington (DC) Post, S3660 [8MR]
Domestic Violence As A Health-Care Issue, Senator Wellstone, Tikkun (publication), S1790
Down Goes the Dollar, James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, S4150
Dr. Henry Foster Should Be Confirmed, Paul Findley, Jacksonville (IL) Journal-Courier, S5928
Drug `Stores' Never Close, Mary A. Johnson, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S1250
Drug Therapy—Powerful Tool Reaching Few Inside Prisons, Joseph B. Treaster, New York (NY) Times, S9822
Dual Education Teaches Students To Work, Hedrick Smith, St. Louis (MO) Post Dispatch, S10662
Dumb Move on Housing, Washington (DC) Post, S14274 [26SE]
Economic Security in the Balance, by, Washington (DC) Times, S3344 [2MR]
Education Chief Declares War on TV Violence, Liat Collins, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, S2428
Ethical Dilemma—In Defense of Fetal Tissue Transplants To Treat Neurological Disorders, Joan Beck, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S6467
Everyone's a Loser—How Lottery Ads Entice the Wrong People To Gamble, Joshua W. Shenk, Washington Monthly (publication), S11472
Execution of the Innocent, Washington (DC) Post, S18927
Fannie Mae's Home Cookin', Chicago (IL) Tribune, S13552
Fewer Bangs, More Bucks—Since the End of the Cold War, Military Spending Has Declined in Most Countries, Yet the Promised Peace Dividend Is Proving Elusive, Economist (publication), S11223
Fire, Ready, Aim, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S11338
Flag-Desecration Amendment Could Make Matters Far Worse, George Anastaplo, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S16676
Foreign Aid Has Its Uses, Brent Scowcroft, New York (NY) Times, S8829
Forgotten Genocide, Yossi K. Halevi, Jerusalem Report (publication), S9936
Fractured Community, Thomas F. Eagleton, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S2426
From Politics to Paranoia—Misguided Ethics Laws Have Given Us More Mistrust, Not Less, Abner J. Mikva, Washington (DC) Post, S18567 [13DE]
Get Off Cuba's Back, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, S5269
Giving Gang Members Options, Not Threats, George Papajohn, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S8835
Glass Ceiling? It's More Like a Steel Cage—Bush Panel Finds Little Room at Top for Women or Nonwhites, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5926
Good Morning, Vietnam, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, S2426
Governmental Subsidy Feeds ``Free Market,'' Thomas F. Roeser, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S10255
Granddaughter's Farewell, Noa Ben-Artzi Philosof, New York (NY) Times, S17787
Hate Speech on the Net, USA Today, S18746
Haters Target Hillary Rodham Clinton, by, S3227
Head-in-the-Sand Foreign Policy, Jessica Mathews, Washington (DC) Post, S16679
Heaven Can Wait, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, S5271
Help Those Living on the Edge, Marie Ragghianti, Parade (magazine), S18566
Homosexuality and Military Service, by, S3227 [27FE]
How Not To Stimulate the Economy, Bruce Bartlett, Public Interest (publication), S1885-S1887 [1FE]
Howard's End, Thom Diemer, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, S3478
If Not There, Where? James M. Wall, Christian Century (publication), S18925
In Defiance of Darwin—How a Public School in the Bronx Turns Dropouts Into Scholars, Lynnell Hancock, Newsweek (publication), S573
Inching Toward a Balanced Budget Amendment, by, S2429
Irony Abounds as Retired Ohio Senator Bemoans Browns' Fate, Jerome Holtzman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S17927
It's Drugs, Stupid, Joseph A. Califano, Jr., New York (NY) Times, S2424
It's Not for White Men To Decide, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Los Angeles (CA) Times, S12627
Kids Pay the Price, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, S16686
Kowtow—State Department's Bow to Beijing, Lorna Hahn, Washington (DC) Post, S5270
Legislating Prayer in Schools Trivializes What Prayer Is About, Paul Jersild, Columbia (SC) State, S10841
Loan Plan Good for Schools, Students, David C. Broski, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S16673
Lost Years, Lost Peace, Gary Matsumoto, New York (NY) Times, S12632
Macho Tax Cuts—Don't Believe It, They're Actually Tiny and Undesirable, Robert J. Samuelson, Washington (DC) Post, S9258 [28JN]
Many Obstacles to Balancing of Budget, Melvin Brooks, Carbondale (IL) Southern Illinoisan, S5510
Metamorphosis of a Continent—Democracy Seeks Hold Amid Poverty, Violence, Liz Sly, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10254 [18JY]
Montana Mean Time, Senator Baucus, New York (NY) Times, S6223
Mr. Edelman's Qualifications, John W. Douglas, Washington (DC) Post, S1474
Narrowing the U.S. Immigration Gate, Seth Mydans, New York (NY) Times, S15168
Ninety-Five Percent Turned Away for Drug Rebab—Chicago Area's Treatment Sites Overwhelmed, Mary A. Johnson, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S1633
Odds Against Controlling Gambling Fever in Illinois, Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph, S3760
Odds Aren't Worth It, Boston (MA) Globe, S17871
On Families and Values, Herbert Stein, Brookings Institution (publication), S12624
On the Advisability of Not Defaulting, Grant's Interest Rate Observer (publication), S17674
Ordinary Heroes, Yossi K. Halevi, Jerusalem Report (publication), S1243
Ounce of Prevention as Costly as the Cure, Henry J. Aaron and William B. Schwartz, Washington (DC) Post, S17510
Out of Print, Robert J. Samuelson, Washington (DC) Post, S14429 [27SE]
Past Politeness and Into Honesty, Colbert I. King, Washington (DC) Post, S18369
Peace-Keeping Saves Lives, Brian Urquhart, Washington (DC) Post, S5929
Politics and the Dead Arts of Compromise, Adam Clymer, New York (NY) Times, S16690
Poll Finds American Support for Peacekeeping by the United Nations, Barbara Crossette, New York (NY) Times, S5869 [1MY]
Polls Get in the Way of Washington's Work, Senator Hollings, Charleston (SC) Post and Courier, S18571 [13DE]
Poverty in America—Causes, Cures..., Warren R. Copeland, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S1635
Power to the Parents on TV Violence, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S10661
Presidents of Armenia and Turkey Meet in New York, Florence Avakian, Armenian Mirror-Spectator (publication), S17791
Prison, Probation Rolls Soaring—Total Hits 5.1 Million, 2.7 Percent of All Adults, Alan C. Miller, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S14427 [27SE]
Proliferation of Gambling in the U.S., Roman Gerr, Washington Monthly (publication), S5852
Proper Role for Affirmative Action, by, S5927
Pros Know Why Prisons Fail, Colman McCarthy, Washington (DC) Post, S17929
Public Ranks Pubcasting High in Value per Dollar, Current (publication), S10256
Racial Harmony Is Contact Sport for Illini Coach, Frederick C. Klein, Wall Street Journal, S16680
Racism, Paranoia Creating a Crisis, Carl Rowan, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S1636
Rats—What's for Dinner? Don't Ask, James Kunen, New Yorker (publication), S4746
Real Chinese Threat, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) Times, S19134 [21DE]
Reality Check on Social Security and the Balanced Budget Amendment, S3813
Recalling a Man Who Stayed the Course, Jack Valenti, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S2427
Religious Zealotry Can Turn Good Into Evil, by, S2429
Return to Somalia—In a Land Americans Want To Forget, Some Modest Signs of Success, Frank Crigler, Washington (DC) Post, S16678
Review and Outlook—Two Visitors, Wall Street Journal, S3994
Rich Get Richer Faster, New York (NY) Times, S9259 [28JN]
Rich Nations Criticize United States on Foreign Aid, Steven Greenhouse, New York (NY) Times, S5920
Rush To Trim Budget Cuts Off Homeless, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S14274 [26SE]
Sen. Everett Dirksen—He Epitomized the Notion of ``Pragmatic Conservatism'', Thomas McArdle, Investor's Business Daily (publication), S1963
Short of Perfection, John C. Danforth, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, S2427
Social Security Funds Not Immune Forever, David S. Cloud, Congressional Quarterly (publication), S4742
South Africa's Supreme Court Abolishes Death Penalty, Howard W. French, New York (NY) Times, S7827 [7JN]
Special Interest Hit Direct Loan Programs Head-On, Roger Flaherty, Chicago (IL) Sun-Times, S15366
Special Prosecutors—What's the Point? Gerard E. Lynch and Philip K. Howard, Washington (DC) Post, S8629
Special Report—Gaming Lobby Gives Lavishly to Politicians, Kevin Sack, New York (NY) Times, S18929
Stamping Out the Little Guys—Don't Let Postal Rate Reform Crush Us Small Opinion Magazines, Victor Navasky, Nation (publication), S17360 [17NO]
Student Loans—The Price of Politics, David Samuels, Rolling Stone (publication), S16814 [8NO]
Study Detects ``Sesame Street'' Impact on Kids, Current (publication), S10256
Study Paints a Positive Picture of Immigration, James Bornemeier, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S18745 [15DE]
Take the Lead, Mr. Clinton, Matthew Miller, New York (NY) Times, S8124
They Play To Lose—Compulsive Gambling Is a Disease That Gradually Overwhelms One's Life, Ruth Beker Writes, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, S13134
Throwing Sand in Society's Machinery, Jim Wright, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram, S2973
Time To Face the Truth on Prisons, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S13549
To Pay Some Debts, U.N Will Try Borrowing From World Bank, Barbara Crossette, New York (NY) Times, S14519 [28SE]
Tool for a Colorblind America, Chang-Lin Tien, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S10842 [27JY]
Transracial Adoptions—In the Children's Best Interests, Rita J. Simon, Black Issues in Higher Education (publication), S12625
Travels in the Balkans—The Pro-Serb Montenegrins, Paul Mojzes, Christian Century (publication), S18928
Turkey's Confident Leader, Lally Weymouth, Washington (DC) Post, S2978
Two Sides Agree on Opposing Gambling, Robert F. Drinan, National Catholic Reporter (publication), S17673
Unbalanced Amendment, New York (NY) Times, S3196 [27FE]
UNICEF Asks Broader Aid for Children, Barbara Crossette, New York (NY) Times, S8834
United States Is Dead Wrong, Helmut Schmidt, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S8830
Value of the Carter Missions, by, S2428
Victims of Vengeance, Richard L. Nygaard, Lutheran (publication), S12631
Wardens' View On Crime—Mandatory Sentencing Won't Solve Problem, Chicago (IL) Daily Southtown, S1792
We Love the Child, But What About the Children? Abigail Trafford, Washington (DC) Post, S6763
Welcome Change in Cuba Policy, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S7267
What Makes Hong Kong Tick, Martin C.M. Lee, Washington (DC) Post, S18926
What's Wrong With the Senate? St. Louis (MO) Post Dispatch, S18925
When Gambling Comes to Town, Stephen J. Simurda, Columbia Journalism Review (publication), S521
Where Will the Buck Stop? Ronald E. Yates, Chicago (IL) Tribune, S3642 [8MR]
Who Cares About Africa? James Martin, America (publication), S8831
Who Needs Affirmative Action? Robert Scheer, Los Angeles (CA) Times, S5926
Why Adoptive Parents Fight for Kids, Michael Quinn, New York (NY) Daily News, S8123
Why Not Atom Tests in France?, S10439
Why Student Aid Matters, New York (NY) Times, S8122
Word From the Original McGovernik—My Liberalism Hasn't Failed—It Just Hasn't Been Defended, George S. McGovern, Washington (DC) Post, S1248
Work Not Welfare in the Mormon Church, Ralph Hardy, American Enterprise (publication), S13136
Wrong Target, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, S5928
Yeltsin's Tianamen, William Safire, S1242
You Can't Lead By Following, Robin Gerber, S2428
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see S.J. Res. 15), S789 [11JA]
Armed Forces: procedures for participation of a volunteer rapid response unit in international peacekeeping operations (see S. 1065), S10565 [24JY]
Business and industry: treatment of businesses dissected by a census tract boundary line of a designated empowerment zone or enterprise community (see S. 1421), S17336 [17NO]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1207 [19JA]
Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries (see S. 766), S6337 [9MY]
Collective bargaining: labor organization selection by the signing of membership cards by a majority of employees and a subsequent election (see S. 778), S6337 [9MY]
———permit additional remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases (see S. 782), S6337 [9MY]
———provide equal time to employers and labor organization for presentations at the workplace (see S. 777), S6337 [9MY]
———require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see S. 779), S6337 [9MY]
Construction industries: approval requirements and compliance with nondiscrimination laws for surety bonding corporations (see S. 666), S5142 [4AP]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see S. 780), S6337 [9MY]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see S. 781), S6337 [9MY]
Courts: clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (see S. 353), S2124 [3FE]
Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see S. 1443), S17924 [4DE]
ERISA: auditing of employee benefit plans (see S. 1490), S18999 [20DE]
Federal employees: repeal prohibitions on political recommendations (see S. 174), S653 [9JA]
FERC: extension of deadline for construction of certain hydroelectric projects (see S. 547), S3891 [14MR]
Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S5404 [6AP]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 933), S8493 [15JN]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries (see S. 945), S8684 [20JN]
Immigration: classification of children relative to international adoptions (see S. 457), S2965 [22FE]
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see S. 449), S2823 [16FE]
National Labor Relations Act: penalties for encouraging employers or labor organizations to violate provisions (see S. 784), S6337 [9MY]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see S. Con. Res. 23), S11451 [4AU]
NLRB: time limit for labor rulings on discharge complaints (see S. 783), S6337 [9MY]
Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see S. Res. 197), S18016 [5DE]
Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see S. 944), S8684 [20JN]
Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (see S. 1496), S19110 [21DE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see S. 649), S4924 [30MR]
Tariff: twine, cordage, ropes, and cables (see S. 752), S6082 [3MY]
Taxation: increase motor fuel tax to fund mass transit, Amtrak, and surface transportation infrastructure (see S. 665), S5142 [4AP]
———treatment of corporate dividend payments and interest deductions (see S. 701), S5404 [6AP]
———treatment of private foundations similar to educational institutions and pension trusts for unrelated debt-financed income rules (see S. 702), S5404 [6AP]
Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (see S. 811), S6802 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: protection of reproductive health care clinics (see S. Res. 31, 67), S563 [6JA], S1271 [20JA]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see S. 328), S5552 [7AP]
Alton, IL: construction of a hydroelectric project (see S. 1393), S16657 [3NO]
American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1051), S12411 [11AU]
American Indian Policy Information Center: establish (see S. 1159), S12215 [10AU]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S8821 [21JN]
Angola: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 121), S6802 [17MY]
Armed Forces: terminate pay and allowance entitlements of members sentenced to confinement and dishonorable discharge (see S. 571), S4094 [16MR]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S12290 [10AU]
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), S15851 [26OC]
Children and youth: U.S. implementation of World Summit for Children plan of action (see S. 643), S9916 [13JY]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see S.J. Res. 43), S18444 [12DE]
China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3521 [6MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 932), S8493 [15JN]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see S. 885), S9720 [11JY]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see S. 641), S4717 [28MR]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see S. 1058), S18033 [5DE]
Courts: clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (see S. 531), S3904 [14MR]
———commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (see S. 1328), S15227 [17OC]
———reorganize administrative law judiciary (see S. 486), S3390 [2MR]
Cyprus: eliminate restrictions on certain citizens (see S. 1200), S15580 [24OC]
———Turkish occupation (see S. Con. Res. 11), S5726 [26AP]
de Veuster, Joseph Damien: tribute (see S. Res. 125), S7497 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see S. 757), S6168 [4MY]
———restructuring of F-22 aircraft program (see S. 151), S480 [5JA]
———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see S. 152), S480 [5JA]
Dept. of Energy: rescind funding for the Advanced Neutron Source reactor (see S. 154), S480 [5JA], S3812 [10MR]
Dept. of Labor: revise coverage standards for prevailing wage requirements for Federal construction projects (see S. 1183), S19010 [20DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: refinancing of direct home loans to Native Americans (see S. 1342), S15338 [19OC]
Disabled: extend discretionary grant program for special education and assistance (see S. 916), S8177 [12JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see S. 1043), S10147 [17JY]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5403 [6AP]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see S. 1219), S13978 [20SE]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 180), S653 [9JA]
———equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 296), S1758 [30JA]
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 25), S1618 [26JA]
ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health benefits (see S. 1107), S11201 [2AU]
———litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (see S. 588), S9641 [10JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S679 [9JA]
Financial institutions: regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products by insured depository institutions (see S. 633), S6752 [16MY]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see S. 200), S789 [11JA]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see S. 1068), S10565 [24JY]
———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see S. 890), S7918 [7JN]
———reduce gun trafficking by prohibiting bulk purchases of handguns (see S. 1113), S11201 [2AU]
———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see S. 433), S6821 [17MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see S. 230), S944 [13JA]
Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula (see S.J. Res. 29; S. Con. Res. 4), S1539 [25JA], S4199 [20MR]
———support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see S. Res. 97), S5605 [24AP]
Foreign trade: free trade agreements with Central and Eastern European countries (see S. Con. Res. 10), S5142 [4AP]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see S. 706), S17870 [30NO]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see S. Res. 149), S10972 [31JY]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of the public opening (see S. 446), S2823 [16FE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see S. 1001), S9422 [29JN]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3132 [24FE]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S9998 [14JY]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see S. 459), S5453 [6AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S9997 [14JY]
———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see S. 298), S13977 [20SE]
———obstetrician-gynecologist services relative to Federal health care laws (see S. Res. 85), S3680 [8MR]
———provide for home and community-based services for individuals with disabilities (see S. 85), S49 [4JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S13545 [13SE]
———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see S. 96), S3426 [2MR]
———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information (see S. 1360), S15575 [24OC]
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]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see S. 754), S6082 [3MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 1233), S16756 [7NO]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see S. 524), S5076 [3AP]
———public access to information relative to availability of insurance (see S. 380), S2399 [9FE]
Intelligence services: limit funding (see S. 156), S480 [5JA]
Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (see S.J. Res. 27), S3052 [23FE]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S1369 [23JA]
Israel: extend U.S. free trade agreement to West Bank and Gaza Strip (see S. 1469), S18920 [19DE]
Japan: violation of bilateral aviation agreement (see S. Res. 155), S10426 [20JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see S. 426), S7787 [6JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S1539 [25JA]
Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S19250 [22DE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S11893 [8AU]
Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency treatment services for pregnant women (see S. 171), S481 [5JA]
———coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see S. 972), S11110 [1AU]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S10322 [19JY]
Minimum wage: level (see S. 413), S2647 [14FE]
NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see S. 157), S480 [5JA]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 191), S16495 [1NO]
National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 108), S5404 [6AP]
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see S. 757), S6168 [4MY]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S14907 [10OC]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 147), S11217 [2AU]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: lupus erythematosus research funding (see S. 1074), S10729 [26JY]
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 American Financial Services Organization: establish (see S. 436), S9181 [27JN]
Native Americans: provide social services block grants directly to Indian tribes (see S. 285), S1618 [26JA]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see S. 602), S4491 [23MR]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see S. 1419), S17336 [17NO]
NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see S. 184), S2273 [7FE]
———establish National Fund for Health Research (see S. 1251), S18664 [14DE]
POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 73), S1961 [1FE]
Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see S. 1044), S10147 [17JY]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see S. 619), S4573 [24MR]
Reischauer, Robert D.: tribute (see S. Res. 81), S3221 [27FE]
Roosevelt History Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S5913 [1MY]
Saffold, C. Abbott: express gratitude for service as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (see S. Res. 143), S9422 [29JN]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 111), S1097 [18JA]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S13743 [18SE]
———collection of State and local taxes on mail-order transactions (see S. 545), S10659 [25JY]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 434), S3064 [23FE]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see S. 354), S2124 [3FE]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see S. 1355), S15496 [23OC]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see S. 448), S6108 [3MY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see S. 1095), S16110 [27OC]
———treatment of historic home rehabilitation or purchase (see S. 1002), S9422 [29JN]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S1618 [26JA]
Tobacco products: health risks to children and application of excise taxes to decrease usage by minors (see S. Res. 159), S11785 [7AU]
Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see S. Res. 91), S5155 [4AP]
Veterans Health Administration: establishment of nonprofit research corporations at VA medical centers (see S. 644), S8119 [9JN]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S16110 [27OC]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see S. 940), S8550 [16JN]
Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see S. 1030), S12737 [6SE]
World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute settlement reports (see S. 16), S4597 [24MR]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S17097 [15NO]
———tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see S. 382), S2399 [9FE]
Documents
Concord Coalition's Principles for Deficit Reduction, S9935
Epiloge
Ebola Virus: William Close, S9475
Essays
Senator J. William Fulbright: Robert Tabscott, S3849
Financial statements
Personal, S7259
Interviews
Health care reform: Quentin D. Young with Christian Century (publication), S516
Letters
Day of the African Child: Julie Haronik, S8566
Health care reform: Mary F. Davis, S10434
IRS antifraud compliance initiative: by, S7327 [24MY]
Job Corps: several former Dept. of Labor officials, S14964, S14974 [11OC]
Partial-birth abortions: Antonio Scommegna, S17892 [4DE]
———Arthur L. Herbst, S17890 [4DE]
———David W. Cromer, S17891 [4DE]
———Donald E. McCanse, S17890 [4DE]
———Donald M. Sherline, S17892 [4DE]
———James R. Schreiber, S17890 [4DE]
———Laurence I. Burd, S17891 [4DE]
Personal financial statement: Victor Baird, Committee on Ethics (Senate, Select), S7260
Rescue of children in Bosnia: Al Booth, S10534 [24JY]
———Gerard Dumont, Consul General of France, S10534 [24JY]
Student loan program: by, S3815
———Roy A. Nicholson, USA Group, Inc., S3815
Student loan programs: Dallas Martin, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, S15195 [17OC]
———several university presidents, S17304-S17308 [17NO]
Student loan repayment process: Representative Petri, S5918
Treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: by, S2477 [10FE]
U.N. rapid reaction capability: Andre Ouellet, Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, S10252 [18JY]
U.S. and U.N. POW/MIAs still unaccounted for in North Korea: by, S1731 [30JA]
U.S. role in U.N. peacekeeping operations: John C. Whitehead, United Nations Association of the United States of America, S14522 [28SE]
Voting rights and representation in Congress relative to Puerto Rico: Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, S2071
Lists
Organizations supporting the Specter/Simon amendment to the Workforce Development Act relative to the Job Corps, S14973 [11OC]
Memorandums
What the U.S.-DPRK Agreed Framework Means for Korea: James T. Laney, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, S523
Papers
Congresswomen From Illinois: Philip A. Grant, S3225
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S17889, S17892 [4DE]
Africa: allocation of foreign aid, S5919
———democracy efforts, S10254 [18JY]
———political and economic situation of countries, S5920
African Americans: participation in the Million Man March, S16632
American University of Beirut: funding, S5919
Anti-Defamation League: recognition for continuing work in exposing and combating hate crimes, S3542
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (S.J. Res. 15), S806
———line-item veto (S. 4), S4127 [17MR], S4243, S4244 [21MR], S4307, S4309 [22MR], S4476 [23MR]
Armed Forces: procedures for participation of a volunteer rapid response unit in international peacekeeping operations (S. 1065), S10565 [24JY]
Armenia: U.S. policy, S518
Batavia, IL: tribute to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for work on the top quark, S3483
Bethel New Life Organization: Renew America for Environmental Sustainability Award recipient, S1550
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10276 [19JY], S11338 [3AU]
———rescue of children, S10534 [24JY]
———U.S. military intervention, S14636 [29SE], S17550, S17551 [28NO], S18925
———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18530 [13DE]
Budget: allocation of funds, S18571 [13DE]
———balance, S1422 [24JA], S5510
———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, S8124
———congressional enforcement of constitutional amendment to require balanced, S552 [6JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S751 [11JA], S4124 [17MR], S4601
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1816, S1829, S1833, S1834 [31JA], S1882, S1883, S1887, S1888 [1FE], S2015, S2017, S2018 [2FE], S2086, S2106, S2107, S2108 [3FE], S2178, S2179, S2180 [6FE], S2286 [8FE], S2373, S2385, S2386, S2387, S2389 [9FE], S2547, S2548 [13FE], S2620, S2621 [14FE], S2707, S2711, S2742, S2743, S2752 [15FE], S2929, S2930 [22FE], S3195, S3196 [27FE], S3272, S3299, S3300 [28FE], S3314 [2MR], S3636
———deficit, S1492 [25JA], S3776, S3777, S3778 [10MR]
———funding of labor programs relative to tax deductions, S7443 [25MY]
———implementation plan for constitutional amendment to balance, S2286 [8FE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4866, S4868 [30MR], S5255 [5AP], S5353, S5367 [6AP]
———modify the definition of targeted tax benefit, S4307, S4309 [22MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17303 [17NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15737, S15738, S15774, S15776, S15781, S15825, S15826 [26OC], S15988, S16033 [27OC]
———reduction of tax cut and application of savings to education, S7090 [22MY]
———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds, S2742, S2743 [15FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9258, S9259 [28JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S6866 [18MY], S7090 [22MY], S7172, S7206 [23MY], S7322 [24MY], S7423, S7443 [25MY]
———treatment of military conflicts under a balanced budget requirement, S2929, S2930 [22FE]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S1584 [26JA], S2373, S2385, S2386, S2387, S2389 [9FE], S2547, S2548 [13FE]
———treatment of TVA funding under a balanced budget requirement, S2752 [15FE]
Bureau of the Census: availability of information in printed form, S14429 [27SE]
Business and industry: anniversary of Elkay Manufacturing Co., S1549
Canada: health care system, S16679
Capital punishment: imposition, S18927
Capitol Pages: tribute, S8423 [15JN]
Chicago, IL: development of underground tunnel system to control major flood problems, S11102 [1AU]
———tribute to Gang Violence Reduction Project, S8835
———tribute to Orr High School chess team, S5930
———tribute to Rainbow House/Arco Iris, S8716 [20JN]
Children and youth: Federal health initiatives, S6762
———increase in drug abuse, S19271
———proposals relative to hunger and homelessness, S717 [10JA]
China, People's Republic of: military expansion, S19133
———U.S. policy, S17788 [29NO]
China, Republic of: diplomatic relations, S12621
———U.N. membership (S. Con. Res. 3), S1238 [19JA]
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui, S5270
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 33), S3855 [14MR], S3993
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (H. Con. Res. 53), S6313 [9MY]
Christian Coalition: national agenda, S7261
Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries (S. 766), S6337 [9MY]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S3939 [15MR], S5926
———discrimination against homosexuals, S10714 [26JY]
Cleveland Browns (football team): proposed move to Baltimore, MD, S17927
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, S18567 [13DE]
Collective bargaining: labor organization selection by the signing of membership cards by a majority of employees and a subsequent election (S. 778), S6354 [9MY]
———permit additional remedies in certain unfair labor practice cases (S. 782), S6354 [9MY]
———provide equal time to employers and labor organization for presentations at the workplace (S. 777), S6354 [9MY]
———require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (S. 779), S6354 [9MY]
Colleges and universities: funding of Ivy League schools, S9817
———meetings between Jewish and African American students at the University of Illinois, S1836
Commission on Civil Rights: Ohio Advisory Committee report on hate crimes, S6187
Community Development Financial Institutions fund: funding, S14377 [27SE]
Congress: impact of partisanship, S14957 [11OC]
———monthly report on activities and issues, S1728 [30JA], S4984-S4987 [31MR]
———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, S2929, S2930 [22FE]
Construction industries: approval requirements and compliance with nondiscrimination laws for surety bonding corporations (S. 666), S5144 [4AP]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (S. 780), S6354 [9MY]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (S. 781), S6354 [9MY]
———simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts, S8487 [15JN]
Corp. for National Service: funding, S14256 [26SE]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding through rescissions from the Board for International Broadcasting, S5353 [6AP]
Correctional institutions: prison costs and overcrowding, S13549
———providing drug treatment for prisoners, S9821
Courts: application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6050 [3MY]
———clarify circumstances in which senior circuit court judges may vote in en banc cases (S. 353), S2133
———clarify rules governing preemption of State laws relative to health care liability action, S5890 [1MY]
———commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15539 [24OC]
———gender bias studies, S18173 [7DE]
———incarceration of criminals, prison overcrowding remedies, and reduction of recidivism rate, S1791
———judicial authority in cases involving balanced budget enforcement, S2707, S2711 [15FE]
———judicial review of line-item veto authority, S4244 [21MR], S4476 [23MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5778 [27AP], S5890 [1MY], S6050 [3MY]
———reform habeas corpus procedures relative to appeal process for prisoners who can demonstrate innocence, S7827 [7JN]
———treatment of medical malpractice liability claims relative to obstetric services, S5778 [27AP]
Crime: activities of political and military extremist groups, S6223
———capital punishment relative to racial discrimination, S1861
———mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), S19280 [22DE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S1633
———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, S1790
———prevention programs funding, S14427 [27SE]
Cuba: remove travel restrictions on U.S. citizens, S15284, S15285, S15286, S15287 [18OC], S15320, S15321, S15323 [19OC]
———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, S3654 [8MR]
———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15081 [12OC], S15284, S15285, S15286, S15287 [18OC], S15320, S15321, S15323 [19OC]
———U.S. policy, S5269
———U.S. policy relative to foreign travel, S4599
Danforth, John C.: St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch St. Louis Man of the Year award recipient, S2426
Day of the African Child: observance, S8566
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11223
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12151, S12163 [10AU]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3654, S3655 [8MR], S3700, S3721 [9MR], S3774, S3775 [10MR], S3928 [15MR]
Dept. of Energy: hydronuclear testing program funding, S11428 [4AU]
Dept. of HUD: eliminate spending limitations on Fair Housing Act enforcement, S14361 [27SE]
———transfer of fair housing enforcement to Dept. of Justice, S14382 [27SE]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10952, S10953 [31JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S12003, S12005 [9AU]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11553 [5AU], S12001, S12002 [9AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14427 [27SE], S14501, S14519, S14522 [28SE], S14636 [29SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18173 [7DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S14452 [28SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14256, S14274 [26SE], S14344, S14361, S14377, S14382 [27SE]
Drug abuse: treatment and rehabilitation programs, S1250
Eagleton, Thomas F.: St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Man of the Year award recipient, S2426
Earth Day: observance, S5853
East St. Louis, IL: funding for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, S5255 [5AP]
Eastern European countries: civil war and ethnic violence in former Yugoslavian Republics, S18928
Economy: value of dollar relative to foreign currency, S3660, S3662 [8MR], S4150
Edelman, Peter: nomination to be a judge on the Court of Appeals, S1474
Education: national policy to improve system, S573
———school-to-work transition programs, S10662
———social and economic impact of illiteracy, S8833
———student loan programs, S7423 [25MY], S8122
———student loan reform, S3814
———tribute to Everybody Wins Program, S4939
Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (S. 1443), S17925 [4DE]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits, S9938
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14837, S14877, S14879 [10OC], S14964, S14972, S14978, S14981 [11OC]
———hiring of permanent replacement workers by Federal contractors in the event of a legal strike, S14452 [28SE]
———random drug testing of Federal job training program applicants, S14879 [10OC]
———State evaluation of job training programs, S14877 [10OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11102 [1AU]
ERISA: auditing of employee benefit plans (S. 1490), S19008 [20DE]
Federal employees: repeal prohibitions on political recommendations, S16571 [2NO]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1422 [24JA], S1492 [25JA], S1584 [26JA]
Financial institutions: tax deduction for loans to employee stock ownership plans, S16033 [27OC]
Firearms: gun control, S9102 [26JN], S16686
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (S. 1068), S10571 [24JY]
———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons, S15169
———sale of weapons to criminals by federally licensed firearms dealers, S6941
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, S16676
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18324 [11DE]
FNMA: tribute to ``HouseChicago'' plan, S13552
Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14027, S14032 [21SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14000, S14027, S14032 [21SE]
Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, S5920
———allocation of economic assistance relative to children, S8834
———encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula (S. Con. Res. 4), S1544
———encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula (S.J. Res. 29), S17671
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, S8830
Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S4404
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, S10439
Gambling: impact on citizens and government revenue, S521
———lobbying activities, S18929
Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S5447
Glencoe, IL: tribute to middle-school student participants in NSF future city competition, S4746
Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, S3700, S3721 [9MR], S3774, S3775 [10MR], S3928 [15MR]
———treatment of public opinion polls, S18571 [13DE]
Government regulations: mine and occupational safety and health exemptions from certain cost-benefit analysis and risk assessments, S9966, S9969 [14JY]
———protection of children from poisoning, S9971 [14JY]
———reform regulatory process, S4746
———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9671, S9672, S9673 [11JY], S9966, S9969, S9971 [14JY], S10122, S10123 [17JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate, S2529
Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, S6467
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S516
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 294), S1761 [30JA]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 933), S8503 [15JN]
———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs, S5778 [27AP]
Higher Education Act: anniversary, S16813, S16815 [8NO]
Homeless: assistance, S14274 [26SE], S14344 [27SE]
Hong Kong: democracy efforts, S18926
Illinois: election of African-American women to Congress, S3225
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries (S. 945), S8685 [20JN]
Immigration: admission of siblings relative to permanent resident alien status, S15167
———classification of children relative to international adoptions (S. 457), S2965 [22FE]
———policy and management, S569
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, S2266 [7FE], S16634
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 754), S6187
International relations: Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, S4149
———establishment of an air corridor between Armenia and Turkey, S13133
Iran: U.S. policy, S16682
IRS: initiate program to use private law firms and debt collection agencies in collection activities, S12001, S12002 [9AU]
Japanese Americans: internment of citizens during World War II, S12632
Job Corps: maintain as a national program, S14964, S14972, S14978 [11OC]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: domestic accomplishments, S2427
Journal of the American Medical Association: coverage of violence as a public health issue, S12749
Kennedy, William H., III: enforce subpoena relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty (S. Res. 199), S18971 [20DE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons proliferation, S523
———nuclear weapons proliferation (S. Con. Res. 4), S1544
———relations with the Republic of Korea, S3855 [14MR]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S552, S557, S558, S559, S561 [6JA], S717 [10JA]
Legislative branch of the Government: equal opportunity in the awarding of Federal contracts, S10412 [20JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1854), S10412 [20JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2492), S16571 [2NO]
Local government: national objective to revitalize urban areas, S12627
LSC: funding, S6699
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (S. 15), S17927
Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, S4866, S4868 [30MR], S8834
Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, S9470
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (S. 449), S2846
Minimum wage: level, S2078, S2079 [3FE], S3770 [10MR], S10952, S10953 [31JY]
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation: anniversary, S19130
National African American Museum: establish, S12003, S12005 [9AU]
National Engineers Week: observance, S3081 [24FE]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish, S3760
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8487 [15JN], S8532, S8534, S8535, S8536 [16JN]
———repeal Davis-Bacon Act relative to highway construction work, S8532, S8534, S8535, S8536 [16JN]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: lupus erythematosus research funding (S. 1074), S10730 [26JY]
National Labor Relations Act: penalties for encouraging employers or labor organizations to violate provisions (S. 784), S6354 [9MY]
National security: national missile defense systems, S12653 [6SE]
National Security Education Program: funding, S12746
National Security Education Trust Fund: establish, S3654, S3655 [8MR]
NATO: expedite full membership to European countries that emerge from Communist domination, S12151 [10AU]
———membership of Central and East European countries (S. 602), S4492 [23MR]
Nigeria: U.S. policy, S9007
NLRB: time limit for labor rulings on discharge complaints (S. 783), S6354 [9MY]
Northern Ireland: peace efforts, S3993
Northwestern University: tribute to football team (S. Res. 197), S17964 [5DE]
Nuclear weapons: strategic defense initiative funding, S572
Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (S. 944), S8684 [20JN]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S6762
OPM: privatization of Office of Federal Investigations, S11553 [5AU]
Pakistan: clarify restrictions on assistance, S14000 [21SE]
Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S9192
Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (S. 1496), S19117 [21DE]
Postal Service: providing services that promote free market enterprise, S17360 [17NO]
Powell, Colin L.: Presidential candidacy, S16686
Public broadcasting: tribute to public television, S10256
Public debt: ceiling, S17674
Public opinion polls: impact on society and the political process, S2428
Public welfare programs: eliminate retroactive requirements for legal immigrants, S13607, S13608 [14SE], S13637, S13638 [15SE]
———establish community works progress programs, S13609 [14SE], S13631, S13632 [15SE]
———reform, S1635
———reform (H.R. 4), S12772, S12773 [7SE], S12876, S13136
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, S19155 [22DE]
Puerto Rico: voting rights and representation in Congress, S2071
Radio: FCC rules on radio station ownership, S8423, S8436, S8437 [15JN]
Religion: anniversary of Lutheran World Relief, S7134
———perspective on Moslem faith, S4836
Republican Party: national agenda, S4394
Russia: hostilities in breakaway region of Chechnya, S1241
Saltzman, Bettylu: recipient of American Jewish Congress Deborah Award, S3850
Senate: decorum on the floor, S18971 [20DE]
———retirement of Members, S18925
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (S. 649), S4927 [30MR]
Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, S8837
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S4124 [17MR], S4741
Somalia: U.S. policy, S16677
Tanzania: democracy efforts, S6188
Tariff: twine, cordage, ropes, and cables (S. 752), S6091 [3MY]
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, S4983 [31MR], S5036 [3AP]
———increase motor fuel tax to fund mass transit, Amtrak, and surface transportation infrastructure (S. 665), S5143
———rates, S3777, S3778 [10MR], S3855 [14MR], S7172, S7206 [23MY], S8534 [16JN], S16674
———treatment of corporate dividend payments and interest deductions (S. 701), S5447
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8085 [9JN], S8243, S8250 [13JN], S8360 [14JN], S8423, S8436, S8437 [15JN]
———regulation of free speech on the Internet, S18746
———regulation of gambling on the Internet, S18746 [15DE]
Television: broadcast of violent programming, S573
———cable rate reform, S8436 [15JN]
———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming, S8247 [13JN]
———FCC review of television broadcast ownership operation restrictions, S8243 [13JN]
Terrorism: ensure due process in deportation proceedings, S7761, S7762 [6JN]
———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7761, S7762 [6JN], S7827 [7JN]
Tobacco products: influence of cigarette advertising on children and youth, S5915
Treaties and agreements: Antiballistic Missile Treaty, S11260 [3AU]
Turkey: political situation, S2978
U.N.: anniversary, S16687
———rapid reaction capability, S10251 [18JY]
———U.S. funding, S16679
———U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, S2425
U.S. Conference of Mayors: letter relative to gun control laws, S7400
United Rubber Workers: strike at Bridgestone/Firestone Co. plants, S534, S557, S558, S559, S561 [6JA], S752 [11JA]
Vietnam: normalization of relations, S2425
Water: authorize research and program development of desalinization and reclamation (S. 811), S6803 [17MY]
———authorize research in desalting and reuse, S572
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, S11424 [4AU]
———funding for defense export loan guarantees, S12163 [10AU]
World Neighbors (organization): tribute to foreign aid programs, S4938
World War II: anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima, S2733 [15FE]
Zaire: effects of ebola virus, S9475
Remarks in Senate relative to
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: award recipient, S2959 [22FE]
Tribute, S4987 [31MR]
Reports
Africa: World Bank, S5920
Management Improvement on the Administration of the Federal Family Education Loan Program: Dept. of Education, S3815
Religion in the Public Schools—A Joint Statement of Current Law, S7261
Resolutions by organizations
LSC funding: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, S6699
Schedules
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): television violence, D841 [12JY]
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, D570 [9MY]
———Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: Federal Direct Student Loan Program, D651 [23MY]
Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): Subcommittee on African Affairs: situation in Rwaanda and Burundi, D486 [5AP]
———Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs: Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, D643 [22MY]
Committee on International Relations (House): Subcommittee on Africa: situation in Rwanda and Burundi, D486 [5AP]
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): Subcommittee on Disability Policy: Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, D570 [9MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, D1174 [29SE]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D13 [5JA]
Statements
Children, TV, and the Public Good: Keith Geiger, National Education Association, S1550
Civic Responsibility: Dwayne O. Andreas, S574
Seoul's Second Thoughts: James T. Laney, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, S525
Support of U.N. Peace Operations: Council for a Livable World, S14520 [28SE]
U.N. Anniversary and Reforms: Gareth Evans, Foreign Minister of Australia, S16687
Why Balance the Federal Budget? Concord Coalition, S9934
Studies
Improving the UN's Rapid Reaction Capability: Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, S10252 [18JY]
Summaries
ERISA Auditing of Employee Benefit Plans (S. 1490), S19008 [20DE]
Health Care Reform (S. 933), S8505 [15JN]
Labor Relations Legislation, S6355 [9MY]
Tables
Costs of the U.N. system, S16690
Percentage of GNP of developed countries used for foreign aid, S5920 [1MY]
U.N. troop peacekeeping contributions, S4986 [31MR]
Testimonies
Partial-Birth Abortions: Viki Wilson, S17889 [4DE]
Texts of
S. 457, immigration classification of children relative to international adoptions, S2966 [22FE]
S. 649, National African American Museum Act, S4927 [30MR]
S. 666, Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act, S5144 [4AP]
S. 752, tariff on twine, cordage, ropes, and cables, S6091 [3MY]
S. 766, Freedom To Travel Act, S6338 [9MY]
S. 777, Labor Organizations Equal Presentation Time Act, S6354 [9MY]
S. 778, labor organization selection by the signing of membership cards by a majority of employees and a subsequent election, S6354 [9MY]
S. 779, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act, S6355 [9MY]
S. 780, Federal Contractor Labor Relations Enforcement Act, S6355 [9MY]
S. 781, Federal Contractor Safety and Health Enforcement Act, S6355 [9MY]
S. 782, Labor Relations Remedies Act, S6355 [9MY]
S. 783, National Labor Relations Board Ruling Time Limit Act, S6355 [9MY]
S. 784, National Labor Relations Penalty Act, S6355 [9MY]
S. 811, Water Desalinization Research and Development Act, S6804 [17MY]
S. 933, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S8506 [15JN]
S. 1065, International Peace Operations Support Act, S10566 [24JY]
S.J. Res. 29, encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula, S17671
Tributes
Andreas, Dwayne O., S574
Boren, David L., S3655 [8MR]
Carroll, Ray, S5930
Carter, Eleanor L., S18746 [15DE]
Clements, George, S18566
Cougil, Floyd C., S10166
Dennis, James W., S5678
Dirksen, Everett M., S1963 [1FE]
Fulbright, J. William, S3849
Goldwater, Barry M., S1248
Goodman, John C., S8047
Graham, Senator, S4916 [30MR]
Halverson, Richard C., S3765 [10MR]
Hatfield, Senator, S17877 [4DE]
Heflin, Senator, S4779 [29MR]
Huey, Pamela J., S2975
Ikenberry, Stanley O., S4206
Jersild, Paul, S10841
Kassebaum, Senator, S17877 [4DE]
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, S2425
Kessler, David A., S5915
Lee, Martin C.M., S18926
McGovern, George S., S1248
Metzenbaum, Howard M., S3477
Mier, Robert, S2646 [14FE]
Mineta, Representative, S14766
Norwood, Bill, S19272
Pell, Senator, S12559 [5SE]
Pryor, David, S5685 [26AP]
Rabin, Yitzhak, S17787
Sampson, Robert, S3483
Simpson, Senator, S17877 [4DE]
Tepper, Lou, S16680
Wachsman, Yehudah and Esther, S1243
Woods, Maureen, S10506
Wright, Jim, S2973 [22FE]
Ziyada, Musa, S5271