ABRAHAM, SPENCER (a Senator from Michigan)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13744 [18SE], S13838, S13868 [19SE]
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4291 [21MR], S4330, S4341, S4387 [22MR], S4428 [23MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2765 [15FE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5007 [31MR], S5347, S5507 [6AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15652, S15688 [25OC], S15773, S15795, S15852, S15855 [26OC], S16111 [27OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7208, S7257 [23MY], S7419 [25MY]
Congress: reform gift rules (S. 1061), S10838 [27JY]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5653, S5676 [25AP], S5710, S5730, S5731 [26AP], S5945, S5995, S6011, S6013 [2MY], S6068 [3MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11403, S11470 [4AU]
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12305 [10AU]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S11028 [31JY], S11117 [1AU]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11535, S11629 [5AU]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12071, S12105 [9AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14557 [28SE], S14666, S14675, S14756, S14761, S14763 [29SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S14424 [27SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11080, S11120 [1AU]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10574 [24JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S9542 [30JN], S9609, S9641 [10JY], S9927 [13JY], S10138 [17JY]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8787, S8828 [21JN]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), S16893, S16926 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU], S12868 [7SE], S12892, S12944, S12976, S12977 [8SE], S13670 [15SE]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6551 [11MY], S6583, S6640 [12MY]
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S7960, S8043 [8JN]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7728, S7793 [6JN]
Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems (S. 383), S5606 [24AP]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, S5081 [3AP]
Conferee: H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S15369 [19OC]
Articles and editorials
Affirmative Action—The ``Radical Republican'' Example, Jack Kemp, Washington (DC) Post, S12422
Founders Provided for Budget Amendment, by, S2929 [22FE]
Geniuses From Abroad, George Gilder, Wall Street Journal, S18916 [19DE]
GOP Breaches of `Contract'? Stuart Anderson and Stephen Moore, Washington (DC) Times, S17042
Immigration—Where To Go From Here, Wall Street Journal, S17790
Lieberman Bill Takes Right Approach to Helping Our Cities, Stuart Anderson, Bridgeport (CT) Connecticut Post, S13378 [12SE]
Memo to the GOP—The 1980's Worked, Malcom S. Forbes, Jr., S9643
`Reinvent' Commerce Department Out of Existence, H14107 [6DE]
Shock-Tactic Ads Target Late-Term Abortion Procedure, Diane M. Gianelli, American Medical News (publication), S16794 [8NO]
Will Uncle Sam Inherit the Family Business? David Pankonin, Wall Street Journal, S17855 [30NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: price supports for sugar relative to GATT provisions (see S. 1363), S15686 [25OC]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. 1039), S10146 [17JY]
Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see S. 1275), S14312 [26SE]
———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (see S. 1254), S13728 [18SE]
Crime: mandatory victim restitution (see S. 1504), S19250 [22DE]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see S. 929), S8493 [15JN]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1253), S13728 [18SE]
Government regulations: periodic review and termination dates (see S. 1346), S15401 [20OC]
Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (see S. Res. 202), S19250 [22DE]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see S. 183), S653 [9JA]
———require publication of pension estimates in the semiannual report of Congress (see S. 355), S2124 [3FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see S. 1506), S19250 [22DE]
———impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 375), S2332 [8FE]
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: privatize (see S. 1045), S10147 [17JY]
Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S10147 [17JY]
Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 1252), S13728 [18SE]
———treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies (see S. 1291), S14710 [29SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see S. 939), S9309 [28JN]
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see S. 328), S2135 [3FE]
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), S3291 [28FE]
Budget: balance (see S. 494), S3466 [3MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S1374 [23JA]
Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 14,000 votes (see S. Res. 157), S10821 [27JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S19010 [20DE]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S11893 [8AU]
China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3904 [14MR]
Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see S. 228), S1961 [1FE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see S. 483), S13475 [12SE]
Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (see S. 1328), S15227 [17OC]
———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see S. 1279), S14408 [27SE]
———reform civil justice system (see S. 300), S1847 [31JA]
Crime: mandatory victim restitution (see S. 1503), S19250 [22DE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see S. 3, 38), S47, S48 [4JA]
———reform juvenile justice system (see S. 1245), S13656 [15SE]
Dept. of HUD: abolish (see S. 1145), S12214 [10AU]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see S. 143), S15041 [11OC]
Families and domestic relations: repeal regulations restraining interracial adoptions (see S. 637), S6011 [2MY]
Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to States and local governments (see S.J. Res. 9), S51 [4JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S47 [4JA]
Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see S. 593), S4365 [22MR]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S17783 [29NO]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S14907 [10OC]
Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see S. 917), S9100 [26JN]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S901 [12JA]
———periodic review and termination dates (see S. 511), S3604 [7MR]
———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S7390 [24MY]
———reform regulatory process (see S. 343), S2034 [2FE]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S14203 [25SE]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S16829 [8NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S12967 [8SE]
Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see S. 1197), S12370 [11AU]
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]
Israel: extend U.S. free trade agreement to West Bank and Gaza Strip (see S. 1469), S18920 [19DE]
Law enforcement officers: tribute (see S.J. Res. 32), S5404 [6AP]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see S. 2), S47 [4JA]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 21), S1207 [19JA]
———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see S. 1428), S17666 [28NO]
Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see S. 1136), S12079 [9AU]
Motor vehicles: eliminate disparate treatment of Clean Air Act sanctions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 622), S4574 [24MR]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S9916 [13JY]
National Drug Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 189), S16422 [31OC]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S13210 [11SE]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S15246 [17OC]
National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until Congress appropriates funds for implementation (see S. 91), S953 [13JA]
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 37), S1631 [26JA]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5603 [24AP]
Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see S. 284), S10832 [27JY]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6513 [11MY]
Pornography: amend laws relative to child pornography (see S. 1237), S13540 [13SE]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1212), S18743 [15DE]
———reform (see S. 1120), S11323 [3AU]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 605), S4491 [23MR]
———provide protection for the constitutional guarantee of private property rights (see S. 145), S1457 [24JA]
Reischauer, Robert D.: tribute (see S. Res. 81), S3221 [27FE]
Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see S. 476), S3623 [7MR]
Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see S.J. Res. 17), S1860 [31JA]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see S. 1316), S17038 [14NO]
Saffold, C. Abbott: express gratitude for service as Sec. for the Minority of the Senate (see S. Res. 143), S9422 [29JN]
Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (see S. 240), S5843 [27AP]
Senate Rules: reform gift rules (see S. Res. 158), S10876 [28JY]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 252), S2135 [3FE]
———tax treatment of benefits (see S. 50), S1542 [25JA]
Taxation: credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743), S14751 [29SE]
———mortgage interest payment deduction for first- or second-time homebuyers (see S. Res. 117), S6337 [9MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see S. 1165), S13210 [11SE]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S10875 [28JY]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 789), S12967 [8SE]
———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]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S17348 [17NO]
Wetlands: reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S11110 [1AU]
World War II: tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Certificates of election
Senate, S1 [4JA]
Cloture motions
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, S6158 [4MY], S6275 [8MY]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S14994, S15025 [11OC], S15113 [12OC], S15217 [17OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11437 [4AU]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10710 [26JY], S10859 [28JY], S10966 [31JY], S11049, S11067 [1AU]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S998 [17JA], S1065 [18JA], S1146 [19JA], S1537 [25JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 31), S18086 [6DE]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 961), S10710 [26JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9794 [12JY], S9977 [14JY], S10135, S10146 [17JY], S10221 [18JY], S10399 [20JY]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), S6452 [10MY], S6576 [12MY]
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8176 [12JN], S8254 [13JN], S8310 [14JN]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7658 [5JN]
Descriptions
Workforce Development Act: Michigan Programs, S14986 [11OC]
Factsheets
Partial Birth Abortions—A Look Behind the Misinformation: National Right to Life Committee, S16790-S16793 [8NO]
Letters
Anti-nepotism statutes relative to Presidential appointment of Federal judges: Jack Quinn, Executive Office of the President, S18981 [20DE]
Constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms: by, S15218 [17OC]
Dept. of Commerce dismantling: David Keating, National Taxpayers Union, S8500 [15JN]
———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reforms, S8500 [15JN]
———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business Survival Committee, S8500 [15JN]
———Thomas L. Phillips, Business Leadership Council, S8500 [15JN]
Limitations on punitive damage awards relative to individuals and small entities: Elaine Z. Graham, National Restaurant Association, S6045 [3MY]
———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S6045 [3MY]
Mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses: Wendell Anthony, NAACP, S13739 [18SE]
Partial-birth abortions: Barbara Bolsen, American Medical News (publication), S16793 [8NO]
Periodic review and cost-benefit analysis of Government regulations impacting small business: Bennie L. Thayer, National Association for the Self-Employed, S9615 [10JY]
———Craig S. Brightup, National Roofing Contractors Association, S9616 [10JY]
———John S. Satagaj, Small Business Legislative Council, S9616 [10JY]
———National Federation of Independent Business, S9615 [10JY]
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9616 [10JY]
Privatization of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: by, S10150 [17JY]
Regulatory Sunset and Review Act: John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S3612 [7MR]
Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Bernard E. Kuhn, St. Clair, MI, S1186 [19JA]
———Cameron G. Priebe, Taylor, MI, S1185 [19JA]
———Edward Bivens, Jr., Inkster, MI, S1185 [19JA]
———James R. DeSana, Wyandotte, MI, S1185 [19JA]
———James W. Pruim, S1185 [19JA]
———John M. La Rose, Michigan Townships Association, S1186 [19JA]
———Michael A. Guido, Dearborn, MI, S1186 [19JA]
Lists
Senate summer interns, S13745
Small Business Legislative Council, S9616 [10JY]
Memorandums
Executive Branch Response to Congressional Requests for Information: Ronald Reagan, S18981 [20DE]
Motions offered by
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17315 [17NO]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), S16790 [8NO]
Agriculture: price supports for sugar relative to GATT provisions (S. 1363), S15687
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13840 [19SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, S15501
American University of Beirut: funding, S18744
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4330, S4334, S4335 [22MR], S4429, S4450, S4463 [23MR]
———require separate enrollment of tax expenditures and spending items in revenue and appropriations legislation, S4330, S4334, S4335 [22MR]
Atlanta, GA: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America convention, S9935
BATF: investigation of participation by agents in racist events, S11123
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10634 [25JY]
———U.S. military intervention (S. Con. Res. 35), S18539 [13DE]
Budget: balance, S15268 [18OC]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1480 [25JA], S1889 [1FE], S2207 [6FE], S2586 [14FE], S3194 [27FE], S3270 [28FE]
———deficit, S17238 [17NO]
———funding of labor programs relative to tax deductions, S7443 [25MY]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5370, S5379 [6AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S18120 [7DE], S18908 [19DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), S17041
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17238, S17247, S17288, S17315 [17NO], S17476 [19NO], S17837 [30NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), motion to instruct conferees, S16947, S16950, S16951, S16953, S16957, S16965 [13NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15606, S15653, S15657, S15666, S15673 [25OC], S15725, S15736, S15753, S15777, S15808 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), motion to commit, S15619, S15645 [25OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), S8125
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, S9253 [28JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S6872 [18MY], S7190, S7211, S7212, S7227 [23MY], S7443, S7458 [25MY]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S2586 [14FE]
———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget (H.J. Res. 132), S19029 [21DE]
———welfare grant levels to States relative to out-of-wedlock birth rates, S16947 [13NO]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S12422
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (S. 1039), S10147 [17JY]
———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (S. 228), S2079 [3FE]
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network: funding, S14306 [26SE]
Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (S. 1328), S15556 [24OC]
———extend temporary Federal judgeship for the Western District of Michigan, S15556 [24OC]
———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1275), S14316
———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1279), S14418 [27SE]
———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to individuals and small entities, S6045 [3MY]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5654 [25AP], S5692, S5711, S5714, S5716 [26AP], S6045, S6069, S6072, S6073 [3MY], S6141 [4MY], S6330 [9MY]
———product liability reform relative to joint liability, S6069, S6072, S6073 [3MY], S6141 [4MY]
———reform civil justice system (S. 300), S1851
———reform habeas corpus procedures, S7822 [7JN]
———regulation of legal fees, S5654 [25AP], S5711, S5714, S5716 [26AP]
———sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (S. 1254), S14781 [29SE]
Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), S19281 [22DE]
———mandatory victim restitution (S. 1504), S19254 [22DE]
Defense Policy Committee on Trade: funding, S12188 [10AU]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish, S16893, S16905 [9NO]
———abolish (S. 929), S8498 [15JN]
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, S11406 [4AU]
———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), S10469, S10470 [21JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), conference report, S18870 [19DE]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11406 [4AU]
———enhance manufacturing technology programs, S18870 [19DE]
———funding, S7190 [23MY]
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12188 [10AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), S11985 [9AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S15971
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18295
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14306 [26SE], S14365 [27SE], S16433
Detroit, MI: anniversary of PVS Chemicals, Inc., S5079
———tribute to Focus—Hope job training program, S1974 [2FE]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (S. 1253), S13738
Education: student loan programs, S7211, S7212 [23MY], S15736 [26OC]
Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, S13971 [20SE]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 143), S14985 [11OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), S11080 [1AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1905), unanimous-consent agreement, S10908 [28JY]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1058 [18JA], S1183 [19JA]
Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14706 [29SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S13971 [20SE], S14706 [29SE]
Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S9563
Government regulations: periodic review and termination dates (S. 1346), S15401
———periodic review and termination dates (S. 511), S3612 [7MR]
———periodic review of regulations impacting small business, S9609, S9613, S9615, S9618, S9619 [10JY]
———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9354 [29JN], S9606, S9609, S9613, S9615, S9618, S9619 [10JY]
———report on cost to private sector, S1183 [19JA]
Immigration: national objectives priority assignments, S17790
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), S17042
———reform policies (S. 1394), S18914-S18917 [19DE]
International Children's Wish Week: observance, S14136
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, S13971 [20SE]
Kalamazoo, MI: pretreatment requirements for a pharmaceutical plant, S14365 [27SE]
Kennedy, William H., III: enforce subpoena relative to Senate investigation of Whitewater and Madison Guaranty (S. Res. 199), S18980, S18981 [20DE]
Lakes: research and control of zebra mussels and sea lampreys, S14943
Lebanese American University: funding, S18744
Lebanon: restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports (S. Res. 202), S19261 [22DE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), S457 [5JA]
LIHEAP: funding, S18590 [14DE]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, S17055 [15NO]
McCurry, Michael: remarks relative to Patrick Buchanan and the role of religion in politics, S4987 [31MR]
Medicaid: reform, S15725 [26OC]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse, S15653, S15657, S15666, S15673 [25OC], S15777 [26OC]
———reform, S6872 [18MY], S15619, S15645 [25OC], S16957 [13NO], S17238 [17NO]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (S. 183), S677
———require publication of pension estimates in the semiannual report of Congress (S. 355), S2135
Michigan State University: Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service grants, S13840 [19SE]
Motor vehicles: impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (S. 375), S2339-S2341 [8FE]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1048), S15305 [19OC]
———Consortium for International Earth Sciences Information Network funding, S15305 [19OC]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, S11985 [9AU]
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: privatize (S. 1045), S10150 [17JY], S12309 [10AU]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8533, S8534 [16JN], S9724
———repeal Davis-Bacon Act relative to highway construction work, S8533 [16JN]
Nuclear energy: Technical Committee on Verification of Fissile Material and Nuclear Warhead Controls and Technical Panel on Magnetic Fusion funding, S11080 [1AU]
Nursing homes: Federal standards, S16950, S16951, S16953 [13NO]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, S6184
Pakistan: clarify restrictions on assistance, S14706 [29SE]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10907 [28JY]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), S16893, S16905 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11818 [8AU], S12892 [8SE], S13377 [12SE], S13535, S13536 [13SE], S13563 [14SE], S13798 [19SE], S14772
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, S19096 [21DE]
Reuther, Walter: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, S14769
Rex Foundation: tribute, S12309
Right to Life (organization): tribute to Michigan chapter, S2565 [13FE]
Securities: litigation reform relative to plaintiff control, fraud detection, proportionate liability, and auditing standards (S. 240), S9080 [26JN]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, S17986 [5DE]
Senate: legislative program, S10908 [28JY]
———tribute to summer interns, S13745
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, S16965 [13NO]
States: welfare grant levels relative to out-of-wedlock birth rate, S13535, S13536 [13SE], S13563 [14SE]
Summers, Lawrence H.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of the Treasury, S12324 [11AU]
Taxation: collection of certain State and local taxes relative to the sale, delivery, and use of personal property, S1058 [18JA]
———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (S. 1252), S13737
———credits for individuals with children, S15808 [26OC]
———encourage capital formation for the development of new business (S. 1053), S13377 [12SE]
———estate taxes on family farms, S17855 [30NO]
———rates, S1709 [27JA], S3841 [13MR], S7227 [23MY], S8533, S8534 [16JN], S9643
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8957
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7822 [7JN]
Turkey: limit Economic Support Fund assistance, S14706 [29SE]
U.N. Population Fund: funding, S14706 [29SE]
Votes: personal explanation, S8125
Williams, Sam: Dept. of Commerce Medal of Technology recipient, S15583
Reports
Commerce Department Funds Blatant Lobbying: Marshall Wittman and Charles P. Griffin, Heritage Foundation (organization), S17056 [15NO]
Reasons Why Nursing Home Reform Provisions Should Be Repealed, S16953 [13NO]
Resolutions by organizations
Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Dearborn, MI, City Council, S1186 [19JA]
———St. Clair, MI, City Council, S1186 [19JA]
Schedules
Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): consolidating and restructuring the Executive Branch, D629 [18MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and Courts: legal system reform relative to consumer costs, D535 [2MY]
Statements
Immigration Reform: Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, S17043
Texts of
S. 375, impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspections and maintenance programs, S2341 [8FE]
S. 1039, specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation, S10148 [17JY]
S. 1275, Prison Conditions Litigation Reform Act, S14317
S. Res. 202, restrictions on travel and the use of U.S. passports in Lebanon, S19260 [22DE]
Tributes
Cunningham, William, S1974 [2FE]
Garcia, Jerry, S12309
Harrick, Jim, S6289
Heathcote, Jud, S5511
McCarthy, J.P., S14945
Nicholson, Jim, S5079
Povish, Kenneth, S3069
Prince, Ed, S3458 [3MR]
Rabin, Yitzhak, S17860 [30NO]
Romney, George, S10908 [28JY]
Simon, Senator, S4987 [31MR]
Washington, Thomas L., S18298