COCHRAN, THAD (a Senator from Mississippi)
Addresses
Public Welfare Programs Reform, S12363 [11AU]
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4188, S4203 [20MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), S10233, S10250 [18JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S16000, S16128 [27OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7336, S7395 [24MY]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6012 [2MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12060, S12104 [9AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14668, S14679, S14680, S14762, S14764 [29SE]
Federal employees: ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (S. 1429), S19011, S19019 [20DE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S940 [13JA]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14052, S14089 [21SE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), S4705, S4739 [28MR]
———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S2068 [2FE], S10014 [14JY], S10247 [18JY]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S11640 [5AU]
Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems (S. 383), S5494 [6AP]
Appointments
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S683 [9JA]
Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the House Chamber, H14255 [12DE]
Committee To Escort Kim Young Sam Into the House Chamber, H7703 [26JY]
Committee To Escort the President, H584 [24JA]
Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, S4074 [16MR]
———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, S5380 [6AP]
———H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S13919 [20SE]
———H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S12037 [9AU]
———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, S12893 [8SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, S16991 [13NO]
———S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act, S8718 [20JN], S13872 [19SE]
———S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act, S4000 [15MR]
———S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act reauthorization, S15176 [13OC]
North Atlantic Assembly, S14566 [28SE]
Senate Arms Control Observer Group, S3801 [10MR]
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, S563 [6JA]
U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, S6947 [18MY]
Articles and editorials
Constitutional Amendment To Balance the Budget? Eugene H. Methvin, Reader's Digest (publication), S2437 [10FE]
Death and Taxes, Washington (DC) Times, S7617
Former Congressman Jamie Whitten, Tupelo (MS) Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, S13884 [20SE]
Growers Pick Tough Year for More Cotton, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S13707 [18SE]
Heartfelt Gift to Students Motivates Public, Ronnie Agnew, Hattiesburg (MS) American, S12078 [9AU]
Jamie Whitten Knew Real Power Was In the Purse Strings, Bill Minor, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S13884 [20SE]
John C. Stennis—Integrity Set Standard for Congress, Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, S5660 [25AP]
Judge Defends His Tulane Records Vote, Tyler Bridges, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S14469 [28SE]
Local Woman Makes Extraordinary Donation to USM, Sharon Wertz, Hattiesburg (MS) American, S12077 [9AU]
Proud Harvest, Neely Mallory, Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, S1795 [31JA]
Regulatory Relief for Farmers, by, Washington (DC) Post, S10127 [17JY]
Tulane Role May Kill Post, Bruce Alpert, New Orleans (LA) Times-Picayune, S14470 [28SE]
World War II Revisited—A Retrospect of V-E Day and the Events Leading up to It, Cathy Lumsden, Uniformed Services Journal, S7401-S7403 [24MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (see S. 1155), S12214 [10AU]
Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see S. 791), S6513 [11MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (see S. 1235), S13540 [13SE]
Electric power: modify exemption for territory for the sale of electric power of certain transmission systems (see S. 299), S1847 [31JA]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see S. 800), S6687 [15MY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see S.J. Res. 24, 33), S1539 [25JA], S6082 [3MY]
Natchez, MS: authorize construction of intermodal transportation center and park (see S. 902), S8034 [8JN]
Senate: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see S. Res. 3), S52 [4JA]
———use of the desk of Jefferson Davis by the senior Senator from Mississippi (see S. Res. 161), S11892 [8AU]
Taxation: exemptions for health risk pools (see S. 539), S3803 [10MR]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see S. 867), S7615 [26MY]
———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see S. 878), S7615 [26MY]
Thurmond, Senator: notify the President of election of the President pro tempore (see S. Res. 5), S52 [4JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see S. 270), S1442 [24JA]
American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1051), S10320 [19JY]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S18664 [14DE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see S. 773), S10245 [18JY]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see S. 968), S10427 [20JY]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see S. 256), S2067 [2FE]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see S. 304), S5913 [1MY]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 39), S15575 [24OC]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see S. 1434), S17775 [29NO]
Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 14,000 votes (see S. Res. 157), S10821 [27JY]
Capitol Buildings and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights (see S. Con. Res. 26), S16829 [8NO]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S6465 [10MY]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see S. 978), S17185 [16NO]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S5453 [6AP]
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3521 [6MR]
Clean Air Act: exempt certain agricultural-related facilities (see S. 490), S13865 [19SE]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see S. 688), S5913 [1MY]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see S. 885), S7777 [6JN]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see S. 141), S51 [4JA]
Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see S. 255), S1271 [20JA]
Correctional institutions: improvement of secure facilities for violent and chronic juvenile offenders (see S. 724), S9004 [23JN]
Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S16428 [31OC]
———exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (see S. 190), S3992 [15MR]
———prohibit cost awards, including attorney's fees and injunctive relief against judicial officers (see S. 1115), S11893 [8AU]
Crime: reform juvenile justice system (see S. 1245), S13656 [15SE]
D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 40), S15575 [24OC]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see S. 684), S5403 [6AP]
Education: student loan reform (see S. 495), S3813 [10MR]
Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see S. 191), S2420 [9FE]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see S. 768, 1364), S6465 [10MY], S15849 [26OC]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2889 [16FE]
ERISA: clarify treatment of qualified football coaches plans (see S. 1296), S14710 [29SE]
Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see S. 244), S1207 [19JA]
Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see S. 984), S9421 [29JN]
Federal employees: ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (see S. 1429), S17925 [4DE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see S. 47), S3476 [3MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S47 [4JA]
Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see S. 650), S6696 [15MY]
———treatment of common trust fund transfers relative to mutual fund investments (see S. 1032), S12290 [10AU]
Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see S. 324), S1920 [1FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 31), S4262 [21MR]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S15357 [19OC]
Forest Service: phasing-in of changes to forest management plans (see S. 647), S4924 [30MR]
Forests: improve the health of forests on public lands (see S. 391), S4203 [20MR]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: mint coins in commemoration of the public opening (see S. 446), S2823 [16FE]
FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency (see S. 1266), S14132 [22SE]
Gerstner, Louis, Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 41), S15575 [24OC]
Government: preparation of private property taking impact analyses (see S. 22), S3426 [2MR]
Government regulations: congressional review of agency rules and regulations (see S. 348), S2662 [14FE]
———differentiate animal fats and vegetable oils from other oils and greases in issuing or enforcing regulations (see S. 679), S5217 [5AP]
———establish commissions to review regulations issued by certain Federal departments and agencies (see S. 439), S2823 [16FE]
———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), S2969 [22FE]
———periodic review and termination dates (see S. 511, 1346), S4281 [21MR], S17004 [13NO]
———protect the rights of small entities subject to Government investigative or enforcement actions (see S. 585), S6604 [12MY]
———reform regulatory process (see S. 343), S2034 [2FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 79), S3904 [14MR]
Halverson, Richard C.: tribute (see S. Res. 196), S17776 [29NO]
Hazardous substances: improve management of remediation waste (see S. 1274), S15130 [12OC]
———nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1271), S15042 [11OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 308, 1028), S8516 [15JN], S10427 [20JY], S18364 [11DE]
———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]
———treatment of personal medical records and health care related information (see S. 1360), S18743 [15DE]
Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see S. 877), S15041 [11OC]
Housing: improve senior citizen housing safety (see S. 247), S1207 [19JA]
Immigration: classification of children relative to international adoptions (see S. 457), S2965 [22FE]
Iran: trade embargo (see S. 277), S4111 [16MR]
IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see S. 258), S1369 [23JA]
Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 1322, 1323), S15166 [13OC]
———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S10322 [19JY]
Japan: violation of bilateral aviation agreement (see S. Res. 155), S10426 [20JY]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S15357 [19OC]
Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see S. 955), S12290 [10AU]
———clarify use of private contracts (see S. 1289), S16672 [3NO]
———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see S. 832), S12410 [11AU]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 491), S3390 [2MR]
Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see S. 1428), S17666 [28NO]
Metric system: provide for soft-metric conversion (see S. 1386), S19010 [20DE]
Motion pictures: require disclosures of materially altered films (see S. 559), S10427 [20JY]
Motor vehicles: eliminate penalties on State noncompliance with Federal motorcycle helmet laws (see S. 388), S4598 [24MR]
———impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act provisions on ozone nonattainment areas and mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see S. 375), S3904 [14MR]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 191), S16495 [1NO]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S5217 [5AP]
National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S10322 [19JY]
National forests: allow collection of funds following completion of cooperative work for protection, management or improvement (see S. 753), S6465 [10MY]
National Highway System: designate (see S. 440), S6538 [11MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 147), S12411 [11AU]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 177), S15246 [17OC]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see S. 309), S11216 [2AU]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see S. Res. 77), S2569 [13FE]
Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and culture (see S. 817), S6912 [18MY]
Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see S.J. Res. 30), S4199 [20MR]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5603 [24AP]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6513 [11MY]
———improve registration, provide minor use crop protection, and improve pesticide tolerance safeguards (see S. 1166), S12215 [10AU]
POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date (see S. 584), S4262 [21MR]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S18743 [15DE]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 1212), S18664 [14DE]
———reform (see S. 1120), S11323 [3AU]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]
Real property: private property owner rights (see S. 239), S1631 [26JA]
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1315), S15118 [12OC]
Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see S.J. Res. 17), S944 [13JA]
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), S2578 [13FE]
Senate Rules: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see S. Res. 152), S11793 [7AU]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see S. 574), S4094 [16MR]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 252), S2969 [22FE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see S. 44), S17185 [16NO]
Stennis, John C.: tribute (see S. Res. 111), S5726 [26AP]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see S. 957), S11893 [8AU]
Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see S. 216), S4820 [29MR]
———capital gains rates (see S. 959), S10322 [19JY]
———church pension benefit plans (see S. 881), S17097 [15NO]
———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see S. 743), S12410 [11AU]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 434), S12841 [7SE]
———deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax (see S. 1100), S11107 [1AU]
———deductions for business use of the home (see S. 327), S4820 [29MR]
———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see S. 833), S7014 [19MY]
———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S12290 [10AU]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see S. 354), S4516 [23MR]
———excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (see S. 358), S15129 [12OC]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see S. 1366), S15849 [26OC]
———incentives for endangered species conservation (see S. 1365), S15849 [26OC]
———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see S. 447), S4203 [20MR]
———incentives to encourage small investors (see S. 181), S2578 [13FE]
———modify credit and amortization of reforestation expenses and the application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see S. 508), S3604 [7MR]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 94), S1457 [24JA]
———provide credits for families (see S. 1134), S12411 [11AU]
———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see S. 758), S6168 [4MY]
———simplify reporting requirements for pension payments (see S. 1006), S10322 [19JY]
———treatment of capital gains, losses on sale of principal residences, and indexing of certain assets (see S. 1280), S15042 [11OC]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see S. 386), S15166 [13OC]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S13475 [12SE]
———treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs (see S. 34), S3538 [6MR]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see S. 789), S12290 [10AU]
———treatment of historic home rehabilitation or purchase (see S. 1002), S12290 [10AU]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S1618 [26JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. 12), S6108 [3MY]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 1249), S16829 [8NO]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment of certain Federal trust funds (see S. 729), S7128 [22MY]
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see S. Res. 133), S9720 [11JY]
Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see S. 530), S4281 [21MR]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see S. 949), S17348 [17NO]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see S. 626), S4657 [27MR]
Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination of wetlands status (see S. 275), S2341 [8FE]
———reform regulatory program (see S. 851), S11110 [1AU]
World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 254), S2529 [10FE]
———closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II (see S. Res. 179), S14710 [29SE]
———tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]
Cloture motions
Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5303 [6AP]
Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3801 [10MR]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10710 [26JY], S10859 [28JY], S11049 [1AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), S18713 [15DE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S998 [17JA], S1146 [19JA], S1537 [25JA]
Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 961), S10710 [26JY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10146 [17JY], S10399 [20JY]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), S6678 [15MY]
Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, S4979 [31MR], S5029 [3AP]
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), S8254 [13JN]
Factsheets
Reachback Tax Facts—A Primer on the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefits Act, S10336-S10338 [20JY]
Letters
Constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget: Andrew L. Halbrook, S2436 [10FE]
Declaration of a major disaster in Mississippi: President Clinton, S6649 [15MY]
Market Promotion Program funding: Coalition To Promote U.S. Agriculture Exports, S5343 [6AP]
Public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees: by, S6650 [15MY]
Standards for labeling poultry: Ann R. Stasch, S13759 [19SE]
———several Senators, S13757 [19SE]
Treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums: by, S10336 [20JY]
Memorandums
LHD-7 Amphibious Assault Ship Funding: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, S12143 [10AU]
Motions offered by
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13820 [19SE]
Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14456 [28SE]
Obituaries
Stutts-Lyells, Rubye E., S1252 [20JA]
Programs
Funeral service for Rubye E. Stutts-Lyells, S1252 [20JA]
Remarks by, on
AFDC: work requirement for food stamp recipients, S13156 [11SE]
Agriculture: control of late blight potato fungus, S13840 [19SE]
———deficiency payments relative to weather or certain other conditions, S13834 [19SE], S13913 [20SE]
———establish an export class for dairy products and grant the consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, S16000 [27OC]
———Market Promotion Program funding, S13720, S13723 [18SE], S13752, S13753, S13755, S13835 [19SE], S13914 [20SE]
———price supports for minks, S13819 [19SE]
———price supports for peanuts, S13699, S13701, S13702 [18SE], S13809, S13810 [19SE]
———price supports for tobacco, S13703 [18SE]
———price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (S. 1155), S12243
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13690, S13694, S13695, S13696, S13697, S13698, S13699, S13701, S13702, S13703, S13706, S13708, S13710, S13711, S13712, S13713, S13714, S13716, S13718, S13720, S13723, S13724 [18SE], S13752, S13753, S13755, S13756, S13757, S13758, S13759, S13761, S13770, S13805, S13806, S13809, S13810, S13814, S13816, S13819, S13828, S13830, S13832, S13834, S13835, S13836, S13840, S13841 [19SE], S13911, S13912, S13913, S13914, S13915, S13918 [20SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, S15097, S15099 [12OC]
Alaska: effects of rural tourism industry on economy, S13915 [20SE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), S17113, S17114, S17115, S17120 [16NO], S17470
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S17502 [20NO]
Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 110), S15579
Budget: balance, S15270 [18OC], S15326, S15334 [19OC], S15415 [23OC], S17470
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2436 [10FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), S430 [5JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S4792, S4793, S4794 [29MR], S5343, S5344 [6AP]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, S7381 [24MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), S15415 [23OC], S16000 [27OC]
———reconciliation process, S15326, S15334 [19OC]
Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (S. 791), S6515
Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): majority party appointments (S. 26), S429 [5JA]
Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 32), S17501 [20NO]
Conservation of energy: require agencies to implement measures to reduce energy consumption, S13806 [19SE]
Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of Natchez, MS (S. 255), S1273 [20JA]
Correctional institutions: prohibit funding to privatize certain Federal prison facilities, S14668 [29SE]
Courts: application of product liability reform to certain actions brought in a Federal court, S6052 [3MY]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6052 [3MY]
Dennis, James L.: nomination to be circuit judge, S14456, S14458, S14459, S14460, S14461, S14466, S14467, S14469, S14470 [28SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: El Reno, OK, Agriculture Research Service laboratory funding, S13708 [18SE]
———emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas, S13706, S13714, S13716 [18SE]
———emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated disaster areas (S. 1235), S13540
———jurisdiction of aquaculture, S13915 [20SE]
———Market Promotion Program funding, S5343, S5344 [6AP]
———primacy of State water laws, S13712 [18SE]
———salary for Under Sec. for Natural Resources and the Environment, S13828 [19SE]
———special research grants, S13832 [19SE], S13912 [20SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), conference report, S14113 [22SE]
———authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11303 [3AU], S12653 [6SE]
———LHD-7 amphibious assault ship funding, S12142 [10AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, S17502 [20NO]
———making appropriations (S. 1087), S12135, S12142 [10AU]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), S12074 [9AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14668, S14680 [29SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14305 [26SE], S14369, S14370 [27SE]
D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 111), S15579
Education: national policy to improve system, S609 [9JA]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (H.R. 1715), S15415 [23OC]
EPA: reform of refinery maximum achievable control technology regulations, S14369, S14370 [27SE]
FDA: Board of Tea Experts funding, S13695, S13696, S13697, S13698 [18SE]
———transportation and categorization of poultry, S13756, S13757, S13758, S13759, S13761, S13770, S13805 [19SE]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (S. 800), S6688 [15MY]
———ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government shutdown (S. 1429), S19020 [20DE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S854, S855, S856 [12JA]
Foreign aid: limit assistance to countries that restrict delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance, S14028 [21SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14028, S14052 [21SE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (S.J. Res. 33), S6108
Gerstner, Louis, Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 112), S15579
Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), placed on calendar, S6649 [15MY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S10126 [17JY]
Michigan State University: Cooperative State Research Extension and Education Service grants, S13841 [19SE]
Middle East: anniversary of Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles (S. Res. 171), S13872, S13873 [19SE]
Mississippi: floods, S6649 [15MY]
NASA: land acquisition for facilities development, S7381 [24MY]
———transfer of Yellow Creek facility to Mississippi, S14305 [26SE]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), S8876 [22JN]
National security: national missile defense systems, S12653 [6SE]
National Weather Service: funding for certain Agricultural Weather Service Centers, S14680 [29SE]
Native Americans: tribally controlled community colleges funding, S13816 [19SE]
Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (S.J. Res. 30), S4202
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, S13690 [18SE]
———reform (H.R. 4), S12363 [11AU], S13156 [11SE]
Senate: fixing the hour of daily meeting (S. Res. 3), S6 [4JA]
———legislative program, S429, S430 [5JA], S5993 [2MY], S7403 [24MY], S8289 [13JN], S13747 [18SE], S13836, S13874 [19SE], S14957 [11OC], S15261 [18OC], S15326 [19OC]
Senate Rules: amend (S. Res. 14), S436 [5JA]
———reform cloture procedures, S436 [5JA]
Shalikashvili, John M.: reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, S14643 [29SE]
Taxation: exemptions for health risk pools (S. 539), S3811
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (S. 867), S7615
———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (S. 878), S10336 [20JY]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 761), placed on calendar, S6649 [15MY]
Thurmond, Senator: notify the President of election of the President pro tempore (S. Res. 5), S6 [4JA]
Vietnam: pursue the release of political and religious prisoners (S. Res. 174), S13872 [19SE]
World Food Program: funding, S14052 [21SE]
World War II: anniversary of V-E Day, S7401 [24MY]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 1976) (S. Rept. 104-142), S13620 [14SE]
Nomination of Michael V. Dunn To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate), S16821 [8NO]
Schedules
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): Amtrak, D94 [26JA]
Statements
Commissioning of the U.S.S. John C. Stennis: by, S19108 [21DE]
Summaries
Price Supports for Wheat, Feed Grain, Rice, and Cotton (S. 1155), S12244-S12249 [10AU]
Tables
Cotton losses due to tobacco budworm, S13706 [18SE]
Testimonies
National Family Enterprise Preservation Act: Chester Thigpen, S7616
Texts of
S. 539, tax exemptions for health risk pools, S3811
S. 867, National Family Enterprise Preservation Act, S7616
S. 878, tax treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums, S7628 [26MY]
Tributes
Heflin, Senator, S430 [5JA], S4781 [29MR]
McCarty, Oseola, S12077 [9AU]
Stennis, John C., S5660 [25AP], S5993 [2MY]
Stutts-Lyells, Rubye E., S1252, S1253 [20JA]
Whitten, Jamie L., S13883 [20SE]
Winstead, William Arthur, S3961 [15MR]