COVERDELL, PAUL (a Senator from Georgia)

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), S15867 [26OC], S16009, S16130 [27OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7248 [23MY], S7346 [24MY]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6217 [5MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15055 [11OC], S16106 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3632 [7MR], S3683 [8MR]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10996 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), S11547, S11634 [5AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14668, S14669, S14680, S14752, S14762, S14764 [29SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14052, S14089, S14094 [21SE]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 1060), S10574 [24JY]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9542 [30JN], S9620, S9642 [10JY], S10063, S10064 [14JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), S7758, S7787 [6JN]

Appointments

Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S781 [11JA]

Conferee: H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, S18639 [14DE]

———H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, S18639 [14DE]

———S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, S14333 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 1020), S9638 [10JY]

Census: prohibit required completion of quarterly financial report (see S. 95), S50 [4JA]

National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until Congress appropriates funds for implementation (see S. 91), S49 [4JA]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see S.J. Res. 8), S51 [4JA]

———prohibit retroactive taxation (see S. 94), S50 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 842), S7244 [23MY]

Agriculture: price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (see S. 1155), S12214 [10AU]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see S. 4), S47 [4JA]

Budget: balance (see S. 202, 494), S789 [11JA], S4203 [20MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 1), S51 [4JA]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 14,000 votes (see S. Res. 157), S10821 [27JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S12410 [11AU]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see S. Con. Res. 3), S3539 [6MR]

———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see S. Con. Res. 9), S3904 [14MR]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see S. 141), S1860 [31JA]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for money laundering and drug offenses (see S. 1254), S13728 [18SE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see S. 381), S2399 [9FE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see S. 1253), S16428 [31OC]

Education: abolish the National Education Standards and Improvement Council (see S. 323), S3681 [8MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S2124 [3FE]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see S. 1), S47 [4JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see S.J. Res. 31), S4262 [21MR]

Food stamps: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 843), S7244 [23MY]

Foreign aid: reform (see S. 422), S2757 [15FE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see S. 1228), S15357 [19OC]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see S. 219), S901 [12JA]

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]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see S. 848), S7388 [24MY]

Iran: trade embargo (see S. 277), S2764 [15FE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 1322, 1323), S15166 [13OC]

———relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see S. 770), S8119 [9JN]

Lobbyists: prohibit certain organizations from receiving Federal funding (see S. 1056), S10490 [21JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S17038 [14NO]

Medicaid: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 844), S7244 [23MY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see S. 194), S789 [11JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see S.J. Res. 19, 21), S1097 [18JA], S1207 [19JA]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 103), S5913 [1MY]

National Drug Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 189), S16422 [31OC]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see S. 469), S3904 [14MR]

National Family Week: designate (see S. Res. 146), S14206 [25SE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see S. 218), S901 [12JA]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 37), S1631 [26JA]

O'Grady, Scott F.: tribute to U.S. fighter pilot rescued after downing of plane in Bosnia (see S. Res. 132), S8098 [9JN]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 110), S5603 [24AP]

Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Con. Res. 14), S6802 [17MY]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S6513 [11MY]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S18999 [20DE]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see S. 1317), S19260 [22DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 31), S16699 [6NO]

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see S. 1315), S15118 [12OC]

Roosevelt History Month: designate (see S. Res. 75), S11793 [7AU]

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), S8824 [21JN]

Senate: require a 60-vote supermajority to pass legislation increasing taxes (see S. 165), S480 [5JA]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see S. 942), S8550 [16JN]

SSI: replace with State block grant programs (see S. 845), S7244 [23MY]

Taxation: capital gains rates (see S. 959), S11793 [7AU]

———depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see S. 1000), S14751 [29SE]

———provide credits for families (see S. 1134), S12079 [9AU]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see S. 1086), S10875 [28JY]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see S. 287), S1618 [26JA]

———treatment of monetary contributions to charities serving the poor by individuals volunteering for such charities (see S. 846), S7244 [23MY]

World War II: tribute to veterans and their families (see S. Res. 115), S6276 [8MY]

Cloture motions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S2754 [15FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S5995 [2MY], S6155 [4MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S14994, S15025 [11OC], S15113 [12OC], S15165 [13OC], S15217 [17OC]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (S. 908), S10710 [26JY], S10859 [28JY], S11049 [1AU]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S1065 [18JA], S1201 [19JA], S1537 [25JA]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (S. 961), S10710 [26JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), S13199 [11SE]

Letters

Bureau of the Census reporting requirements for small businesses: W. James Squires III, Great American Cookie Co., Inc., S15219 [17OC]

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S1168 [19JA]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, S13700 [18SE]

———price supports for wheat, feed grain, rice, and cotton (S. 1155), S12250 [10AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), S13700 [18SE]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), S4186 [20MR]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 123), S17503 [20NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4676 [28MR], S4837 [30MR]

———balance, S15164 [13OC], S15269 [18OC], S17471 [19NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, S5049 [3AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S1479 [25JA], S2007 [2FE], S2556, S2557 [13FE], S3441, S3445 [3MR]

———deficit, S1494 [25JA], S5530 [7AP]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), S5049 [3AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, S18777 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), S16642 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, S17258 [17NO], S17836 [30NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1357), motion to commit, S15625 [25OC]

———reconciliation process, S15188 [17OC], S15390 [20OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (S. Con. Res. 13), S7396 [24MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, S2556, S2557 [13FE]

———use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget (H.J. Res. 132), S19030 [21DE]

Campbell, Senator: change in political party affiliation, S3445 [3MR]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), S6142 [4MY], S6225 [5MY]

———product liability reform relative to joint liability, S6142 [4MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government, S3646 [8MR]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), S15005, S15007 [11OC], S15164 [13OC]

Day of Confronting Violence Against Women: observance, S15315 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (S. 1026), S11375, S11386, S11387 [4AU]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), S3646 [8MR], S3909 [15MR], S4063 [16MR]

———reimbursement of funds used for support of civilian sporting events, S11386, S11387 [4AU]

———unified command and control of counterdrug activities, S14680 [29SE]

Dept. of Energy: location of tritium production facility, S11375 [4AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), S14668, S14697 [29SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, S18167 [7DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), S14371 [27SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, S18645 [14DE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S5170 [5AP], S18167 [7DE]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, S14052 [21SE]

Economy: value of dollar relative to foreign currency, S5049 [3AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (S. 1), S868 [12JA], S1167, S1168 [19JA], S1494 [25JA]

Foreign aid: international narcotic control funding, S16494, S16495 [1NO]

———reform (S. 422), S2759 [15FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), S14052 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, S16494, S16495 [1NO]

Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees, S3909 [15MR]

Government regulations: cost-benefit analysis on regulations impacting small business, S9624, S9629 [10JY]

———exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to government entities, S1167, S1168 [19JA]

———reform regulatory process (S. 343), S9624, S9629 [10JY], S9698 [11JY]

———revise the dollar definition of a major rule to be imposed by a regulatory agency, S9698 [11JY]

Haiti: elections, S9145 [27JN]

Medicare: reform, S15625 [25OC], S16460 [1NO]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), S16910 [9NO]

Savannah, GA: sewer project funding, S14371 [27SE]

Senate: legislative program, S9479 [30JN], S18775 [16DE]

Small business: Bureau of the Census reporting requirements, S15219 [17OC]

Smyrna, GA: tribute for efforts in transportation of illegal immigrants, S14697 [29SE]

Spelman College: outreach program for public housing residents, S18645 [14DE]

Taxation: rates, S16642 [3NO], S17503 [20NO]

USIA: Tenth Paralympiad Games funding, S14668 [29SE]

Week Without Violence: designate (S. Res. 180), S15315 [19OC]

White, George M.: tribute (S. Con. Res. 33), S17503, S17504 [20NO]