THOMAS, CRAIG (a Senator from Wyoming)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S852 [1FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), S2120 [14MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5201 [16MY], S5310 [20MY]

California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296), S2875 [26MR], S3025 [27MR]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (H. Con. Res. 148), S2622, S2688 [21MR]

Courts: reorganize administrative law judiciary (H.R. 1802), S11188 [24SE]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), S11203 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6479, S6536 [19JN], S6854 [25JN], S6912, S7033 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10203 [10SE], S10281 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9825, S9856 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8849, S8868, S8870, S8921 [25JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3492 [17AP]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4078 [24AP], S4340 [29AP]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2432 [20MR]

Appointments

Acting President pro tempore, S7221 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

Clinton Claims on Auto Trade Disputed, Paul Blustein, Washington (DC) Post, S3730 [19AP]

More Auto Exports to Japan—Who Gets the Credit? John Maggs, Journal of Commerce, S3730 [19AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (see S. 2089), S10837 [18SE]

China, People's Republic of: proposed missile tests (see S. Con. Res. 43), S1598 [6MR]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (see S. 1802), S5567 [23MY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see S. 1724), S4618 [2MY]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see S. 2107), S11169 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see S. 1862), S8028 [17JY]

———monitor and regulate cattle and beef markets (see S. Res. 277), S7492 [9JY]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (see S. 1903), S6849 [25JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Cambodia: U.S. policy (see S. Res. 285), S11314 [25SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room in the Capitol as the Mark O. Hatfield Room (see S. Res. 298), S11169 [24SE]

———designate section of Senate balcony as Robert J. Dole Balcony (see S. Res. 258), S6082 [11JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see S. 1726), S8993 [26JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see S.J. Res. 49), S1345 [27FE]

Courts: judicial review of forest management activities (see S. 1647), S3019 [27MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S9161 [30JY]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see S. 1483), S3160 [28MR]

Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence: designate (see S. Res. 282), S8636 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see S. Res. 241), S3311 [15AP]

Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see S. 2188), S12312 [3OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see S. 356), S1368 [27FE]

Executive Office of the President: application of certain laws (see S. 2000), S11094 [20SE]

Government: forfeiture of retirement benefits by any Member of Congress, congressional employee, Federal judge, or the President if convicted of an offense relative to official duties (see S. 1794), S6665 [21JN]

Grand Teton National Park: domestic livestock grazing (see S. 1824), S5692 [3JN]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S737 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see S. 1936), S7906 [16JY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see S. 1035), S9161 [30JY]

———liability of nonprofit organizations relative to prosthetic devices (see S. 1885), S8556 [23JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1578), S5500 [22MY]

Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see S. 1616), S7676 [10JY]

Lauver, Jean S.: tribute (see S. Res. 232), S2245 [18MR]

Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see S. 1776), S5267 [17MY]

Mongolia: elections (see S. Res. 276), S7676 [10JY]

Music: licensing (see S. 1628), S2422 [20MR]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 311), S12303 [3OC]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S4627 [2MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10837 [18SE]

National Museum of the American Indian: inventory and repatriation of certain Native American artifacts (see S. 1970), S8156 [18JY]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5763 [4JN]

Native Americans: regulations relative to certain adoption and child custody proceedings (see S. 1962), S7887 [16JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see S. 1646), S4807 [7MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see S. Res. 249), S3731 [19AP]

OSHA: reform regulatory process (see S. 1423), S1462 [29FE]

Pesticides: reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S8478 [22JY]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see S. 1739), S4851 [8MY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see S. 1484), S99 [5JA]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see S. 2019), S9554 [2AU]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (see S. 1954), S7887 [16JY]

Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see S. 1497), S1185 [9FE]

Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see S. 2123), S11294 [25SE]

States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1843), S5856 [5JN]

Surplus Government property: make available to States for official use before offering to other entities (see S. 771), S1683 [11MR]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see S. 1610), S4871 [8MY]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see S. 1553), S1526 [5MR]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see S. Res. 228), S1455 [29FE]

Cloture motions

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587 [31JA], S683 [1FE], S906 [6FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2211 [15MR], S2259 [18MR], S2385 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6718 [24JN], S6848 [25JN], S6905 [26JN], S7156 [27JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7743 [11JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), conference report, S1407 [29FE], S1511 [5MR]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12228 [3OC]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S7743 [11JY], S7848 [16JY]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, S11451 [26SE]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (S. 1664), S4308 [29AP], S4610 [2MY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), S9926 [5SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3729 [19AP], S3878 [23AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4819 [8MY], S4920, S4922 [9MY], S4993 [14MY]

Excerpts

Democracy—An Emerging Asian Value: Senator Pell, S11238-S11240 [25SE], S11422-S11424 [26SE]

Letters

Evaluation of President Clinton's administration: Linda Russell, S572 [31JA]

———President Clinton, S572 [31JA]

Lists

Chinese companies involved in producing products in violation of intellectual property rights, S4675 [3MY]

Memorandums

Nomination of Representative Douglas Peterson To Be Ambassador to Vietnam: Dept. of State, S9850 [4SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S573 [31JA]

Appropriations: making continuing, S62 [4JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), S1911 [13MR], S2076, S2077 [14MR]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), S11616 [28SE]

BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the States (S. 2089), S10839 [18SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S4997 [14MY]

———balance, S6005 [10JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), S5809, S5810 [5JN], S5964 [7JN]

———deficit, S4997 [14MY]

———establish 2-year cycle, S5310 [20MY]

———reconciliation process, S297 [23JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5154 [16MY], S5310 [20MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8748 [25JY]

Cambodia: democracy efforts, S6272-S6275 [14JN]

Camp Guernsey, WY: construction of maintenance shop for military vehicles and weapons, S6480, S6481 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: clarification of statement relative to situation with Republic of China, S3789 [22AP]

———export of nuclear materials to Pakistan, S1171 [9FE]

———most-favored-nation status, S10404 [12SE]

———proposed military action against Taiwan after first Presidential election, S395 [26JA], S2076, S2077 [14MR], S2145 [15MR], S2216 [18MR], S2800 [25MR], S3789 [22AP]

———proposed missile tests (S. Con. Res. 43), S1606 [6MR]

China, Republic of: elections, S2800 [25MR]

———U.S. policy, S3125 [28MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, S572 [31JA], S6187 [13JN]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S1436, S1437 [29FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, S392 [26JA], S11212 [25SE]

Council on Environmental Quality: funding, S9825 [4SE]

Crook County, WY: conveyance of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands to Wyoming (S. 1802), S5575 [23MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7624 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6480, S6481 [19JN], S6985 [26JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, S10035 [9SE]

Dept. of Energy: liability for natural resource damages at Superfund sites, S6985 [26JN]

———liability for natural resources damage at Superfund sites, S10035 [9SE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, S3125 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), S10285 [11SE], S10586 [16SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10281, S10284, S10286 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical care programs funding relative to increase in corporate tax rates, S5154 [16MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9825 [4SE]

Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, S10062 [9SE]

Earth Day: observance, S3757 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, S3757 [22AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1402 [29FE], S1544 [6MR], S1616 [7MR]

Endangered species: protection programs funding, S1911 [13MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8748 [25JY]

Foreign trade: responses to piracy of intellectual property, S4672-S4676 [3MY], S5001 [14MY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, S10281, S10284, S10286 [11SE]

———procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 1724), S4624 [2MY]

———role of Federal Government, S3171 [29MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 1936), S9252 [31JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), S7071, S7073 [27JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3526, S3527 [18AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3526 [18AP]

IRS: reform, S10546 [13SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, S3730 [19AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4898 [9MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (S.J. Res. 21), S3866 [23AP]

Minimum wage: level, S4898 [9MY], S4997 [14MY]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (S. 2107), S11174 [24SE]

National objectives: legislative priorities, S6005 [10JN]

National Park Service: funding, S10570 [16SE]

National parks and recreation areas: authorize entrance fee pilot program, S10570 [16SE]

Pell, Senator: report on visit to Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Republic of China, S11238 [25SE], S11422 [26SE]

Peterson, Representative Douglas: nomination to be Ambassador to Vietnam, S9848-S9851 [4SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4961 [13MY]

———gasoline tax, S4898 [9MY], S4961 [13MY], S4997 [14MY]

Public Health Service: amend criteria for rural areas to qualify for the community health center program, S11115 [20SE]

———consolidate certain health center programs (S. 1044), S11115 [20SE]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, S10586 [16SE]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (S. 1459), S2395, S2407 [20MR], S2594, S2595, S2605 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform, S6188 [13JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, S20 [3JA], S297 [23JA], S1616 [7MR], S4997 [14MY], S7624 [10JY], S10536 [13SE], S11212 [25SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (S. 1316), S9490 [2AU]

Senate: legislative program, S2143 [15MR], S10027 [9SE]

Taxation: rates, S3261 [15AP], S4714 [6MY], S10062 [9SE], S10546 [13SE]

Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1743), S4261 [25AP]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4898 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Golden Gavel Award: recipient, S4005 [24AP]

Reports

Cambodian Elections: GAO, S6273, S6274 [14JN]

Creation of Ambassadorship Position to Vietnam: Dept. of State, S9849 [4SE]

Statements

Timber Trade Between Cambodia and Thailand: by, S6274 [14JN]

Texts of

S. 2107, most-favored-nation status for Mongolia, S11174 [24SE]

Tributes

Dole, Senator, S6005 [10JN], S6032 [11JN]

Hughes, H. Hasbrouck, Jr., S10099 [10SE]

Schwartz, Henry, S1617 [7MR]

Simpson, Senator, S11616 [28SE]