BREAUX, JOHN B. (a Senator from Louisiana)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S587, S646 [31JA], S992, S993 [6FE], S1141, S1150 [7FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8088, S8123, S8167, S8227 [18JY], S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY], S8420, S8480 [22JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5385 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S6890 [25JN], S7001, S7007, S7048, S7050 [26JN]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7783 [11JY], S7988 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), S10496 [12SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), S9932, S9969, S9970 [5SE]

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

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 1356), S8222 [18JY], S11951 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8088, S8123, S8167, S8227 [18JY], S8344, S8349, S8377, S8378 [19JY], S8420, S8480 [22JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort French President Jacques Chirac Into the House Chamber, H1144 [1FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H767 [23JA]

Conferee: S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, S7703 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Donald Mintz, New Orleans (LA) Times Picayune, S4563 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (see S. 1569), S1276 [20FE]

Dept. of Labor: submit report to Congress on method of allocating administrative funds to States (see S. 1693), S3953 [23AP]

Elagamy, Tarek: relief (see S. 1599), S1649 [7MR]

Medicare: hospice care reform (see S. 2034), S9554 [2AU]

Mississippi River: Corps of Engineers maintenance dredging for the Chalmette Slip in St. Bernard Parish, LA (see S. 1615), S2101 [14MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of deepwater ports to transport oil (see S. 1868), S6144 [12JN]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills (see S. 2009), S9428 [1AU]

Ships and vessels: extend tariff exemption for certain unliquidated vessel repair entries (see S. 1775), S5267 [17MY]

———protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see S. 2103), S11090 [20SE]

Tariff: bis (4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)-methane (see S. 1779), S5378 [20MY]

———indolenine (see S. 1778), S5378 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see S. 1743), S6853 [25JN]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see S. 953), S742 [1FE]

Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: acquire certain lands (see S. 2014), S9428 [1AU]

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

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]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see S. 607), S7309 [28JN]

Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for judicial salaries (see S. 1344), S1298 [23FE]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see S. 1890), S6517 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 52), S7190 [27JN]

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

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see S. 2108), S11169 [24SE]

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]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see S. 1957), S8868 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 2008), S9295 [31JY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see S. 1043), S3316 [15AP]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see S. 1189), S10328 [11SE]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see S. 1918), S7179 [27JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (see S. 704), S3797 [22AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1028), S3405 [16AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see S. 969), S9746 [3SE]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park: designate visitor center as the Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center (see S. 1627), S6310 [14JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see S. 837), S1654 [7MR]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see S. 1850), S5939 [6JN]

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

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 226), S4519 [1MY]

National Duck Calling Day: designate (see S. Res. 305), S11720 [28SE]

National Race for the Cure Day: designate (see S. Res. 257), S5866 [5JN]

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

Operation Sail (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 286), S10201 [10SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see S. 794), S1368 [27FE]

———reform registration of antimicrobial pesticides (see S. 1491), S1368 [27FE]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see S. 1487), S4195 [25AP]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1832), S9161 [30JY]

Tariff: fireworks (see S. 1787), S5443 [21MY]

Taxation: excise tax exemption for certain emergency medical transportation by air ambulance (see S. 358), S3490 [17AP]

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

———treatment of historic home rehabilitation or purchase (see S. 1002), S3957 [23AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see S. Res. 238), S3216 [29MR]

U.S. Tourism Organization: establish (see S. 1735), S4851 [8MY]

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see S. 1563), S3633 [18AP]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see S. 1150), S5865 [5JN]

Cloture motions

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S11940 [30SE], S12228 [3OC]

Letters

Budget 1997-2002: June E. O'Neill, CBO, S5513 [23MY]

Consumer Price Index calculation: Harry C. Ballantyne, Social Security Administration, S5357 [20MY]

Dispute settlement system for antidumping and countervailing duties under NAFTA: by, S12038 [30SE]

Motions offered by

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (S. 1956), S8126 [18JY], S8330 [19JY]

Poems

``America, We the People,'' Sylvia D. Lott, S11450 [26SE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (S. 1541), S1014, S1034, S1039 [7FE]

———price supports for sugar, S1034, S1039 [7FE]

Amtrak: reauthorizing appropriations, S1290 [23FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, S4096, S4105 [25AP], S4369, S4370, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP]

Budget: balance, S4096, S4105 [25AP], S4369, S4370, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP]

———deficit, S9341 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), S8530 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9340 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1956), S8084, S8085, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8118, S8119, S8124, S8125 [18JY], S8330, S8345 [19JY], S8496, S8507, S8530 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (S. Con. Res. 57), S5356, S5357, S5367, S5374 [20MY], S5403 [21MY], S5513 [23MY]

Burma: allocation of foreign aid, S8809 [25JY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, S12219 [3OC]

CF Industries, Inc: anniversary, S2716 [21MR]

Coast Guard: vessel traffic service system funding, S9284 [31JY]

Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development Corp. and Related Matters (Senate, Special): funding (S. Res. 227), S2033 [14MR]

Consumer Price Index: calculation, S5357 [20MY], S5403 [21MY]

Courts: appointment of an additional Federal judge for the middle district of Louisiana (S. 1569), S1276 [20FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, S2355 [20MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S7681 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1745), S7003 [26JN]

———Joint Readiness Training Center environmental activities funding, S7988 [17JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1894), S7988 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), S9284 [31JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S9341 [1AU]

ERISA: treatment of pension assets by insurance companies, S9545 [2AU]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, S12219 [3OC]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (S. 39), S10818, S10826 [18SE], S10933 [19SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), S8809 [25JY]

Fort Polk, LA: transfer of jurisdiction over certain lands in Kisatchie National Forest, S7003 [26JN]

Gambling Impact Study Commission: establish (S. 704), S7977 [17JY]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), S7910 [16JY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, S9545 [2AU], S11446 [26SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), S3527, S3608 [18AP]

Insurance: health insurance coverage continuity and portability and preexisting condition exclusions, S3527 [18AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), S11618 [28SE], S11970 [30SE]

———implement (S. 1420), S11970 [30SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, S4913 [9MY]

———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (S. 295), S4786 [7MY]

Louisiana: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, S5453 [21MY]

Medicaid: eligibility standards and State flexibility, S8345 [19JY], S8496 [23JY]

———reform, S4369, S4370, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP]

Medicare: hospice care reform (S. 2034), S9582 [2AU]

———reform, S4369, S4370, S4372, S4373, S4375 [30AP], S12266 [3OC]

Minimum wage: level, S4786 [7MY], S4913 [9MY]

Mississippi River: Corps of Engineers maintenance dredging for the Chalmette Slip in St. Bernard Parish, LA (S. 1615), S2102 [14MR]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10896 [18SE]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement: ratification, S11496 [27SE]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, S4786, S4789 [7MY]

———gasoline tax, S4396 [30AP], S4786, S4789 [7MY], S4913 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to continue assistance aimed at children after welfare eligibility expires, S8096, S8097, S8100, S8124, S8125 [18JY], S8330 [19JY]

———prohibit additional cash assistance for children born to families presently receiving assistance, S8507 [23JY]

———reform, S4780 [7MY], S7681 [11JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), S8530 [23JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, S9340 [1AU]

———reform (S. 1823), S5637 [24MY]

———reform (S. 1956), S8084, S8085, S8096, S8097, S8099, S8100, S8118, S8119, S8124, S8125 [18JY], S8330, S8345 [19JY], S8496, S8507, S8530 [23JY]

Puerto Rico: allow for wage-based tax credits, S7910 [16JY], S11446 [26SE]

Senate: bipartisan legislation, S12266 [3OC]

Shipping industry: establish safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills (S. 2009), S9428 [1AU]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (S. 2103), S11093 [20SE]

———revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), S10961 [19SE]

Southern University: tribute to football team, S284 [22JA]

SSI: prohibit recruitment activities, S8118, S8119 [18JY]

Taxation: rates, S9341 [1AU]

Telecommunications: dialing parity for intraLATA toll calls, S998 [6FE]

———permit Bell Telephone Cos. to provide interLATA commercial mobile services, S1311 [26FE]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, S713 [1FE], S998 [6FE], S1311 [26FE]

Testa, Kristen: privilege of the floor, S8085 [18JY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (H.R. 4283), S12401 [3OC]

White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), S4913 [9MY]

Summaries

Centrist Coalition Balanced Budget Plan, S4097-S4100 [25AP]

Hospice Care Reform Relative to Medicare (S. 2034), S9583 [2AU]

Tables

Impact of 0.5 percent CPI change on Social Security beneficiaries, S4373 [30AP]

Texts of

S. 2009, safety requirements for barges carrying oil or petroleum products and improve prevention of and compensation for oil spills, S9429-S9432 [1AU]

S. 2034, hospice care reform relative to medicare, S9583 [2AU]

Tributes

Lott, Sylvia D., S11450 [26SE]

Mintz, Donald, S4563 [1MY]

Simpson, Senator, S11617 [28SE]